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Comedian Katt Williams says he will skip Last Friday if Faizon Love joins the cast. He made the announcement on the Nov. 13 episode of Listen & Laugh, the new podcast from Ice Cube and Mike Epps. By the end of the show, he softened his stance with one condition.
Williams played the fast talking pimp Money Mike in the 2002 film Friday After Next. Love played Big Worm in the original 1995 Friday. Cube has said a part is waiting for Love in the long awaited fourth film.
Why Williams and Love remain at odds
The two comedians have clashed in public for years. Epps said he believed they got along, and Williams quickly made clear that was not the case. He then took aim at Love, mocking his personal life and referring to reports from a recent court case. Love has not publicly responded.
Cube chose to keep his distance from the jabs. He told Love directly, through the camera, that he still has affection for him and that a role in Last Friday is still available. Williams answered that he would leave if Love stayed.
Katt Williams told Mike Epps and Ice Cube how Shaq nearly got BOTH OF THEM KILLED after crashing into him while going way too fast on a jet ski, leaving Katt terrified that Shaq was GONE 😭😭
“I thought Shaq was gone, I was mortified… I was going ‘Lord, why did you save me? I can’t go back without Shaq, he had a game tomorrow’”
— Slime🐍 (@ItsKingSlime) November 13, 2026
The condition that changed Williams’ mind
Near the end, Williams reversed course. He said he would sign on if actress K.D. Aubert returns, even if Love is cast as well. Aubert played Money Mike’s girlfriend in Friday After Next. Whether Cube can bring her back may decide if Money Mike returns.
Some of the jokes also went past the usual ribbing. Williams made remarks about Love’s weight and skin tone. Colorism has deep roots in the Black community, so jokes that treat darker skin as a punchline land differently than a typical insult. Cube quickly said he does not share those views.
Stories Williams told along the way
Williams also covered lighter ground. He denied an old rumor that he chased Tyler Perry with a broom and joked that Perry is much too tall for that. He then told a jet ski story with his close friend Shaquille O’Neal.
According to Williams, O’Neal was moving about 40 mph and tried a sharp turn to throw up a splash. He came in too fast and hit Williams’ jet ski. Williams said he stood about 5 feet 5 inches and weighed 145 pounds then, and he flew roughly 30 feet. When he surfaced, he could not find O’Neal and worried about returning without a star who had a game the next day. Both men were fine. O’Neal later wrote the foreword to Williams’ memoir, Nine Lives, No Wives, and 69 Concubines.
Katt Williams GOES OFF on Faizon Love while talking to Ice Cube and Mike Epps about their BEEF, bringing up how Faizon NEVER paid a dime of his $250K child support debt and told the court he had NO MONEY and a roommate paying his bills, before giving Ice Cube an ULTIMATUM that he WON’T do the next Friday movie if Faizon is in it 😭💀
“Can you imagine Faizon being your baby daddy? That’s terrible. As a child, you have a 75% chance of passing on Black and greasy to a child out the womb. Like, why would you saddle and put obesity on top of that? What are you doing? Wear a condom, sir”
— Killa 🌺 (@KillaKreww) November 14, 2026
A busy week for Williams
The podcast belongs to a packed promotional run for the book. Days earlier, on The Diary of a CEO, the 55 year old spoke about a hard childhood, leaving home at 13 and building his self worth around his faith, which he practices outside organized religion.
In one week, Williams discussed faith and forgiveness on one show and went after an old rival on another. Now the focus turns to whether Cube can reach Aubert before Money Mike walks away for good.
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