Richard Pryor’s Widow Slams Mike Epps’ Claim She Wanted Him to ‘Screw’ Her For Role

The widow of late comedy legend Richard Pryor, Jennifer Lee Pryor, is clapping back at Mike Epps’ claim that his refusal to sleep with her cost him the role in Pryor’s biopic.

Epps made the claims this week on an episode of the All The Smoke podcast when he said, “I was gonna play Richard Pryor man, and then his wife—I didn’t screw his wife, his ex-wife and she got mad.”

Lee Pryor unequivocally denied those allegations by phone with The Daily Beast on Friday. “That’s just low-rent,” she said as she watched comments in question on YouTube, adding, “You’re just ghetto, Mike.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.