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Clifton Powell Says 'Friday 4' Can Honor John Witherspoon, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister

Published: 12/20/2020
Clifton Powell says 'Friday 4' absolutely needs to get off the ground as an homage to the franchise's late stars John Witherspoon and Tommy "Tiny" Lister. We got Clifton -- who played Pinky in "Next Friday" and "Friday After Next" -- at LAX and talked about the chances of another sequel happening…
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Ice Cube Won't Settle for a John Witherspoon CGI in 'Last Friday'

Published: 12/28/2019
Ice Cube's gone back to the drawing board with the fourth installment of "Friday" ... and he's clearly pissed. The N.W.A. rapper revealed there's been some major beef between him and the film's production studio New Line Cinema ... for dragging its feet on green-lighting "Last Friday." The rub and…
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John Witherspoon's Death Certificate Reveals Coronary Disease, Hypertension

Published: 11/12/2019
John Witherspoon was dealing with several heart-related ailments when he suffered his fatal heart attack ... according to his death certificate. TMZ obtained the document which says the beloved actor was battling coronary artery disease. It also says he had hypertension, although that's not listed…
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John Witherspoon's Celebration of Life Draws Hollywood Giants

Published: 11/05/2019
John Witherspoon was a magnetic figure ... so it's no surprise most of Hollywood showed up to bid him one last goodbye. The late comedian's open-casket celebration of life went down Tuesday in L.A. in front of a huge gathering of friends, family and celebs alike. David Letterman commenced the…
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Pats' Mohamed Sanu Honors John Witherspoon with TD Celebration, Custom Cleats

Published: 11/04/2019
John Witherspoon would've loved this ... New England Patriots star Mohamed Sanu showed love to the late "Friday" star on Sunday -- with custom cleats and a TD celebration inspired by "Pops." As we previously reported, Witherspoon passed away on Oct. 29 at his home in L.A. He was 77. Clearly, he…
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John Witherspoon, Comedian and 'Friday' Star Dead at 77, 'Cardiac Arrest'

Published: 10/30/2019
We just got the dispatch audio from John's death, and the dispatcher requests rescue for an unconscious man, saying he's under cardiac arrest and CPR is in progress. Shortly after, the dispatcher says the man died and cancels the rescue. John Witherspoon, who made his mark in comedy and in films…
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John Witherspoon Rips LeBron James: You'll Still Suck On the Lakers!

Published: 07/02/2018
John Witherspoon doesn't care one bit that LeBron James is heading to the Lakers ... 'cause the actor thinks LBJ "holds the ball too long" -- and the Lakers will still be garbage with him!! We got the "Friday" star out at LAX ... and when we asked about the King's new kingdom -- John went off. "He…
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John Witherspoon Says Starbucks' Anti-Bias Training is BS After Philly Arrests

Published: 04/19/2018
John Witherspoon says Starbucks is serving up a hot cup of bulls*** with their new anti-biased training in the wake of two black men being arrested at one of their shops. We got the actor Thursday at LAX and asked for his take on what happened at a 'Bucks in Philly last week -- namely, the two men…
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Ice Cube Making New 'Friday' Movie, According to John Witherspoon (VIDEO)

Published: 04/21/2017
HUGE NEWS from Ice Cube Friday morning ... courtesy of his co-star and movie dad, John Witherspoon -- there's a new 'Friday' movie coming! John was on the radio in Orlando when he dropped the bombshell news, saying he'd just spoken to Cube, who told him the project got the greenlight from studio…
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'Friday' Star John Witherspoon -- Robin Williams Was A Coke Fiend

Published: 08/23/2014
John Witherspoon has thrown cold water on the homages to Robin Williams ... saying he was a hardcore junkie. Witherspoon -- who played the father in "Friday" -- worked with Robin back in 1977 on the set of "The Richard Pryor Show" ... and tells us not only was Robin an addict, but that he even…
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Ice Cube -- I NEED My Daddy for New 'Friday' Flick

Published: 11/20/2011
Ice Cube knows ... you can't have a "Friday" movie without John Witherspoon to punish the bathrooms. TMZ has learned ... Cube has already reached out to the actor to reprise his role as his burrito-eating, dog-catching father, Willie Jones, in the next "Friday" movie. We spoke to Witherspoon ...…
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Does Wine Help With Regularity?

All John Witherspoon wants after leaving the airport is a glass of wine. All our cameraman wants to know is if the wine helps him stay … regular?
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Hunters In Maine Are Using Pizza As Bait!

We talk to John Witherspoon about hunters in Maine using pizza as bait to hunt bears!
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Clone The Best Band EVER!

We asked John Witherspoon if he had the ability to clone any 3 musical artists to form the most ULTIMATE band, who would he clone?
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Remembering John Witherspoon

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