Cancel Culture Comes for Rolling Stone Co-Founder Jan Wenner

Mr. Wenner created a firestorm doing publicity for his new book “The Masters,” which features interviews with an all-white, all-male group of musicians.

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Jann Wenner discusses his new book "Like a Rolling Stone: A Memoir," at the 92nd Street Y at New York. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, file

Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as disparaging toward Black and female musicians.

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