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Grime star Wiley loses MBE over anti-Semitism
Wiley has been stripped of his MBE, after he shared abusive social posts aimed at his Jewish critics and others.
The rapper, known as the "Godfather of Grime", was appointed MBE for his services to music in 2017.
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He also wrote "Israel is ours", apparently referring to the black community, and advanced the anti-Semitic trope that Jewish people are in control of global business interests, as well as the entertainment industry.
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"I want to apologise for generalising, and I want to apologise for comments that were looked at as antisemitic."
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Who? Not the point. This type of anti-Semitism and the PATHETIC "apologies" that follow are the reason for my posting this article.