NBC Host Resigns After Network’s Stance Against Freedom of Speech

The host of NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Nick Cannon, has resigned after he was reprimanded by the network officials for a joke he told during one of his comedy specials.

Breitbart reports:

Singer and TV personality Nick Cannon says he is stepping down as host of America’s Got Talent (AGT) after NBC executives reportedly “publicly reprimanded and ridiculed” him over a joke he made during one of his standup comedy specials. “After days of deliberating over some extremely disappointing news that I was being threatened with termination by Executives because of a comedy special that was only intended to bring communities closer together, I was to be punished for a joke,” Cannon wrote in a lengthy Facebook post on Monday.

“This has weighed heavy on my spirit. 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,” Cannon wrote. “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.

” Cannon told radio host Howard Stern last week that NBC executives weren’t laughing when Cannon made a joke about the network costing him his “black card” while filming his upcoming Showtime comedy special, Stand Up, Don’t Shoot.

The 36-year-old actor apparently cracked several jokes about NBC during the comedy special, which saw Cannon use the N-word several times.

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