Wiley has been abandoned by his management company after a series of anti-Semitic statements and comments posted on his social media platforms in the past two days, according to the BBC and The Guardian. “Following Wiley’s anti-Semitic tweets today, at A List Management we have severed all ties to him,” former Wiley manager John Woolf tweeted. “There is no place in society for anti-Semitism.”
In a statement given to the BBC, Woolf added: “To be very clear here. I do not endorse or endorse what Wiley said online today in any way. I am a proud Jewish man and I am deeply shocked and saddened, but what he has decided to say. I am speaking to key figures in my community in light of today’s tweets. This hateful behavior and speech is not acceptable to me. “
Wiley was briefly suspended from Twitter after his anti-Semitic statements, which included descriptions of Jewish people as “cowards” and “snakes” and comparisons of the Jewish community to the Ku Klux Klan, according to The Guardian. As of July 25, her Twitter account appears to have been restored. In a post on Instagram, Wiley also denied that his management company had abandoned him and claimed that he had, in fact, severed ties with Woolf.
The London Metropolitan Police are also “evaluating” Wiley’s recent anti-Semitic comments, according to a statement provided to The Guardian That was also tweeted by the Tower Hamlets police. “We have received a number of reports related to alleged anti-Semitic tweets posted on social media,” the statement read. “The Met takes all reports of anti-Semitism very seriously. Relevant material is being evaluated. “
Wiley, often referred to as “the godfather of filth,” was named a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2018. Following his anti-Semitic comments, the UK-based Campaign Against Antisemitism organization has Request Revocation of your MBE.
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