The Movement Against Anti-Semitism (CAA) said the move “makes clear that anti-Jewish racists cannot serve as role models in our society.”
Friday 23 February 2024 22:40, UK
Rapper Wylie has been disqualified from his MBE after making anti-Semitic posts on social media.
Often referred to as the “godfather of grime”, he received this honor in 2018 for his contributions to music.
But in 2020, he was banned from X, Facebook and Instagram for a series of posts in which he described Jews as “cowards and snakes” and compared them to the Ku Klux Klan.
Wiley, real name Richard Cowie he told Sky News at the time. He said he was sorry for “generalizing” but refused to distance himself from most of the comments.
An official notice in the London Gazette confirmed that his MBE was “revoked and revoked” for “bringing a prestigious system into disrepute”.
His honor was revoked in one of three cases, as was that of former Postmaster General Paula Vennels. stripped of her CBE.
The Anti-Semitism Campaign (CAA), which petitioned Wiley’s move, praised the forfeiture committee for “using its authority to make clear that anti-Semitic racists cannot serve as role models in our society.” did.
“Anti-Semites like Wiley need to know that we will work tirelessly to hold them accountable.”
“For four years, we have worked to ensure that Wiley faces devastating consequences for his unrelenting anti-Semitic rants, for which he has shown no remorse. Today’s decision is a culmination of that effort. It proves legitimacy.”
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Wylie, 45, is one of the pioneers of the grime scene and has had six top 10 songs in the UK, including ‘Wearing My Rolex’ and ‘Heatwave’.
In September 2021, he was charged with assault and robbery after allegedly breaking and entering.
he was there wanted by police The following year, he did not appear in court related to the incident.
He entered a guilty plea at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court in June 2023 to charges of assaulting an emergency worker and criminal damage to property valued at less than £5,000, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.
The CPS added that he was sentenced to one month in prison for each offense, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to pay compensation of £470 to the assault victim.