Richard Pryor

A split of Jennifer Lee Pryor and Mike Epps.

Richard Pryor Widow Claps Back at Mike Epps’ Shocking Claim

Jennifer Lee Pryor called Epps’s accusation “ghetto” and said she “wouldn’t touch his dick with a 10-foot pole.”

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

Mike Epps Reveals Why Richard Pryor’s Widow Killed Biopic

The comedian said Richard Pryor’s widow told him he wasn’t “ready” to play the comedy legend after he didn’t “spank” her “ass.”

Eboni Boykin-Patterson

HOW COULD IT BE

Eddie Murphy Reveals Why Richard Pryor Still Owes Him $100K

“He said, ‘You’ll never do it.’ And then I did it, and he never paid me.’”

Helen Holmes

OUT OF THE BAG

Sherri Shepherd Reveals Barbara Walters-Richard Pryor Affair

Apparently, Shepherd revealed the shocking gossip to Joy Behar years ago—but Behar didn’t keep it so close to the chest.

Laura Bradley

NOT SO FUNNY

Why Do So Many Comedians’ Lives End in Tragedy?

The new Vice docuseries “Dark Side of Comedy” examines the lives of a number of comedians—from Chris Farley to Richard Pryor—who were consumed by the fame monster.

Nick Schager

DARK SIDE OF HOLLYWOOD

He Was Liberace’s Pet—and Witnessed the Wonderland Murders

Scott Thorson talks from prison about serving as the key witness in the Wonderland murders case and the pain he suffered while under the spell of Liberace.

Marlow Stern