Nick Cannon's daytime show won't launch in the fall, in the latest fallout from controversial remarks he made on his podcast
A syndicated daytime show hosted by Nick Cannon won't launch in the fall, in the latest fallout from controversial remarks he made on his podcast., was set to host and executive produce an eponymous show from Lionsgate's Debmar-Mercury. The show was cleared in more than 90 percent of the country, including all of the 20 biggest markets, with Fox-owned stations as the lead group. It was also set to air on stations owned by CBS, Sinclair, Nexstar, Tegna and Cox, among other station owners.
talk show will not debut this year. After conversations with Nick, we do believe that his public comments don’t reflect his true feelings and his apology is heartfelt and sincere," Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury said in a statement. "We want to continue the healing process as he meets with leaders of the Jewish community and engages in a dialogue with our distribution partners to hear their views.
"It’s never hate speech. You can’t be anti-Semitic when we are the Semitic people, when we are the same people who they want to be," said Cannon. "That’s our birthright. We are the true Hebrews." ViacomCBS cut ties with Cannon after the podcast remarks surfaced, ending a relationship that stretches back some 15 years. The media giant also canceled Cannon's MTV improv comedy series
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