Candace Owens Out at Daily Wire

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Facts

  • Daily Wire co-founder Jeremy Boreing on Friday posted to X, formerly Twitter, that his media outlet has cut ties with conservative commentator Candace Owens. Boreing didn't provide any other details.1
  • Owens also posted to X, saying 'the rumors are true — I am finally free.' Her post then said people who'd like to support her work should go to her website.2
  • Owens' rhetoric on the US' role in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and her comments about Jewish people in general, had reportedly sparked controversy within the Daily Wire. Daily Wire host Ben Shapiro called her commentary on Gaza 'disgraceful.'3
  • Owens, who spent four years working for Daily Wire, was recently denounced by the Anti-Defamation League, and she recently 'liked' a highly controversial antisemitic tweet.4
  • Since becoming a conservative in 2017, Owens has been vocal about opposing the Black Lives Matter movement, feminism, and the Walt Disney Co. Her Daily Wire podcast 'Candace' launched in 2021 and counted former Pres. Donald Trump and former VP Mike Pence among its guests.5
  • Previous calls from Owens' critics to fire her had been ignored by the outlet, which often cited her free-speech rights and her not being in violation of the law or her contract's terms.6

Sources: 1X (a), 2X (b), 3The Hill, 4Deadline, 5Forbes and 6Daily Mail.

Narratives

  • Narrative A, as provided by The Root. It was only a matter of time before Owens parted ways with Daily Wire. Eventually, every media outlet has a limit to how much backlash to controversial statements it can take. She probably should've been ousted after her numerous racist and xenophobic comments, and her recent antisemitic rhetoric was the final straw.
  • Narrative B, as provided by The Post Millennial. The Daily Wire claims to be a bastion for free speech, but clearly, it's not above regulating speech when it conflicts with the opinions of its other employees. Owens has always been against US involvement in foreign wars and her denunciation of US involvement in the conflict in Gaza fits that pattern. Her separation from the outlet was done in bad faith.