NBC was not too fond of one of the jokes Nick Cannon had said in his comedy special, “Stand Up, Don’t Shoot,” which led to them threatening to terminate their contract with the host. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Cannon name-dropped “America’s Got Talent” in his skit, saying that the show took “his real n*****r card.” He added, “They did! Because then like these types of people started showing up to my shows,” and pointed to a couple of white audience members.
The joke struck a nerve with the network’s executives, as Cannon said in a lengthy Facebook post that they threatened to fire him. “It was brought to my attention by my ‘team’ that NBC believed that I was in breach of contract because I had disparaged their brand,” he wrote, adding that he felt that the network was trying to silence him. “In my defense, I would ask how so? Or is this just another way to silence and control an outspoken voice who often battles the establishment?”
He went on to express how disappointed he was over the network’s actions, and because of it, he has no choice but to take his talents elsewhere. “I find myself in a dark place having to make a decision that I wish I didn’t have to, but as a man, an artist, and a voice for my community, I will not be silenced, controlled, or treated like a piece of property,” he continued. “There is no amount of money worth my dignity or my integrity.”
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