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New York Post
a day ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Jamie Foxx roasts ‘nasty motherf—er' Sean ‘Diddy' Combs over sex trafficking case: ‘That was our hero'
Jamie Foxx is going after Sean 'Diddy' Combs. The Oscar winner, 57, roasted Combs, 55, as he weighed in on the rapper's ongoing sex-trafficking case at Netflix's All-Star Comedy Night on May 29. 'That Diddy s–t is crazy, huh?' Foxx, 57, said on stage at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. 'I don't know if he's going to jail, but he's a nasty motherf—er.' Advertisement 10 Jamie Foxx at Netflix Is A Joke Presents: FYSEE LA Comedy Night on May 29. Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency / 10 Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jamie Foxx at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards in 2007. WireImage 'S–t! Am I right? Especially for our community,' the comedian continued. '[For] white people, it's cool, but Black people are like, that was our hero. All that goddamn baby oil, boy. Then, the urine.' Advertisement Corinne Foxx, who moderated the event for awards voters ahead of Emmy nomination voting, shot her dad a look that indicated she wanted him to stop talking about Combs. 10 Corinne and Jamie Foxx speak on stage at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. Getty Images for Netflix 10 A sketch of Sean 'Diddy' Combs in court during his trial. REUTERS 10 Jamie Foxx makes fun of Diddy with his daughter by his side. Getty Images for Netflix Advertisement 'Oh, that's right. It's the Emmys. My bad, I'm sorry, so sorry,' said Foxx, before he continued to roast Combs. 'When I watch the trial, all I think of is 'Life.' Martin Lawrence talking to Eddie Murphy, 'Why you so nasty, Ray? 'Cause I'm my nasty motherf–er.' Why you so nasty, Diddy? 'Cause I'm a nasty motherf—er. Take that, take that, take that,'' Foxx told the audience. 'That makes you listen to that differently. What are we taking, because I don't want any of that.' 10 Jamie Foxx at Netflix is a Joke presents FYSEE LA Comedy Night. Getty Images for Netflix 10 Jamie Foxx at a Netflix event in West Hollywood on May 29. Getty Images for Netflix Advertisement 'For the Black people in here, you know how that hurts us, because Diddy was [known for] 'It's All About the Benjamins,' that was our whole culture,' he went on. 'Now it's all about the baby oil.' Combs is accused of using his celebrity status to run a sex-trafficking and racketeering scheme that involved forcing people — including his ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura — into drug-fueled 'freak-off' sex marathons that went on for days. 10 A sketch of Sean 'Diddy' Combs at his sex trafficking trial in New York. REUTERS His trial began on May 12. If convicted, Combs faces life in prison. Foxx spoke about Combs during a recent Hollywood Reporter roundtable, where he addressed the conspiracy that the rapper allegedly orchestrated his 2023 stroke. 10 Sean 'Diddy' Combs and Jamie Foxx during the 11th Annual Rock the Vote Awards – Show and After Party in 2004. FilmMagic 'No, Puffy didn't try to kill me,' Foxx said. 'When they said I was a clone, that made me flip. I'm sitting in the hospital bed, like, 'These bitch-ass motherf–kers are trying to clone me,'' the comic also joked. Advertisement 10 Diddy and Jamie Foxx during VH1 Big in '04. FilmMagic, Inc Foxx — who has said that a brain bleed caused him to have a stroke that landed him in the hospital in April 2023 — similarly addressed the rumors that Combs tried to kill him in his 2024 Netflix stand-up special, 'What Had Happened Was.' 'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying. I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?'' Foxx joked on stage, adding, 'Hell no, I left them parties early.'
