Ice Dice misplaced out on a $9 million mission — all as a result of he refused to do the accountable factor and get the COVID-19 vaccine earlier than filming began.
The 53-year-old rapper shared on the Million Dollaz Price of Recreation podcast on Monday:
“I turned down a film as a result of I didn’t wanna get the motherf**king jab. I turned down $9 million as a result of I didn’t wish to get the jab. F**okay that jab, and f**okay y’all for making an attempt to make me get it. So I don’t how Hollywood really feel about me proper now.”
The anti-vaxxer then clarified that he by no means “turned down” the job however as a substitute “them motherf**kers wouldn’t give it to me as a result of I wouldn’t get the shot.” Whereas Ice Dice doesn’t point out the movie by title, it appeared he was confirming a report that got here out from The Hollywood Reporter in October 2021. He was tapped to star reverse Jack Black within the comedy movie Oh Hell No, which might have been directed by Dangerous Journey’s Kitao Sakurai, however he dropped out of the mission as a result of producers demanded the solid be vaccinated. Significantly?! The factor docs are recommending anyway??
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When the Friday star pulled out of the mission, the publication cited sources claiming manufacturing was delayed whereas they searched for somebody to interchange him. The mission would have been a few man named Sherman (Black) falling in love with the mom of his good friend, Will (Ice Dice). And as you possibly can anticipate, his pal didn’t approve, and chaos/hilarity would ensues. An attention-grabbing thought, however who is aware of if the film will probably be made anytime quickly! Deadline reported on Tuesday there haven’t been any additional developments since Ice Dice exited the mission.
And if you happen to assume the Are We There But? star has had a change of coronary heart about not getting vaccinated since dropping out on hundreds of thousands, you’d be mistaken. On the podcast episode, Ice Dice doubled down on his choice:
“The Covid shot, the jab, I didn’t want it. I didn’t catch that s**t in any respect. Nothing. F**okay ’em. I didn’t want that s**t.”
Ugh. As we’ve stated so many instances earlier than, getting the vaccine will not be solely about defending your self but in addition defending the folks round you. However clearly, Ice Dice doesn’t perceive that idea and refuses to do his half.
Sadly, nonetheless, his feedback don’t shock us in any respect. Regardless of making a T-shirt fundraiser to assist first responders who’ve been on the entrance strains of the pandemic, he tweeted out for docs to “cease mendacity concerning the coronavirus”:
“Docs of the world: Cease mendacity concerning the Coronavirus. The folks wants absolute TRUTH.”
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