Wiley posts series of tweets spreading antisemitic ideas
Wiley has posted a series of antisemitic tweets, calling the Jewish community “touchy”, aligning Jews with the KKK and reinforcing the racist trope of Jewish men controlling business.
“Infact there are 2 sets of people who nobody has really wanted to challenge #Jewish & #KKK but being in business for 20 years you start to undestand why,” he posted.
The grime MC rejected accusations of antisemitism, saying: “Forget anti Semitic racism is racism and ya can’t hide the fact that systemic racism exists and it wasn’t set up by us”.
The 41-year-old MC continued: “Is it anti semetic to say Jewish people have power? The Law hides behind the police who are the KKK.”
A tweet of Wiley’s from 2010 has been unearthed where he discusses Jay Z, saying: “jay z never done shit his self he has got a jewish manager with power don’t be foooled (sic).”
Wiley also mentioned the coronavirus pandemic, saying: “Fuck the mask and virus it’s all bullshit … it’s a fucking lie.”
It’s not clear what sparked his comments but they have drawn a lot of criticism, with Wiley seemingly pleased that his name is now trending on Twitter and asking: “Have I made the newspaper yet ?”
Read a series of his tweets below.
If you work for a company owned by 2 Jewish men and you challenge the Jewish community in anyway of course you will get fired.
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
Infact there are 2 sets of people who nobody has really wanted to challenge #Jewish & #KKK but being in business for 20 years you start to undestand why
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
Red Necks Are the KKK and Jewish people are the Law…Work that out
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
Listen to me Jewish community Israel is not your country I’m sorry .
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
Jewish community ya too touchy anyway Israel is not yours hold that.
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
Israel is ours who wants to talk about that ?
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
My ex manager was South Africa/ Jewish and I promise you he taught me so much about how this all works I was shocked.
— Wiley (@WileyCEO) July 24, 2020
Wiley recently announced his retirement with the release of “final album” ‘Godfather 3’., before dropping another, ‘Boasty Gang – The Album’, a few weeks later.
Home Secretary Priti Patel demanded an explanation from Twitter over Wiley’s antisemitic posts, describing his tweets as “abhorrent”.
Update (11/08/20): After being banned from Twitter, Instagram and YouTube, Wiley has reportedly had his TikTok account taken down.