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Comedian Kayleigh Jones to perform in Oxfordshire this summer
A musical comedian will speak about her nine-year mission to find her dad when she brings her newest show to Oxfordshire. Kayleigh Jones will bring 'I Fed My Dad to a Pelican' to Goring Village Hall on July 9 at 7.30pm. The show, which was nominated for Best Debut Show at Leicester Comedy Festival, tells the story of how on Christmas morning in 2010, Ms Jones discovered the man she thought was her dad, was in fact not. Kayleigh Jones (Image: Karla Gowlett) Kayleigh Jones (Image: Karla Gowlett) Her debut hour takes the audience on a nine-year quest to track down her real father. Ms Jones said: "I have always enjoyed finding comedy in the darker life experiences. "Laughing at trauma is my go-to coping mechanism, which is lucky, as I seem to be someone who attracts bizarre life events. "Also, I did some research and, so far, it appears I am the only person in the world to have fed their dad to a pelican, so I'm making history here." Kayleigh Jones (Image: Karla Gowlett) Kayleigh Jones (Image: Lynsey Nicol) Ms Jones is a working-class comedy performer with a background in acting and musical theatre. She has performed at The Comedy Store London, the Bloomsbury Theatre, and the Glee Club. 'I Fed My Dad to a Pelican' received high praise from whose reviewer said: "I can honestly say this was the best comedy show I have ever seen and that includes Netflix's stand-up collection."
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Aurora honors late comedian Ken Flores with street dedication
AURORA, Ill. - The City of Aurora honored stand-up comedian Ken Flores, who died suddenly last month at the age of 28, with a street dedication. Flores, who grew up on Aurora's East Side, died suddenly on Jan. 28 of congestive heart failure at the age of 28, according to the city. What we know More than 150 people gathered in Aurora on Saturday to honor Flores with an honorary street sign marking the block of his childhood home on Spicebush Lane and Fifth Avenue. Flores was a 2014 graduate of East Aurora High School and became a familiar face on the Los Angeles stand-up scene. He regularly performed at comedy clubs like Hollywood's Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, The Haha and Hollywood Improv. What they're saying During Saturday's ceremony, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin also formally proclaimed June 10 as Ken Flores Day in Aurora, to highlight the comedian's birthday and "remember his contagious humor and lasting impact," the city said. "This is what Ken would want. He would want us to laugh and have a good time. I know he's in heaving smiling down," said best friend Cristian Arriaga in a statement. What's next The City of Aurora said plans were already underway for a citywide celebration on June 10 to further honor Flores.
Fox News
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
'Coach' star Craig T. Nelson says farm life is key to finding 'American values'
Craig T. Nelson has been a fixture on TV and movie screens since the 1980s, but before that, he was living a simple life in an off-grid cabin in Northern California. "It was a search for meaning. And I had lost it in Hollywood," he told Fox News Digital. In the early 1970s, Nelson tried his hand at stand-up comedy. He was an early member of The Groundlings and even appeared at The Comedy Store. But in 1973, he left that world and, with an inheritance from his mother, decided to purchase land near Mount Shasta in Northern California with no electricity or running water, and began building a cabin there with his young family. "And that was a seven-year journey of absolute struggle, having never built anything before," he said. A friend gave him a book on building log cabins that "showed me a weakness and a character defect that I was carrying, which was a lack of patience. And I have no knowledge of how to do this. And so I had to learn. And you learn with a family. I had two kids at the time. Noah, my youngest son, was born there up in the mountains." He continued, "And eventually it got done. It got done with community, it got done with help from people that you normally wouldn't go to and or ask for help. And I learned, and so I was an apprentice plumber. I was a surveyor. I logged. I was a janitor. I taught school. I mean, I did anything I could to make some money and ended up on food stamps, of course, and had to eventually hitchhike back to Hollywood and try to establish myself as some kind of actor." Nelson's did just that, becoming a household name with films like "Poltergeist" and later his sitcom, "Coach." Taking those kinds of risks that he did in his life and career helped Nelson connect to his character in the new film, "Green and Gold." The 80-year-old stars as Buck, a struggling farmer who's about to lose everything when he makes a bold bet on the Green Bay Packers going all the way to the Super Bowl. As he takes that chance, his granddaughter, played by Madison Lawlor, looks to leave the farm and pursue a musical career. WATCH: 'COACH' STAR CRAIG