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Leslie Jones Reveals Being ‘In Love’ with Suge Knight

Leslie Jones Says Katt Williams and Kevin Hart Needs to Keep her Name out Their Mouths

Leslie Jones apparently had a love connection to Suge Knight.

There are a number of untold stories in Hip-Hop that often come to light after time has longed past. This instance is no different. Comedian Leslie Jones recently stopped by DJ Whoo Kid’s, Whoo Army Live show on Sirius XM. During their conversation, Leslie Jones revealed her infectious attraction to Death Row Records founder, Suge Knight. According to Jones, the two went to Lynwood high school together in Los Angeles.

“First of all I was in love with him because he looked like one of The Debarges,” said Leslie. “He had that long a** jerry curl.

While Jones reveals that the two never crossed paths romantically, he was always “nice” to her.

“One day he came in there, smiled and winked at me and I thought I was gonna have a motherf**king conniption,” she said.

Despite her fatal attraction to Suge, Leslie still referred to Knight as “the same big a** bully.”

In addition to Suge Knight, Jones tells another hilarious of smoking with Snoop Dogg and Don “Magic” Juan.

“They passing the blunts and I’m hitting the blunts Don Juan takes the blunt and hits it in his nose,” says Leslie as Whoo Kids laughs hysterically.

Amongst her stories, Leslie is proud of her fellow LA natives’ progression, especially Snoop Dogg’s.

Check out the entire interview below.

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Leslie Jones Reveals Hosting an Awards Show May Saved Her From Getting COVID

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This past weekend the MTV Movie and TV Awards happened and it was hosted by the always hilarious Leslie Jones.

Speaking with Variety, Jones revealed hosting the show may have saved her from getting COVID as she had to receive a COVID vaccination.

“When it first came out I was like, ‘I’m not taking that shit,’” Jones said. “They’re just going to come up with a potion and we’re supposed to take that shit?…I was like, ‘I’m going to wait until the last batch and then maybe somebody could talk me into it.”

The assessment of the vaccine was one commonly stated across the world but she stated a family friend who is a biologist asked her to get vaccinated right before the decision was hammered home by hosting for MTV and the desire to stay safe.

“I was like, ‘I gotta be safe so let me just go bite the bullet.”

You can read the full story here.

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Leslie Jones Tapped To Host The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

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Emmy-nominated Leslie Jones will host the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday, May 16, according to an announcement released by the network this week. The show will air live from Los Angeles, a promising change from last year’s virtual special due to the pandemic.  

No stranger to hosting duties, the former Saturday Night Live alum previously emceed the BET Awards in 2017 and currently serves as host and executive producer of ABC’s Supermarket Sweep

Following the award ceremony, MTV will debut Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted on Monday, May 17, “a first-of-its-kind celebration” about reality television that’s expected to bring “jaw-dropping, no-rules, drama-filled moments from our favorite reality shows,” per the press release. 

Earlier this month, MTV announced its roster of nominees featuring some of the most popular movies and television shows released during the pandemic. Marvel’s Disney Plus series WandaVision is the top runner in five categories, including Teyonah Parris, who’s up for best hero for her performance as Monica Rambeau.

Daniel Kaluuya, who recently took home an Oscar for his role in Judas and the Black Messiah, is up for best performance, as is the late Chadwick Boseman for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Zendaya for Malcolm & Marie in the same category. 

Jones also earned her first MTV Movie & TV award for “Best Comedic Performance” for her role in Coming 2 America, the cult classic sequel starring Eddie Murphy currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Fans have until April 30 to vote for their favorite television show or movie in 25 gender-neutral categories at vote.mtv.com

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Leslie Jones Leaves ‘SNL’ To Pursue Other Creative Opportunities

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Leslie Jones has been one of the standout cast members of Saturday Night Live and now her time with the long-running sketch series is done. Jones is leaving to pursue a number of new creative opportunities, including an upcoming Netflix standup special.

Page Six reports:

The comic, 51, recently scored a role in Eddie Murphy’s “Coming To America” sequel as well as her own Netflix special.

A source told us: “Leslie has chosen to depart as she has several upcoming projects in the works — and she thought it was the right time to go.”

Meanwhile, after months of speculation, Kate McKinnon will return, we’re told.

Jones is currently on screen in “Angry Birds 2” and will film her Netflix stand-up comedy special in Washington, DC, on Sept. 10 at the Warner Theatre.

