Cedric the Entertainer attended his first-ever Golden Globe Awards last night, where he was asked about the controversy surrounding Katt Williams’ claims.
In an interview with ET’s Nischelle Turner, Cedric responded to Williams’ allegations that he had stolen one of his jokes. Maintaining his composure, Cedric emphasized the importance of staying true to oneself amidst the noise of online gossip and misinformation.
Cedric acknowledged the prevalence of baseless claims and unfounded rumors that circulate on social media platforms. He expressed his willingness to let such chatter run its course. He said, “It’s an interesting time now,” Cedric told the outlet on the red carpet. “People get on these blogs and they just start spewing off stuff that’s not even factual. I let the fodder just go out there until I’m ready to respond to it. I am who I am. I stand on that for sure.”
As we previously reported, during an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay YouTube show, Williams made several allegations which Cedric previously denied.
Williams said, “He thought that I was just a no-name comedian and that he could take this joke and nobody would know. The issue was that I had already done this particular joke on BET’s ComicView twice. It had done so well on BET’s ComicView that they made it part of the commercial. This is not just a random joke — this is my very best joke, and it’s my last joke, and it’s my closing joke.”
Recalling that moment, Williams continued to explain, “[In] 1998 I’m doing this joke; it’s on ComicView. Cedric comes to The Comedy Store. He watches me in the audience, he comes backstage. He tells me what a great job I did and how much he loves the joke,” he continued. “Two years later, he’s doing that as his last joke on the [Original] Kings of Comedy and he’s doing it verbatim, he’s just changed my car into a spaceship.”
In response to claims that Cedric stole jokes, the 59-year-old said under the comment section of The Neighborhood Talk, “I been over 40 movies, my specials, and brand speaks volumes for I am,” he wrote. “… And all that tough talk! Is corny af I’m a grown ass man. And none of that s**t gonna go like you think. You do you and I got this over here.”
Aside from the drama, Cedric was more focused on attending the Golden Globes which was frost for him. Her time ET, “It feels like the party of Hollywood. We celebrating. I’m gonna walk around and get people tequila shots all night long. That’s gonna be my move.”