Candace Owens departs Ben Shapiro’s website after antisemitic commentary
Owens became a star right-wing pundit. Then she started promoting ideas about Jewish people drinking Christians’ blood.
By Will Sommer
March 22, 2024 at 10:42 a.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/03/22/candace-owens-antisemitism-daily-wire-shapiro/Prominent right-wing commentator Candace Owens has left the Daily Wire, the website founded by conservative commentator Ben Shapiro, after months of promoting antisemitic ideas.
In a statement posted to social media Friday morning, Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing said the company and the pundit “have ended their relationship.”
The details of Owens’s exit weren’t immediately clear, but it follows increased tension over antisemitic rhetoric that pitted Owens against Shapiro, who is Jewish, and the rest of the site’s more mainline conservative figures.
The Daily Wire didn't respond to a request for further comment. Owens couldn't be reached for an immediate comment.
