Ice Cube says he lost a $9-million movie deal after refusing to get COVID-19 vaccine, according to his former business manager
Mandy Moore tells ‘Good Morning America’ a friend urged her not to talk to Ice Cube in the last few days of his life
The 53-year-old rapper said Friday he had tested positive for coronavirus
It is not clear if ‘We Dem Boyz’ will issue a joint statement
Ice Cube revealed he had tested positive for coronavirus on Friday during an interview with Good Morning America, stating that he had lost a million-dollar movie deal after refusing to get the vaccine. He said the news would be painful, but he was in the position to take care of himself and his family.
Mandy Moore, a close friend and former business manager, told ‘Good Morning America’ she advised Moore not to have a conversation with Ice Cube after he tested positive for coronavirus (Pictured with Ice Cube)
Cube, who grew up in Chicago in the ’80s and got his first exposure to hip-hop through his father, told GMA anchor Robin Roberts he tested positive on Friday
During his interview with Roberts he also opened up about having had health problems earlier in life and the toll that the coronavirus has had on his life.
‘I’ve lost almost everything… I lost a lot of money,’ he said. ‘But it’s nothing compared to what people are going through… I lost almost a million dollars because I said I will not get tested for COVID-19.’
‘I got tested and they said I was positive. I had no reason to be positive for anything,’ he said.
‘I feel like they’re trying to make a case here,’ he said as he asked Roberts if she was surprised. ‘I said “No, I was positive, they are saying I’m positive”.’
The 53-year-old rapper said people are trying to make a case against him. ‘I said “That’s fine I’m not going to apologize”. I mean I did make a mistake… There’s nothing wrong with saying you’re positive, but when you really are positive you should not say you are positive.
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