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British Grime Star Wiley Stripped Of Top Award Following Investigation Into Anti-Semitic Comments
The Grime Star had been awarded his honour in 2017 for services to music.
The 45-year-old rapper from East London was seven years ago awarded the MBE – Member of the British Empire, presented by the monarch – for his services to music. Within a few years, his followers had noticed many anti-Semitic comments on his social media platform, including a statement likening Jews to the Ku Klux Klan. He also wrote “Israel is ours,” apparently referring to the black community, and shared his opinion that Jewish people control global business interests, as well as the entertainment industry.
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