Mike Epps Claims Richard Pryor's Widow Killed Biopic When He Refused To Sleep With Her

Mike Epps is still feeling some sorta way about the Richard Pryor biopic that didn't happen and 10 years after he got the dream role he's blaming Richard's widow for shutting it down. Mike revealed the backstory to Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on their "All the Smoke" podcast claiming things went south with Jennifer Lee Pryor because he refused to render certain services for her. Mike claims Jennifer wanted a little quid pro quo and when he refused to sleep with her, she yanked the role from him. Mike claims he and Jennifer clashed harder at Richard's funeral in 2005, which he says doubled as a comedic even he talked about walking up to Jennifer to insist he was the man for the biopic role, because his legacy has outlived Richard's Lee Daniel's was originally on board to direct the RP film in 2014 but jumped ship 2 years later, leaving Mike to portray Pryor in minor capacities as he did in HBO's short-lived "Winning Time" series potentially the last time he'll get to impersonate his idol. 

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