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Ice Cube continues to fight Warner Bros. over the rights to the iconic Friday film franchise. Over the weekend, TMZ caught up with the hip-hop legend while he was visiting Dash Radio in Los Angeles. During their chat, Cube was asked to shed light on the situation concerning Warner Bros.’ control over the Friday rights. The […]
Ice Cube is here to shut down any rumors of a Friday reboot before they can even get off the ground. The rap legend seemingly fell for an unsubstantiated report that a Friday reboot starring Druski and Vince Staples was in the works. “This is blasphemy,” Cube quote-tweeted. The original user later retweeted one of their older tweets that […]
Since the 2002 release of Friday After Next, much has been speculated on regarding a potential fourth entry in the Friday franchise. And while Chris Tucker only appeared in the 1995 original, which is widely regarded as a cult classic, fans have continued to wonder if the celebrated actor and comedian will ever again take […]
Anthony “A.J.” Johnson, best known for his roles in Friday and House Party, has died. He was 55. According to TMZ, Johnson’s nephew found the actor unresponsive inside a Los Angeles store earlier this month. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His cause of death has not yet been released. Johnson’s rep, LyNea Bell, confirmed his […]
Ice Cube and Warner Bros. are pointing fingers at each other. According to the Wall Street Journal, the actor/rapper is in a heated battle with the studio over the beloved Friday franchise. The parties reportedly agreed to make a fourth installment, titled Last Friday, back in 2012, with Cube was set to be paid a total of $11 million for his on- […]
An autopsy performed on Tommy “Tiny” Lister found that the actor best known for his role as Deebo in the Friday franchise died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, TMZ reports. The L.A. County Medical Examiner said Lister also tested positive for COVID-19, but concluded that heart disease was the cause of death. Lister’s manager Cindy Cowan said in December that he tested positive four months […]
Ice Cube has long encouraged his fans to smoke some weed, but now folks can smoke his weed. This week, the Compton rapper launched his own cannabis line called Fryday Kush, inspired by his iconic movie Friday. “Fryday Kush is made with that good stuff,” he wrote on Friday, announcing the launch of his marijuana brand via Instagram. Ice Cube […]
TMZ has discovered that, prior to his death, Tommy Lister apparently paid homage to his character in the 1995 cult classic Friday by legally changing his middle name to “Debo.” Born Thomas Duane Lister Jr., the former actor and wrestler appears in his death certificate as Tommy Debo Lister. Despite being known as “Tiny” throughout his career, his […]
Tommy “Tiny” Lister, best known for his role in the Friday franchise, has reportedly died at the age of 62. Sources tell TMZ the actor was found unconscious Thursday in his Los Angeles area apartment. He was declared dead at the scene, and officials have yet to determine a cause of death. This story is being updated. Source […]
Actor and comedian John Witherspoon has passed away at the age of 77, Deadline reports. “It is with deepest sorrow that we can confirm our beloved husband and father, John Witherspoon, one of the hardest working men in show business, died today at his home in Sherman Oaks at the age of 77,” Witherspoon’s family […]
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