Self-professed “pimp” Katt Williams says he’s no “cat burglar!” In a new interview making the rounds on the blogosphere today, the popular stand-up comedian reacts to his arrest this week after allegedly looting a friend’s home of nearly $4,000 in jewelry and rare coins.
“I did not steal when I was homeless, If I did not steal when I was starving, then I certainly will not steal $3,500 worth of jewelry, when I’m wearing $250,000 worth of jewelry…..”
Katt Williams, the pint-sized comedian known for his relaxed hair and potty-mouthed stage presence –was arrested for burglary and criminal trespassing in a suburb 40 miles south of Atlanta early Monday morning, ABC News has learned.
Police pinched Katt trying to break into a home in Newnan, Georgia, a deputy at the Coweta County Jail confirmed Monday.The star of comedy vehicles like Friday After Next and The Pimp Chronicles is being held there and a magistrate is expected to set bond at an arraignment Monday afternoon.
The arrest comes after a string of legal spats for Katt, who was briefly jailed last November after New York City police pulled him over for driving without a license plate discovered three guns. Manhattan prosecutors dropped the weapons charges in July.
Screen Gems has acquired the rights Sheneneh and Wanda, a new comedy for Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence. The duo will play female characters they developed during their stand-up comedy days in the 1990s, Variety reports. You’ll likely remember Sheneneh Jenkins from Martin and Wanda from In Living Color.
The project originated from a parody movie trailer for a film called Skank Robbers, which Foxx and Lawrence made for the 2008 BET Awards. In the skit, the actors cross-dressed to portray two women who make a living robbing banks. The reception was so strong, the duo decided to turn the concept into a real film.
Jamie will write Sheneneh And Wanda and produce alongside Martin. It will be the first time the comic, who have known each other since they started out as stand-up acts, have worked together on a movie.
Chris Rock’s stance on dog-fighting has come back to bite him in the — well, you get the picture. The comedian and documentarian behind the critically-acclaimed side-splitter Good Hair has been dumped from a upcoming biopic based on the life of late comedy icon Richard Pryor after defending convicted dog killer Michael Vick during an appearance on The Jay Leno Show earlier this month, The National Enquirer reports. “What the hell did Michael Vick do, man? A dog, a pit bull ain’t even a real dog. A pit bull, that’s the white stuff. Dogs are white man’s best friend – dogs have never been good to black people,” Chris quipped
Affion Crockett has Russell Simmons down to a T. The former MTV Wild ‘N Out funnyman plays Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons in another yet another side-splitting parody clip.
Emmy-nominated comedian Tracy Morgan writes candidly about how humor helped him survive a turbulent childhood in crack-era New York City in the new memoir I Am The New Black….
Comedian Tracy Morgan’s new book, I Am the New Black, arrives in stores next week…..
On the pages of the sharply witty memoir, the Emmy-winning 30 Rock star and SNL alum tackles tough topics like diabetes, alcoholism, and living through New York City’s devastating 1980s crack era. Read the rest of this entry »
Rap star Eminem will make his long-awaited return to the stage with a live performance at this year’s MTV Movie Awards the network confirmed on Monday.
The 18th Annual MTV Movie Awards, hosted by SNL’s Andy Samberg, will air on Sunday, May 31 at 9 p.m. on MTV.
Eminem is scheduled to release his new LP, Relapse, the first of two albums coming to fans in 2009, on May 19.
