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Rapper Wiley has insisted he is not racist as he apologised for “generalising” in a series of anti-Semitic tweets.
The musician, whose real name is Richard Cowie, was widely condemned for the anti-Jewish posts on Twitter starting on Friday, and was initially given a temporary ban from the social media site, with the majority of his tweets remaining visible.
But on Wednesday, Twitter said it had permanently suspended him and apologised for being slow to act.
In an interview with Sky News, Wiley
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Police officers in Hackney, east London, on Sunday and had recorded a video of the incident. The incident comes as police are under heightened scrutiny for the alleged racial profiling of black people.
Wiley‘s MBE is under review after he faced widespread criticism for launching a shocking anti-Semitic rant last month.The London rapper was condemned after posting a series of vitriolic messages across Instagram and Twitter, which led to his eventual suspension from the social media sites.Wiley – real name Richard Cowie – now faces the prospect of being stripped of his MBE after the Cabinet Office responded to calls from the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).In a letter from the Cabinet
Niall Horan from One Direction joined a long line of celebrities and performers who united against all forms of racism following an anti-Semitic rant from a British rapper. NBC News says Horan joined people like The 1975 as well as Lily Allen to slam the rapper’s remarks.
Wiley has apologised for "generalising" during his tirade of antisemitic tweets and insisted he is not racist. The musician, whose real name is Richard Cowie, was widely condemned for the anti-Jewish posts on Twitter starting on Friday, and was initially given a temporary ban from the social media site, with the majority of his tweets remaining visible.
Wiley has denied being racist and apologised for “generalising” after posting a series of antisemitic comments to his social media pages.In an interview with Sky News which is set to air in full this evening (July 29), the London rapper addressed the widely condemned messages he shared online over the weekend, which resulted in him being permanently banned from Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.“I just want to apologise for generalising and going outside of the people who I was talking to within
Twitter has apologised for not taking 'faster action' in permanently suspending grime artist Wiley's account.He has been widely criticised after he posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets almost a week ago, which led to a social media blackout.Wiley, real name is Richard Cowie, posted a series of posts on the social media site starting on Friday, and was initially given a temporary ban.However, the majority of his offensive tweets remained visible.After Facebook and Instagram banned Wiley from
Wiley has been permanently banned from Twitter after he launched an extensive thread of anti-Semitic messages on the social media site.The London rapper faced widespread condemnation after posting the vitriolic messages across Instagram and Twitter last weekend.Twitter announced on Saturday (July 25) that Wiley had been banned from the site for a week, but his account appears to have been permanently suspended as of this morning (July 29).When searching for his profile, users are met with a
Gogglebox star Amy Tapper has responded to Wiley's anti-Semitic tweets and called for his MBE to be revoked.The reality star, who has also appeared on Celebs Go Dating, took to Instagram on Saturday (July 25) to criticise the Grime artist over a series of anti-Semitic posts on his social media.Wiley has since been suspended from Twitter and dropped by his management, and he is also being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.In her Instagram Story, Amy spoke of her disappointment that she