{"id":539,"date":"2022-11-08T23:49:57","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T23:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/08\/nick-cannon-defends-anti-semitic-hate-speech-the-nba-is-abusing-kyrie-irving\/"},"modified":"2022-11-08T23:49:57","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T23:49:57","slug":"nick-cannon-defends-anti-semitic-hate-speech-the-nba-is-abusing-kyrie-irving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/08\/nick-cannon-defends-anti-semitic-hate-speech-the-nba-is-abusing-kyrie-irving\/","title":{"rendered":"Nick Cannon Defends Anti-Semitic Hate Speech: The NBA Is Abusing Kyrie Irving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sadly, many people predicted that this sort of thing would happen.<\/p>\n<p>When Kanye West started spewing anti-semitic hate speech, there was a fear that he would pave the way for other influential figures to make similarly ignorant comments.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, a number of unhinged celebs followed suit, including NFL has-been Cole Beasley and NBA star Kyrie Irving.<\/p>\n<p>Irving has been suspended by the Brooklyn Nets for tweeting his support for a fact-free, Holocaust-denying \u201cdocumentary.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-462326 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-683x1024.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-768x1151.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-735x1102.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-223x335.png 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-231x347.png 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-347x520.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-427x640.png 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM-512x768.png 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-6.02.44-PM.png 962w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Kyrie Irving has outed himself as a Holocaust-denying anti-semite. (Photo via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Countless celebs have condemned Irving\u2019s statements, but not surprisingly, a few have come out to co-sign his idiocy.<\/p>\n<p>One of them was longtime anti-semite and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/10\/nick-cannon-expecting-baby-12-with-alyssa-scott-and-were-all-just-letting-this-happen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">soon-to-be father of 12 Nick Cannon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon sat down this week for an interview with Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, and shockingly, he defended Irving\u2019s blatant bigotry.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nick Cannon Goes to the ADL to Defend Kyrie Irving!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oc8B2HrcF0s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI can wholeheartedly say I know Kyrie Irving is not antisemitic,\u201d Cannon told Greenblatt.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen given the chance to say are you anti-Semitic or not, he didn\u2019t say \u2018No i\u2019m not\u2019 \u2013 at the press conference he said \u2018Stop dehumanizing me,&#8217;\u201d Greenblatt shot back.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon didn\u2019t respond directly to that observation.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-1024x788.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-462325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-1024x788.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-735x566.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-335x258.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-347x267.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-640x493.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-960x739.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-1080x831.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM.png 1406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"788\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-462325 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM.png\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-1024x788.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-1024x788.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-735x566.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-335x258.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-347x267.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-520x400.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-640x493.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-960x739.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM-1080x831.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-08-at-5.58.21-PM.png 1406w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Instead, he upped the ante by likening the Nets\u2019 suspension of Irving to dehumanizing practices employed by slave owners.<\/p>\n<p>Cannon accused the NBA and the Nets ownership of \u201cbuck breaking,\u201d which, as he explained to Greenblatt, was a strategy that was used to discourage dissent and rebellion among slaves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe movie says white Jews invented the holocaust,\u201d Greenblatt said, referring to the documentary tweeted by Irving.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-461975 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1024x683.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-735x490.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-335x223.jpg 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-347x231.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-520x347.jpg 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2022\/11\/GettyImages-1397596800-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nick Cannon attends 2022 Fox Upfront on May 16, 2022 in New York City. (Photo via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cOkay, I know that isn\u2019t right, there\u2019s a gigantic historical record. Jewish people know that when you dehumanize in this way, what is round the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo in that statement \u2014 those are the tropes that dehumanize Jewish people \u2014 the same buck-breaking,\u201d Cannon began, before Greenblatt interjected and asked him to define the term.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe slave masters would bring the buck, the one that gets out of line, so all the other slaves would see lash after lash, showed them the power to set an example,\u201d Cannon explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1004x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Cannon at a Screening\" class=\"wp-image-256083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1004x1024.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1505x1536.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-2007x2048.jpg 2007w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-735x750.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-328x335.jpg 328w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-340x347.jpg 340w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-510x520.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-627x640.jpg 627w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-753x768.jpg 753w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-941x960.jpg 941w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1058x1080.jpg 1058w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1004\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Nick Cannon at a Screening\" class=\"wp-image-256083 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1004x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1004x1024.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-768x784.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1505x1536.jpg 1505w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-2007x2048.jpg 2007w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-735x750.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-328x335.jpg 328w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-340x347.jpg 340w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-510x520.jpg 510w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-627x640.jpg 627w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-753x768.jpg 753w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-941x960.jpg 941w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2017\/02\/nick-cannon-at-a-screening-1058x1080.jpg 1058w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nick Cannon attends a screening here of King Of The Dancehall at the 28th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Film. (Photo via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is what you must do to fall in line,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, Cannon believes that Irving did nothing wrong, and that he\u2019s only being disciplined so that other NBA players will be discouraged from making controversial statements.<\/p>\n<p>The danger is that Cannon is both downplaying Irving\u2019s undeniable bigotry and indirectly encouraging other players to make similarly \u201cincendiary\u201d statements.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his suspension, Iriving is required to undergo sensitivity training before returning to the court.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Cannon on a Red Carpet\" class=\"wp-image-316054\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-735x1102.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"Nick Cannon on a Red Carpet\" class=\"wp-image-316054 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-scaled.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-683x1024.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-735x1102.jpg 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-223x335.jpg 223w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-231x347.jpg 231w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-347x520.jpg 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-427x640.jpg 427w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-512x768.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nick-cannon-on-a-red-carpet-scaled.jpg 1707w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption>Nick Cannon poses here on a red carpet. He shares twins with singer Mariah Carey. (Photo via Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cannon has condemned this requirement as part of \u201cdehumanizing\u201d effort to publicly degrade Irving.<\/p>\n<p>For his part, Irving has yet to apologize for his offensive tweet, but he also has not condemned the Nets or the NBA for their disciplinary actions against him.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll have further updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2022\/11\/nick-cannon-defends-anti-semitism-the-nba-is-abusing-kyrie-irving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly, many people predicted that this sort of thing would happen. When Kanye West started spewing anti-semitic hate speech, there was a fear that he would pave the way for other influential figures to make similarly ignorant comments. 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