Marcus Rashford apologises for partying with Wiley following rapper’s antisemitism controversy

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Wiley following the rapper’s antisemitism controversy.Back in 2020, Wiley faced backlash after making anti-Semitic comments that led to his eventual suspension from social media sites.

He began the tweets by talking about the music industry, writing: “A record deal is not to benefit you it’s to make the person who gave you the advance rich as hell while you take 17 or 18 per cent of net profit after costs.”He continued: “If you work for a company owned by 2 Jewish men and you challenge the Jewish community in anyway of course you will get fired.”This week, the Jewish Chronicle posted an article featuring an image of Rashford and fellow Manchester United player Jesse Lingard partying with Wiley in Dubai, which gained backlash online.England footballers pictured partying with disgraced rapper Wiley https://t.co/khv2CNRBaj— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) January 25, 2022In response, Rashford tweeted yesterday (January 25): “This picture has been brought to my attention which I understand now, given context, could easily be misconstrued.