Though we’re no longer in the mid-1990s, Friday is currently a trending topic on social media after Faizon Love, who famously played Big Worm in the comedy film, claimed that he received a $2,500 payout for the role. Ice Cube, who co-wrote and acted in the cult classic, took to his Twitter on Wednesday to set the record straight after a user accused him of “robbing his own people,” revealing that the actors were paid scale and that they always had the option to decline.
In a recent interview with Comedy Hype, Love stated that the money was a big reason he didn’t return for the Friday sequel. The comedian was allegedly only offered $5,000 to return to the franchise.
Clapping back at a Twitter user who accused Ice Cube of “robbing his own people,” the “No Vaseline” rapper shot back, “I didn’t rob no f**kin’ body. The 1995 Friday movie cost $2.3m to make. Shot it in 20 days. Faizon worked 1 day, maybe 2. All the actors got paid scale to do the movie. They could’ve [simply] said “No,” but they didn’t. So miss me with that s**t….”
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
In a follow-up tweet, the South Central native responded to another user who wrote, “I thought I heard Chris Tucker quit over money.”
Tucker portrayed one of the 1995 film’s main characters. Smokey, a low-level drug dealer who often got high on his own supply, provided some of Friday’s most iconic lines.
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
“We were ready to pay Chris Tucker $10-12m to do Next Friday, but he turned us down for religious reasons,” Ice Cube tweeted back. “He didn’t want to cuss or smoke weed on camera anymore.”
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Stating in an Instagram post that he has “zero regrets,” Love cleared the air by writing about Ice Cube and sharing a selfie with the Are We There Yet? star, “First of all, I not only consider Ice Cube a comrade, but my brother and I’m still a fan. I think he’s one of the dopest niggas to ever touch a mic. I guess it’s a slow news week, so let me say what I got paid is a moot point. It was the price of admission to a game. I have zero regrets.”
Responding to the heartfelt post on Twitter, Ice Cube posted a Black fist and 100 emoji, seemingly letting fans know that everything was all good between the two veteran actors.
— Ice Cube (@icecube) December 30, 2021
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