T. NELSON SAYS TIME ON A FARM IS KEY TO FINDING 'AMERICAN VALUES' Nelson connected with his character through their respective struggles to find success. "The early career is all about that. It's, you know, evading bankers, really, hanging up on the collection people and finding ways of talking to them, which gives you some insight into how vicious that can be," he said with a laugh. "The struggle, I think, is where you can certainly find identification, at least in terms of the various jobs that I had to perform to just get by and make a living while I was trying to become something I had no idea what I was trying to become." "It's the beauty of achieving a dream," he added. "But imagine, I think also, generationally, the families have inherited this beautiful richness and tradition, and there's a lot of myth around that also. But I think trying to keep that going and the kind of pressure that puts on somebody to try and make it work, especially now where they're finding difficult[ies]. I think all of that is so identifiable." Nelson said farming is "in my family's blood for sure," going back to the mid-1800s, and he felt a deep appreciation for farmers through his work on the film, saying their hard work goes into "feeding our country and trying to make a living at it." "The struggle, I think, is where you can certainly find identification." "And the margins that they're living on are so small. And so you identify with the struggle, and the beauty of that is, is that within that there is a humor and there's a reverence and there's a sense of community and… American values, traditional." "Spend a couple of weeks on a farm and, you know, you'll find out quickly where your heart lies," he added. Nelson also feels that "Green and Gold" is a bit of a love letter to America. "We hear so much about what we're losing and what we need to recapture. And it's all there. It really is. It just needs a sounding board," he said. "There needs to be a resonance to it that we hear and listen to. And I think in witnessing the people, the farmers themselves, and shooting the film in Wisconsin and Door County and getting to know them and getting to know their families to a certain degree and what they go through, I think was not only reinvigorating, but it was certainly inspiring." WATCH: CRAIG T. NELSON FELT CONNECTED WITH HIS FARMER CHARACTER IN HIS NEW FILM 'GREEN AND GOLD' The "Incredibles" star also got the chance to live out his dreams as a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan when he sang the national anthem at Lambeau Field on Jan. 5. "I'm such a fan, you know, I really am. And the players, dude, it's unbelievable. I'm over on the sidelines and it's cold… But you don't feel it. It's like the fans are, like, screaming, and they're packed in, and it's like, 'My God, Lambeau Field,'" he said with excitement. By his side through many of his ups, downs and dreams come true has been his wife Doria, whom he married in 1987. Reflecting on their nearly 40-year marriage, Nelson said one of the keys to their success has been, "realizing that I have a friend who has my self-interest at heart. And I have to learn to listen." "Spend a couple of weeks on a farm and, you know, you'll find out quickly where your heart lies." He continued his praise, saying, "See, I'm married to somebody that's so extraordinary that she's bewildering as I keep discovering things about her that are magical. [She has] a sense of wonder about life that just keeps me intrigued. I have a completely different view. I mean, I can be there. I can go with her, and I can tolerate that kind of thing. And I say tolerate, for a while, but then I have to go off on my own and get very despondent and start thinking. And I do that primarily to get away from any kind of reality. But she keeps me focused, and she keeps me in love." Nelson has three children from his first marriage to Robin McCarthy, and has multiple grandchildren and great-grandchildren he does his best to keep up with, or as he put it, "You don't keep up." "You know, because at 80, I'm not moving as quickly, and I'm not as threatening, so I don't have that going for me. Speak softly and carry the big stick? I can barely lift it," he joked. But Nelson said he finds connection with the multiple generations in his family. "It's so intriguing that I'm able to speak to them and to what they're going through and hopefully be heard. If I have some sort of communication skills that will allow me into their sphere for a while," he said, adding that it is difficult to "break through" the phone addiction. "I'm married to somebody that's so extraordinary that she's bewildering as I keep discovering things about her that are magical." "I don't have that because I wasn't raised with it, so I don't quite understand it. However, I do get it," he said, joking that he will "steal their phones" and watch them "go into some kind of decompression and jonesing for their telephone." And then when they complain about not being in communication with friends, he said with a laugh, "Yeah, that's why you're here talking to me!" "Green and Gold" is in theaters Jan. 31.
