Wiley dropped by management and Twitter account locked over anti-Semitic posts
Wiley's management firm has officially dropped him following anti-Semitic posts on his social media.
Sky News reports that the 41-year-old has been banned from Twitter for a week, and BBC News adds that Instagram has deleted some of his posts.
A-List Management's John Woolf weighed in on his former client's behaviour, noting (via BBC): "To be very clear here, I do not support or condone what Wiley has said today online in any way shape or form.
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"I am a proud Jewish man and I am deeply shocked and saddened by what he has chosen to say. I am speaking to key figures in my community in light of today's tweets. This behaviour and hateful speech is not acceptable to me."
During an Instagram video, the musician himself claimed that he'd actually "cut ties" with his management company.
Facebook, which owns Instagram, said in a statement: "There is no place for hate speech on Instagram. We have deleted content that violates our policies from this account and are continuing to investigate."
Tower Hamlets Police wrote in a statement: "We have received a number of reports relating to alleged anti-Semitic tweets posted on social media. The Met takes all reports of anti-Semitism extremely seriously. The relevant material is being assessed."
Wiley's Twitter account was also locked for a 12-hour period on Friday (July 24) before it was locked again on Saturday. Explaining its decision, Twitter said this was "for violating our Hateful Conduct policy".
A spokesperson continued: "Abuse and harassment have no place on our service and we have policies in place – that apply to everyone, everywhere – that address abuse and harassment, violent threats, and hateful conduct."
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