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American comedian Richard Pryor (1940 – 2005) during a stage show, circa 1977. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images) *Richard Pryor fans are in for a treat as three of his albums — “Live At The Comedy Store, 1973,” is now available on vinyl, and his first two LPs, “Richard Pryor” and “ ‘Craps’ (After Hours)” […]

* Richard Pryor may have had swag, but the comic legend’s wife is not having any association between the term and her late husband on a t-shirt. TMZ reports that Pryor’s widow Jennifer Lee Pryor is suing Fret Shirt for using the funnyman’s image without her permission. According to AV Club, Fret Shirt is known […]

*The son of late-great comedian Richard Pryor is desperately in need of financial help, and he has turned to the public for support.  Eric Harrison, a friend of Pryor Jr., has launched a GoFundMe campaign seeking funds to cover medical and basic living costs for Pryor Jr. A message on the fundraising page reads:  With […]

Well damn, it is TRUE. Richard Pryor‘s widow says so. We’re of course referring to the story that Quincy Jones told about Pryor and Marlon Brando hooking up for a mano-a-mano love session back in the 70s “ was the most charming mother*cker you ever met. He’d f*ck anything. Anything! He’d f*ck a mailbox. James […]

Winner of the 2014 Image Award® for “Outstanding Documentary – Television,”” Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic” *Los Angeles, CA. – Revisit the culture-defining legacy of one of America’s most brilliant minds when Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic arrives on Blu-ray™ and DVD February 3 from Magnolia Home Entertainment. Directed by Primetime Emmy® Award winner Marina […]

‘Mike Epps: Only One Mike’ Netflix Original Comedy Special 2019 *Mike Epps claims he was passed over for the role of late comedian Richard Pryor because he refused to sleep with his widow Jennifer Lee Pryor. “I was gonna play Richard Pryor man, and then his wife—I didn’t screw his wife, his ex-wife and she […]

*Paul Mooney’s sons Daryl and Dwayne Mooney, have come forward to deny allegations that their father sexually violated the son of late comedian Richard Pryor.   Daryl and Dwayne, who are also comedians, spoke to Comedy Hype about the claims from Pryor’s former bodyguard Rashon Kahn. In a recently published video featuring Kahn, he said Richard […]

Rain Pryor * Richard Pryor’s daughter Rain Pryor says flagrant racism affected countless families in their Beverly Hills neighborhood when she was growing up in the early 70s – particularly againt her interracial family. Speaking with “Oprah: Where Are They Now?”, the 47-year-old actress opened up about their experience. “My dad’s Richard Pryor. My mother, […]

*Sherri Shepherd revealed on her talk show this week that her former “View” boss Barbara Walters slept with Richard Pryor. During Wednesday’s episode of the “Sherri” show, Shepherd reunited with her former “View” co-host Joy Behar and recalled when late comedian Paul Mooney spilled the tea about Walters and Pryor. 

*The Weinstein Company’s ready to be greenlit biopic on Richard Pryor is assembling a powerful cast with Oprah Winfrey and Eddie Murphy now officially among those on board for the project. Page Six cites Deadline, which reports that  Winfrey will play Pryor’s grandmother, Marie Carter, who ran a brothel and raised the comedy icon there while […]

* Richard Pryor’s widow, Jennifer Lee Pryor, recently let Bill Cosby have it during a new episode of the Alison Rosen is Your New Best Friend podcast. “Richard was dirty on the outside, but he was a good person. He was clean on the inside,” Lee Pryor said. “Bill hated Richard because he ‘worked dirty’. […]

 * Richard Pryor‘s son is backing up his late father’s ex-bodyguard’s claim that Paul Mooney molested him when the was a teenager.  As we previously reported, according to Rashon Kahn, the now-deceased funnyman put a $1 million bounty on the head of Mooney when he discovered the fellow comedian and supposed friend had sex […]

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*Understandably Richard Pryor‘s daughter, Rain Pryor, is not at all thrilled about the fact that Quincy Jones – in his controversial interview with Vulture – revealed that her father had a sexual relationship with actor Marlon Brando. And yes, she’s super pissed at her father’s widow, Jennifer Lee-Pryor, for backing up what Jones said. But […]

*Paul Mooney is retreating from public amid the bombshell allegation that the molested Richard Pryor’s son when he was a teenager. According to TMZ, the owner of the Atlanta Comedy Theater has offered full refunds to those who were expecting to attend the show last night. He also gave away free tickets for future shows. […]