Dwyane Wade apologized and removed a tweet last week in support of Nick Cannon after the entertainer touted anti-Semitic hate speech during a podcast appearance.He clarified that his backing of Cannon was not intended to support his anti-Semitic rhetoric or hate of any kind. Wade, who has been a vocal supporter of his transgender daughter Zaya’s transition, said that he’s “a voice for love” and intended to support Cannon as a friend and a leader in the Black community.
— gifdsports July 21, 2020 “I’ve always tried to be a voice for love,” Wade said. “I’ve always fought against hate. ... My support of Nick Cannon was not about his words. My support was not of hate speech at all.What Nick Cannon saidCannon was fired by ViacomCBS last week after parroting rhetoric touted by Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam, a group the Southern Poverty Law Center designates as “deeply racist, anti-Semitic and anti-LGBT.
Dwyane Wade’s responseWade tweeted, then deleted “We are with you Keep leading!” after Cannon lost his job with ViacomCBS. Wade wrote that he was instead supporting Cannon’s call to gain financial control over a CBSViacom projected he created. He echoed that thought on Monday while lauding Cannon for providing opportunities to Black people in the entertainment industry, calling him a “role model.”
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