LOS ANGELES, CA. (THECOUNT) — Rapper turned actor, Ice Cube, says Chris Tucker turned down his offer to reprise his role in movie franchise “Friday,” because of “religious reasons,” the rap-tor tweeted on Wednesday.
Cube took to Twitter, saying Tucker “turned us down for religious reasons,” continuing, “He didn’t want to cuss or smoke weed on camera anymore.”
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We were ready to pay Chris Tucker $10-12m to do Next Friday but he turned us down for religious reasons. He didn’t want to cuss or smoke weed on camera anymore. https://t.co/1pfo1FHWzp
— Ice Cube (@icecube) December 29, 2021
This news comes as Ice Cube defended himself over the meager amount of money paid to actors for their work in the original Friday hit movie.
Cube lashed out on Twitter, responding to an interview Faizon Love did, claiming he was only paid $2,500 to play Big Worm in “Friday.” That led others to accuse Cube of “robbing his own people.”
I didn’t rob no fuckin body. The 1995 Friday movie cost $2.3m to make. Shot it in 20 days. Fazion worked 1 day, maybe 2. All the actors got paid scale to do the movie. They could’ve simple said “No” but they didn’t. So miss me with that shit… https://t.co/2K1dUFZ489
— Ice Cube (@icecube) December 29, 2021
Tucker has not responded to Cube’s tweet.
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