Nick Cannon blasts NBC, leaves 'America's Got Talent'
Think Dave Chapelle when you read this, it's almost mirror image to how industry exec cacs were trying to make him, fit a certain type of "character" to cater to the white demographic. He publicly spoke about the constraints of being a black man, living to his principles while working for NBC.
"The comedian announced his exit on Facebook page Monday, saying he was "deeply saddened" about being "threatened with termination by executives" after he made a racial joke about NBC on his recent Showtime stand-up special.
"I was to be punished for a joke ... My soul won't allow me to be in business with corporations that attempt to frown on freedom of speech, censor artists, and question cultural choices. Not to get too detailed but this isn't the first time executives have attempted to 'put me in my place' for so-called unruly actions," wrote Cannon on
Facebook. "I will not stand for it. My moral principles will easily walk away from the millions of dollars they hang over my head."
I honestly believe, once I started doing America’s Got Talent, they took my real N— card. They did!