Published 10:34 IST, July 30th 2020
UK rapper Wiley comments on anti-semitic diatribe
On Wednesday Twitter permanently suspended him from the social media platform after earlier imposing a temporary ban.The comments from Wiley, whose real name is Richard Cowie, have led to calls for him to be stripped of the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) he was awarded in 2018 for services to music.
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British rapper Wiley has apologised for "generalising" about Jewish people after posting a series anti-Semitic tweets.Speaking with British brocaster Sky News, Wiley insisted he wasn't racist and said a dispute between himself and his manr John Woofe, who is Jewish, should t have become a public issue.
On Wednesday Twitter permanently suspended him from social media platform after earlier imposing a temporary ban. comments from Wiley, whose real name is Richard Cowie, have led to calls for him to be stripped of MBE (Member of Order of British Empire) he was awarded in 2018 for services to music.
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10:34 IST, July 30th 2020