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Police drop Wiley antisemitism probe after learning he was abroad at time of alleged offences

In July the JC revealed Wiley was in Rotterdam, Holland at time he made social media rants

September 25, 2020 15:54
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A police investigation into the  rapper Wiley’s antisemitic rants on social media has been dropped after it emerged he was not in the UK at the time the alleged offences took place.

The JC understands that the grime artist - whose real name is Richard Kylea Cowie – was in Rotterdam, Holland, when he posted a stream of comments on Twitter and Facebook in July, including tropes about Jewish power and one message in which he said that the community deserved to "hold some corn."

"Hold some corn" is used as street slang for the firing of bullets.

Following Wiley’s actions in July, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they were reviewing the messages following the allegations of antisemitism.

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