Michael Blackson Defends Only Making $800/Day for ‘Next Friday’ Movie
By Mutha
January 4, 2022
- On Wednesday, Ice Cube took to Twitter to defend the pay rate of the actors on the movie Next Friday.
- It started when Faizon Love said he was paid $2500. Ice Cube said he was paid 'scale' for one day of work.
- Michael Blackson has now entered the chat.
- He took to Twitter and wrote, @icecube is not to blame for us getting paid so little it's the film industry's pay scale. I got paid $800 a day when I did Next Friday plus overtime. I made $1200 for my one day's work.
- Thanks to Next Friday I became the biggest African comic.
- Faizon Love returned to social media to thank Ice Cube, DJ Pooh and director F. Gary Gray for allowing him to be a part of the movie.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07: Michael Blackson attends the Black Carpet Premiere of Hidden Empire's new film "The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2" at Regal LA Live: A Barco Innovation Center on June 07, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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