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The Daily Wire, the right-wing media outlet co-founded by Ben Shapiro, said Friday that it had severed ties with Candace Owens, the far-right commentator who has ignited a torrent of backlash in recent months for her repeated embrace of antisemitic rhetoric.

ÔÇ£Daily Wire and Candace Owens have ended their relationship,ÔÇØ Jeremy Boreing, the chief executive of Daily Wire, said in a statement posted online.

Owens confirmed the news in her own post, writing, ÔÇ£The rumors are true ÔÇö I am finally free.ÔÇØ

Owens, a popular commentator notorious for promoting misinformation and conspiracy theories on a wide range of topics from vaccines to immigrants, joined The Daily Wire in 2021. The online outlet has stood by her over the years, despite her penchant for trafficking in extremist and dishonest rhetoric.