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The Shady Side Of Nick Cannon Revealed

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Nick Cannon built a career on being the loudest, quickest-talking guy in the room — and that same instinct has cost him just as often as it’s paid off.

From hosting duties on “America’s Got Talent” to running “Wild ‘N Out” for more than a decade, Cannon turned nonstop energy into a brand. But that same lack of a filter has repeatedly landed him in the middle of controversy, culminating in a July 2020 firing that reshaped how the public sees him. Here’s a look at the shady side of Nick Cannon.

• ViacomCBS terminated Cannon’s production deal and cut ties with “Wild ‘N Out” on July 14, 2020, after he promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories on his podcast “Cannon’s Class.”
• Cannon initially fired back at the network on social media, demanded full ownership of “Wild ‘N Out,” and claimed he tried reaching ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone directly.
• After pressure from the Anti-Defamation League and Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, Cannon pulled the episode and issued a formal apology for his “hurtful and divisive words.”

The Podcast Episode That Blew Up His Career

The controversy traces back to an episode of “Cannon’s Class,” his podcast and YouTube show, featuring former Public Enemy member Richard “Professor Griff” Griffin. During their conversation, Cannon promoted conspiracy theories about Zionists and the Rothschild family, claimed Black people were the “true Hebrews,” and argued that people lacking melanin had historically behaved as “savages” because of what he called an inherent deficiency.

The remarks circulated quickly, and within days ViacomCBS made its move. On July 14, 2020, the network severed its relationship with Cannon entirely, ending his production deal and pulling the plug on his role with “Wild ‘N Out,” the improv comedy franchise he had fronted for years on VH1 and MTV2.

Cannon’s Combative Response

Rather than immediately apologizing, Cannon went on the offensive. He accused ViacomCBS of trying to “make an example” out of him, publicly demanded full ownership of “Wild ‘N Out,” and claimed he had attempted to contact ViacomCBS chair Shari Redstone directly to plead his case. The tone was defiant, not contrite — a stance that only intensified scrutiny from advocacy groups watching how the network and Cannon would handle the fallout.

That combativeness didn’t last. Once the Anti-Defamation League and Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center publicly condemned his comments, Cannon reversed course, removed the episode from his platforms, and issued a formal statement apologizing for his “hurtful and divisive words.”

ViacomCBS terminated Cannon’s production deal and ended “Wild ‘N Out” on July 14, 2020 — cutting loose a franchise he’d fronted for years, over remarks he made on his own podcast.

A Longer History of Public Missteps

The 2020 firing wasn’t an isolated incident so much as the loudest chapter in a pattern. Cannon has a track record of inflammatory remarks stretching back years before the “Cannon’s Class” fallout, the kind of comments that repeatedly put him at odds with fans, colleagues, and networks alike. His public feuds and fractured relationships with other entertainers have followed a similar script: a provocative statement, backlash, then damage control.

His personal life has generated just as much scrutiny. His 2014 separation and subsequent divorce from pop star Mariah Carey played out publicly and added another layer to his reputation as a lightning rod. Add in ongoing public curiosity about his rapidly expanding family and his unconventional approach to parenting, and Cannon has rarely gone long without being part of the conversation — for better or worse. It’s the kind of pattern that recurs across celebrity controversies that refuse to fade from public memory.

Status Following the Formal Apology

Cannon’s formal apology closed the loudest phase of the “Cannon’s Class” fallout, but it didn’t undo the termination. “Wild ‘N Out” remained cut loose from him at ViacomCBS, and the demand for full ownership of the franchise went nowhere in the immediate aftermath. What’s left is the same tension that’s defined his career for years — a performer whose charisma keeps landing him new platforms, and a habit of saying the thing that jeopardizes them.