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CNN  —  TV personality Nick Cannon has addressed his past antisemitic remarks, describing the subsequent fallout as “a growth moment.” In 2020, the “Masked Singer” host was briefly fired by media giant ViacomCBS for “hateful speech” following a controversial discussion on his “Cannon’s Class” podcast with former Public Enemy member Professor Griff. During the episode, Black people were referred to as the “true Hebrews” and Cannon promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Cannon later expressed remorse at his comments and issued a public apology to the Jewish community. In an interview with AllHipHop, published over the weekend, Cannon revealed that he is still learning from the experience and he now understands better why his perspective was flawed. “Man, I’m going to be super honest with you, man. That process was a growth moment for me, on so many levels as a man,” he told the publication. According to Cannon, he and Anti-Defamation…