Nick Cannon’s New Talk Show Pushed Back A Year After Anti-Semitic Comments

Nick Cannon’s eponymous new talk show will no longer be premiering in September 2020.

Dembar-Mercury, the producer and distributor of the syndicated talk show, announced the news on Friday.

“The ‘Nick Cannon’ talk show will not debut this year. After conversations with Nick, we do believe that his public comments don’t reflect his true feelings and his apology is heartfelt and sincere,” a spokesman for the company said in a statement to Page Six. “We want to continue the healing process as he meets with leaders of the Jewish community and engages in a dialogue with our distribution partners to hear their views.”

The company said it’s hoping “Nick Cannon” will be able to air next year.

“We are standing by Nick in our hope that by fall 2021 he will be able to use his extraordinary talent and platform to entertain, enlighten and unite his audience on the ‘Nick Cannon’ talk show.

“Lionsgate and Debmar-Mercury condemn anti-Semitism, racism and hate speech,” the statement concluded. “It runs counter to everything we stand for.”

The announcement follows ViacomCBS’ decision to cut all ties with Cannon, 39, who came under fire for making anti-Semitic remarks on his YouTube show, “Cannon’s Class.”

Fox, however, stood by Cannon and is keeping him as the host of “The Masked Singer.”

Cannon apologized for his “hurtful” and “divisive” comments, saying they “reinforced the worst stereotypes of a proud and magnificent people and I feel ashamed of the uninformed and naïve place that these words came from.”

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