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Sharpe and Johnson Face Backlash Over Nightcap Remarks About Jews After Adin Ross N-Word Debate

The exchange drew ADL criticism after the discussion shifted from Adin Ross’s slur admission to claims about Jewish control.

Overview

  • Adin Ross told viewers he has said the N-word while rapping off-stream, a disclosure that set off online criticism.
  • On Nightcap, Shannon Sharpe condemned Ross’s decision to publicize the admission and questioned the content-creation incentives behind it.
  • The conversation then moved to references to Israel, and Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson said “they own every damn thing,” a line widely described as invoking an antisemitic trope, as reported by OutKick and the Daily Caller.
  • VINnews reported that the Anti-Defamation League criticized the remarks, while the episode remained online and no public response from the hosts had been issued by Wednesday evening.
  • OutKick’s analysis argued the hosts drew a flawed comparison that echoed a social-media trope pitting attention to antisemitism against concern over anti-Black racism.