Police investigateWiley over anti-Semitic rantPolice are investigating Grime star Wiley after he unl
Police investigateWiley over anti-Semitic rantPolice are investigating Grime star Wiley after he unloadedin an anti-Semitic rant on Twitter at the weekend.The series of tweets have subsequently resulted in theBritish rapper being dumped by his manager and barred from the social mediasite following a fierce backlash from his fans.One of Wiley’s apparent offending tweets which has since been removedfrom Twitter, Credit: The 41-year-old reportedly shared conspiracy theories andlabelled Jewish people “too touchy”.In one tweet, he said: “I don’t care about Hitler, I careabout black people”, and compared the Jewish community to the Ku Klux Klan.British police have confirmed they are investigating thematter.“The Met takes all reports of anti-Semitism extremelyseriously,” a spokesperson for The Metropolitan Police said in a statement to The Sun. “The relevant material is beingassessed.”Wiley’s manager has reportedly cut all ties with the rapper, Credit:John Woolf, TwitterNews of the police investigation comes after Wiley’s Jewish manager,John Woolf, reportedly cut ties with the ‘Wearing My Rolex’ hitmaker.“Following Wiley’s antisemitic tweets today we at@A_ListMGMT have cut all ties with him. There is no place in society forantisemitism,” Woolf said on Twitter.Wiley – real name Richard Cowie – however claimed onInstagram that he was the one who had ended his relationship with his manager.Video: Wiley is best known for his 2008 hit ‘Wearing My Rolex’, Source:Wiley, YouTubeTwitter has since removed the apparent offending tweets andbarred Wiley from the site for seven days.The artist, who is known for such hits as ‘Heatwave’ and ‘Boasty’,is also facing calls to be stripped of his MBE for services to music by theCampaign Against Antisemitism.Photo Credit:Getty via Zimbio -- source link