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ViacomCBS terminates partnership with Nick Cannon over controversial interview - DefenderNetwork.com

Nick Cannon‘s 15-year relationship with ViacomCBS has come to an end, as the media giant severed ties on Tuesday over a recent podcast interview. One the June 30 episode of his YouTube show, Cannon’s Class, the actor-turn-producer had Professor Griff from Public Enemy as a guest, and the two shared what many are calling “anti-Semitic” […]

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