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Disgraced rapper Wiley has continued to spout conspiracy theories on an unregulated app after he was banned from Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. The 41-year-old was blocked from the social media giants and YouTube three months ago after posting a series of hateful rants. But since last week, he has uploaded tons of statuses and videos … Read more
Jewish charity is launching private prosecution against rapper Wiley for his anti-Semitic social media rants after being told police are dropping probe because he was abroad at the time The Campaign Against Antisemitism are calling for rapper to be stripped of OBE Wiley, real name Richard Cowie, 41, posted tweets likening Jews to Ku Klux Klan … Read more
Mark Ronson has hit out at black newspaper The Voice over a sympathetic interview with Wiley after the grime star’s anti-Semitic tirade got him banned from Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The Voice published an interview with the grime artist, which appears to have been deleted, titled ‘Systemic oppression and Wiley’, in which the author questioned: … Read more
Grime star Wiley today apologised for ‘generalising’ during an anti-Semitic social media rant which prompted Twitter to permanently suspend his account amid a wave of furious criticism. The musician, 41, appeared to blame ‘a community of Jewish lawyers’ in the music industry for ‘using systemic racism’ against black artists during an interview with Sky News. … Read more
Jeremy Corbyn deletes December tweet thanking Wiley for his support after grime star is banned from social media over anti-Semitic rants Mr Corbyn deleted a tweet thanking the musician for his election support Wiley – real name Richard Cowie – permanently suspended from Twitter today ‘Godfather of Grime’ had Facebook and Instagram accounts removed last … Read more
Grime star Wiley was today blocked from Facebook as well as Twitter and Instagram after he launched another inflammatory rant which appeared to contain anti-Semitic remarks. The musician – real name Richard Kylea Cowie – has been suspended from the social media platform for seven days over the posts, which were made over the past 48 hours. … Read more
Priti Patel lashes out at Twitter and Instagram over ‘abhorrent’ anti-Semitic posts by grime star Wiley demanding to know why they took so long to take them down Wiley suspended by both platforms for seven days after his posts on Friday Ms Patel said: They should not have been able to remain (up) for so long’ … Read more
Grime artist Wiley is DROPPED by his management company over claims he made anti-Semitic remarks online – as campaign calls for total shutdown of his social media to prevent ‘further outpouring of anti-Jewish venom’ Rapper Wiley accused yesterday of launching a 12-hour Antisemitic Twitter rant Manager John Woolf this morning said they had ‘cut all … Read more
Grime rapper Wiley is accused of antisemitism after likening Jews to the Ku Klux Klan – describing them as ‘two sets of people who nobody has really wanted to challenge’ Rapper Wiley has been accused of launching a 12-hour Antisemitic Twitter rant He is alleged to have tweeted several Antisemitic tropes throughout the day Several … Read more
Stormzy and fellow rapper Wiley have ended their feud, after being embroiled in a Twitter spat earlier this year. The 41-year-old grime star blamed his high-profile feud with the 26-year-old rapper on Ed Sheeran, but he insisted that they are both ‘over it now’. Speaking to the Guardian on Friday, he explained: ‘We’re over it now. … Read more