SHERRI Shepherd has inserted her two cents on Katt Williams’ contentious comments on fellow comedians.
Sherri recently went on Instagram Live while working out to tackle the remarks Katt made on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast.
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A fan asked Sherri, 56, in the comments of her livestream if she would address the viral Katt, 52, interview on her talk show Sherri.
“I have to see if I want to talk about Katt,” the TV personality honestly replied.
Sherri admitted that she was unsure if she would speak on it because it involved people that she knew.
The actress briefly deflected from the question, pivoting to give Katt some kudos.
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“What I love about Katt is Katt gone speak his truth, [and] Katt don’t care,” Sherri disclosed.
“Katt is Katt. He follows his own rules [and] he does his own thing…”
She added that the beloved comedian has always “been known” as a “truth teller.”
Circling back to the original question, The View alum told her fans that she was still “thinking about” whether or not to address Katt’s controversy.
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OH NO HE DIDN’T!
Katt made headlines after he made shady claims about big-name entertainers, including Kevin Hart, Ricky Smiley, and Steve Harvey, on the Club Shay Shay podcast.
In the January 2024 episode, Katt challenged Rickey’s previous assertion that he was supposed to star as Money Mike, the role Katt played on Friday After Next.
In the film, Rickey starred as Santa Claus.
“This man told you he had Katt Williams’ role. He was going to be Money Mike, and Katt Williams was going to be the Santa Claus,” Williams said.
“We auditioned in Los Angeles. I was audition No. 201. Two-hundred Black comedians auditioned for the role of Money Mike with me. You’re saying all 201 of us was auditioning, and you had already had the role and had already shot the role in four days?”
After his initial experience working with Smiley, Williams shared that he stipulated on his contract that, moving forward, he would only work with Smiley if the role required Smiley to wear a dress.
True enough, in their subsequent film together, First Sunday, Ricky sported a dress.
“Now, what was Rickey Smiley’s next movie? Was it ‘First Sunday’? Did he wear a dress in it? You bet he did. It’s in my contract.” Williams continued.
“That’s where he’s a believable actor. Him and Tyler Perry can’t play a man to save their life. They play good women.”
FAN REACTIONS
Fans were shocked by Katt Williams’ statements, but many offered their support on social media.
One commented: “I like how Shannon allowed him to speak his mind. Outstanding content! Katt spoke with conviction!”
Another said: “So honest, love Katt Williams, speak your truth.”
Others were also impressed that he had no holds barred: “Katt went full on Scorched Earth mode… this one gone ruffle plenty of feathers!!”
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