Jones joined the cast originally as a member of the show’s writing staff and was asked to join the full-time ranks in 2014.

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Leslie Jones To Headline Netflix Stand-Up Comedy Special

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For the past five years, Leslie Jones has emerged as one of Saturday Night Live‘s most valued cast members, and her work in film has also garnered her well-deserved praise. Jones is now set to headline a stand-up comedy special on Netflix, bringing her back to her onstage roots.

Deadline reports:

Jones recently wrapped her fifth season on Saturday Night Live, work which has earned her three Emmy nominations and inclusion on the Time 100 list. She has covered the most recent summer and winter Olympics for NBC and was the host of The 2017 BET Awards. Her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime in 2010. She can next be heard as the voice of brassy, villainess character Zeta in Angry Birds 2, out worldwide on August 16.

Jones announced news of the special via Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday (August 8). The special will air in 2020.

Congratulations to Leslie Jones!

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Leslie Jones Goes In On New Abortion Ban: “You Can’t Control Women!”

The country is up in arms after Georgia, Alabama, Missouri and several other states passed new, extremely restrictive abortion laws. Several celebrities have spoken out again the legislation and over the weekend, we heard got Leslie Jones‘ stance on the issue during Saturday Night Live‘s “Weekend Update” segment.

Opening the scene in a costume resembling those worn by enslaved childbearers in The Handmaid’s Tale, Jones said she doesn’t know how “good of a baby maker she’s going to be.” “My eggs is dusty as hell, but I’ll give it a shot!” she joked.

“This is how it starts. I’m out living my life and I see on the news a bunch of states are trying to ban abortion and tell me what I can and can’t do with my body. Next thing you know, I’m in Starbucks and they won’t take my credit card because I’m a woman — instead of the regular reason, which is I don’t have no money on it,” she envisioned.

“What made me so mad is seeing the 25 Alabama senators who voted for the abortion ban,” she said showing a photo of 25 caucasian men. “All men… this looks like the casting call for a Lipitor commercial. This look like the mugshots of everyone arrested at a massage parlor. And, if any of them had lips, I would tell them to kiss my entire *ss.”

See Jones go off in the clip up top!

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Watch: SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Goes In-In On R. Kelly W/ Savage Opening Skit

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“Saturday Night Live” is heartless when it comes to the comedy. The popular NBC series dug deep into the drama surrounding controversial singer R. Kelly by opening its broadcast with a Leslie Jones and Kenan Thompson-starring parody centered on the allegations leveled against him.

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Leslie Jones Says Katt Williams and Kevin Hart Needs to Keep her Name out Their Mouths

Leslie Jones wants all the smoke.

After Katt Williams came at every hot Black comedian right now, especially Tiffany Haddish, Haddish and Night School co-star, Kevin Hart, did an interview with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club and Hart came to his sister’s defense.

“So when you say Tiffany Haddish doesn’t deserve or isn’t really a comedian, and these other women have worked hard, which they have,” he said. “Shoutouts to Melanie Comarcho, shoutouts to Luenell, shoutouts to Leslie Jones, who are all underneath the umbrella of Katt Williams. Katt Williams, have you ever used your platform to f*****g bring the people that were under you up? You haven’t!”

Kevin Hart decided to throw Leslie into the mix with Katt Williams, and she was not having it. Here’s what she had to say in a Bossip issued statement:

“Real talk both of them n****s need to keep my name out they mouth unless they using it to eat my p***y REAL TALK!! None of these n***as put me on or any woman. While he talking about Katt what did he do to put women on he didn’t help females they wasn’t on is tour F*UCK THAT N***A!! At least Katt put me on his tour. Kevin could have put me on a long time ago but he never respected me or my comedy and I can call his card he know I can. Both Kevin and Katt was the same to women like all these n***as in the game. Sh*tty. And still is. Women have never had it good. At least Katt put women on his tours and shows. How many shows back in the day didn’t have a woman on them. Kevin that mf told me one time I would never make it.”

Leslie continues in her statement that neither of them helped out her career, and that is was actually Chris Rock who gave her a platform.

“So I’m calling cards I ain’t got to lie I made it without either of them. Chris Rock was the one who put me on and Neal Brennan a WHITE comic/writer. Not them!! And I still had to work my f***ing ass off to make it happen!! Shut the f*ck up and do your f****ing job cause this ain’t it […] Keep ny name out your mouth I don’t talk about any of you!!”

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