Richard Cowie: Last News

A gig at Band on the Wall this evening has been postponed just hours before it was set to take place.

Wiley is wanted by the Metropolitan Police six months after failing to turn up for a court hearing where he was due to face charges of burglary and assault.The grime artist, whose real name is Richard Kylea Cowie Jr, is accused of breaking into a flat in Forest Gate in east London and assaulting ex-kickboxer Ali Jacko. He has not publicly responded to the alleged crimes that he’s been charged with.Wiley, 43, was due before Snaresbrook Crown Court on November 11, 2021.

Wiley‘s arrest after he failed to turn up for his court hearing yesterday (September 27).The London rapper – whose real name is Richard Cowie – was charged with burglary and assault last month (August 28). He is alleged to have broken into kickboxer Ali Jacko’s house and kicked him while he was relaxing with friends.It was reported that Jacko, whose recording studio had been used by Wiley pre-pandemic, “sustained a minor injury” during the incident.

Wiley has been charged with burglary and assault after breaking into a friend’s home.The London rapper– real name Richard Cowie – is alleged to have broken into kickboxer Ali Jacko’s house and kicked him while he was relaxing with friends in his lounge.A friend of Mr Jacko’s is believed to have called the police after a row allegedly erupted with plates apparently being smashed in the flat in Forest Gate, East London, according to The Sun.The Met Police charged Wiley following the incident on August 28 and he is due to appear at London’s Thames magistrates’ court next Monday (August 13).Police told The Sun: “Richard Kylea Cowie Jr, of Tower Hamlets, has been charged with assault by beating and burglary dwelling – with intent to cause

Wiley‘s MBE is under review after he faced widespread criticism for launching a shocking anti-Semitic rant last month.The London rapper was condemned after posting a series of vitriolic messages across Instagram and Twitter, which led to his eventual suspension from the social media sites.Wiley – real name Richard Cowie – now faces the prospect of being stripped of his MBE after the Cabinet Office responded to calls from the Campaign Against Antisemitism (CAA).In a letter from the Cabinet Office, it was confirmed that the Honours Committee has launched a case focusing on Wiley’s actions.They added that the Honours Forfeiture Committee “is able to consider cases for a variety of reasons,” including “being found guilty of a criminal offence”

#NoSilenceInMusic.Organisers said it was prompted by 'too many examples of racism and intolerance' in the industry.It follows an anti-Semitic outburst by grime artist Wiley around a fortnight ago, which led to a social media blackout.Wiley, real name is Richard Cowie, posted a series of posts on the social media site starting last month, and was initially given a temporary ban.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions here After Facebook and Instagram banned Wiley from its platforms, Twitter then permanently suspended him.

Wiley has apologised for "generalising" during his tirade of antisemitic tweets and insisted he is not racist. The musician, whose real name is Richard Cowie, was widely condemned for the anti-Jewish posts on Twitter starting on Friday, and was initially given a temporary ban from the social media site, with the majority of his tweets remaining visible.

Wiley has apologised for his anti-Semitic Twitter rants after he was banned from the site.

Rapper Wiley has insisted he is not racist as he apologised for “generalising” in a series of anti-Semitic tweets.

Twitter after backlash following a string of anti-Semitic comments he made over the weekend.When trying to access his account @WileyCEO, users are greeted with a blank profile and a message which reads: "Twitter suspends accounts which violate the Twitter rules."Initially, the rapper had been banned from posting on Twitter for seven days, however the punishment has been amped up.Over the weekend, Wiley, real name Richard Cowie, shared a screenshot on Instagram which showed he'd been given an hour-long Twitter ban.But by Saturday morning the offensive tweets had resumed, before the ban was increased to a whole week.Since then, the Wearing My Rolex hitmaker's Facebook and Instagram accounts have also been deactivated.A spokesperson from the

Twitter has apologised for not taking 'faster action' in permanently suspending grime artist Wiley's account.He has been widely criticised after he posted a series of anti-Semitic tweets almost a week ago, which led to a social media blackout.Wiley, real name is Richard Cowie, posted a series of posts on the social media site starting on Friday, and was initially given a temporary ban.However, the majority of his offensive tweets remained visible.After Facebook and Instagram banned Wiley from its platforms on Tuesday, Twitter has said it has now permanently suspended him.A company spokesman said: "Upon further investigation, our teams have permanently suspended the account in question for repeated violations of our hateful conduct

Wiley’s Twitter account being eventually suspended following a series of anti-Semitic tweets, the platform has apologised for its slow action to remove the rapper.Wiley, real name Richard Cowie, was condemned after he shared numerous posts which were anti-Jewish, which began on Friday.He was initially given a temporary ban, after calls to remove his account, before the performer’s handle was eventually taken down permanently nearly six days after his tweet-spree began.He’s since also been banned from Facebook and Instagram.Now Twitter has today apologised for being slow to act, amid outcry from users – and confirmed his account has been permanently suspended.A company spokesman said, via Press Association: ‘Upon further investigation, our

Twitter, fuelled by frustrations with the way social media firms handle hateful content.The virtual “walk-out” began at 9am on Monday, with those taking part pledging to not tweet or use Twitter at all until Wednesday morning.The boycott stems from a series of tweets from musician Wiley - often referred to as “The Godfather of Grime” - during which he reportedly referred to Jewish people as "cowards" and "snakes".Wiley, 41, whose real name is Richard Cowie, also used Facebook-owned Instagram to share antisemitic sentiments.Twitter took down dozens of his tweets and placed a temporary suspension on his account, though some tweets remained on the platform for up to 48 hours before action was taken, according to those protesting.A statement

Rapper Wiley has been banned from Twitter after being accused of an anti-Semitic rant.

Good Morning Britain star Piers Morgan slammed rapper Wiley today after the performer posted a stream of anti-semitic slurs on social media in a rant that lasted hours last night.