British rap scene godfather Wiley apologised Wednesday for
“generalising” but refused to distance himself completely from anti-Semitic posts that got him permanently banned by Twitter.
The 41-year-old east Londoner – born Richard Cowie but known to his fans as the “Godfather of Grime” – is one of the most popular and successful British rappers. Other messages said Jews controlled business interests and should get out of Israel because it “is not your country”.Facebook deactivated his accounts on Tuesday and Twitter permanently banned him on Wednesday.But Twitter’s decision only followed a 48-hour boycott launched by several UK celebrities and members of parliament for leaving some of his posts visible for hours.
The rapper’s Jewish manager John Woolf said immediately after Wiley’s tirade that he was cutting ties with the artist but bore him no ill will.
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