“Interesting,” Cannon, 38,tweetedon Friday evening alongside an old tweet of Handler’s from 2010. “I wonder if there was any backlash here…”
In the message, she wrote, “This is what a f— bird likes like when he flexes,” including a photo that is no longer available.
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Cannon went on to share a 2012 tweet from Schumer, in which the comedian wrote, “Enjoy skyfall f—. I’m bout to get knee deep in Helen Hunt #thesessions.”
“I’m just saying… should we keep going???” hecaptionedthe message.
He also resurfaced a 2010 tweet from Silverman — who recently said shecringes at “material I did 10 years ago”— where she wrote, “I dont mean this in a hateful way but the new bachelorette’s a f—.”
“And I f— love Wreck it Ralph!!! 🤦🏾♂️,” hewrotealongside the tweet, referring to the movieRalph Breaks the Internet. He included an emoji of a black man and the mars symbol, which is used to signify the male sex.
“Certainly stuff that I did 10 or 15 years ago, I cringe at now,” she continued, adding that she now sees the jokes “very differently.”
In an interview withVarietypublished in November, Silverman also addressed the fact that she doesn’t mind holding herself accountable to her past remarks.
Reps for Schumer, Silverman and Handler did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment about Cannon’s tweets.
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In response to a fan who asked him to“audit” his own tweets, Cannon replied, “Nope!!”
“You know I’ve been saying f— up s— since twitter started! I don’t play that politically correct bulls—! F— politics!! Only Truth!” he added.
However, as another Twitter user who looked through Cannon’s old tweets pointed out, theWild ‘n Outcreator and host previously spoke out against comedians and black men for making homophobic remarks in the past.
In one tweet from 2010, Cannon wrote, “Honest question: why are we as Black men so homophobic?” In a 2012 message, Cannon remarked, “If your best joke includes ‘gay’ or ‘F—’ you should be kicked of [sic] Twitter this ain’t the 3d grade!”
“Idgi, @NickCannon. If what you said in 2010 and 2012 still holds, why not hold Kevin accountable?” the Twitter userswrote, before addressing the tweets from Schumer, Silverman and Handler.
“I don’t like any of the white women you ‘exposed’ lol. So do you. But how you gonna go after white women because a Black man was wrong, @NickCannon ?” the social media user added.
Shortly after it was announced earlier this week that Hart would be hosting the prestigious awards show, Cannon shared asupportive messagefor his pal online.
“Couldn’t be happier for this a—!! @kevinhart4real,” Cannon tweeted. “Real talk my bro deserves every bit of what God is blessing him with. The hardest working, kindest and most genuine dude… “
He was also supportive of a video Hart posted after the backlash had begun, where theNight Schoolstar shared hewouldn’t be apologizingfor his remarks because he already “addressed this several times.”
“We with you regardless!!!” Cannon wrote,commenting on Hart’s Instagram video. “You know how we feel about people trying to control us anyway!!”
Hart did eventually go on to apologize.
“I’m sorry that I hurt people.. I am evolving and want to continue to do so. My goal is to bring people together not tear us apart,” Hart added. “Much love & appreciation to the Academy. I hope we can meet again.”
source: people.com
