Nick Cannon Quits ‘AGT’ — The Offensive Stand-Up Rant
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Nick Cannon is done with "America's Got Talent" — announcing that he's done with the show after his NBC bosses went after him for "disparaging the network" on a Showtime comedy special. Nick beat the executives to the punch after a weekend full of threats over an expletive-filled take on how NBC kept him from being himself on the hit talent show. The (NSFW) fighting words follow...
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2016 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day – Panel
In addition to saying that NBC stood for "N--ger Better C'mon," Nick said:"Y'all see my face on on americas got talent. Like, 'This next crazy motherf--ker coming to the stage gonna be juggling blindfolded with knives and shit. So, n--gas be careful!' But I can't say that. I can't talk like that, 'cause that would mess up the white money. I almost f-cked it up, too. On the finale, did y'all see that? I wore a turban on that motherf--ker. We go all kinds of calls and complaints."
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2016 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day – Panel
In addition to saying that NBC stood for "N--ger Better C'mon," Nick said:"Y'all see my face on on americas got talent. Like, 'This next crazy motherf--ker coming to the stage gonna be juggling blindfolded with knives and shit. So, n--gas be careful!' But I can't say that. I can't talk like that, 'cause that would mess up the white money. I almost f-cked it up, too. On the finale, did y'all see that? I wore a turban on that motherf--ker. We go all kinds of calls and complaints."
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Mariah Carey's ex is now officially leaving the show — blaming NBC executives who reportedly threatened to fire him over his onstage tirade about his hit show. The comic declared that he had spent days "deliberating over some extremely disappointing news," and that he had been "threatened with termination by executives because of a comedy special that was only intended to bring communities closer together."
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“America’s Got Talent” Post Show Red Carpet
Nick added that he had been threatened with being "punished for a joke," saying: "NBC believed that I was in breach of contract because I had disparaged their brand. 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?"
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“America’s Got Talent” Post Show Red Carpet
Nick added that he had been threatened with being "punished for a joke," saying: "NBC believed that I was in breach of contract because I had disparaged their brand. 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?"
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The comic's farewell message finally declares that NBC bosses were practicing censorship, saying: "I will not stand for it. My moral principles will easily walk away from the millions of dollars they hang over my head. It's never been about the money for me" — adding: "What is difficult to walk away from is the fans, the people who love me on the show."
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Nick Cannon is done with "America's Got Talent" — announcing that he's done with the show after his NBC bosses went after him for "disparaging the network" on a Showtime comedy special. Nick beat the executives to the punch after a weekend full of threats over an expletive-filled take on how NBC kept him from being himself on the hit talent show. The (NSFW) fighting words follow...
Photo credit: Files/Getty
2016 NBCUniversal Summer Press Day – Panel
In addition to saying that NBC stood for "N--ger Better C'mon," Nick said:"Y'all see my face on on americas got talent. Like, 'This next crazy motherf--ker coming to the stage gonna be juggling blindfolded with knives and shit. So, n--gas be careful!' But I can't say that. I can't talk like that, 'cause that would mess up the white money. I almost f-cked it up, too. On the finale, did y'all see that? I wore a turban on that motherf--ker. We go all kinds of calls and complaints."
Photo credit: Getty Images
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Mariah Carey's ex is now officially leaving the show — blaming NBC executives who reportedly threatened to fire him over his onstage tirade about his hit show. The comic declared that he had spent days "deliberating over some extremely disappointing news," and that he had been "threatened with termination by executives because of a comedy special that was only intended to bring communities closer together."
“America’s Got Talent” Post Show Red Carpet
Nick added that he had been threatened with being "punished for a joke," saying: "NBC believed that I was in breach of contract because I had disparaged their brand. 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?"
Photo credit: Getty Images
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The comic's farewell message finally declares that NBC bosses were practicing censorship, saying: "I will not stand for it. My moral principles will easily walk away from the millions of dollars they hang over my head. It's never been about the money for me" — adding: "What is difficult to walk away from is the fans, the people who love me on the show."
