You couldn’t waterboard this kind of admission out of me…
And “I don’t pay for lawyers” is such a weak excuse. Rock could’ve agreed to pay the retainer. He just didn’t care enough to figure it out.
Another reason why Black celebrities can’t save you, and too often, it’s a personal choice that they’re making. Act accordingly.
“When you’re Black, White people believe every accusation is a conviction.”
Chris Rock reveals it still f*cks with him to this day that he didn’t pay for a lawyer to help his best friend’s brother, Roger Logan, who was later exonerated after spending nearly 17 years in prison for a murder he was wrongfully convicted of, as Chris Rock expresses regret, saying he had the means to help him but didn’t.
Also, Chris Rock reveals that his best friend used to plead with him to pay for a lawyer to help Roger Logan, as Chris Rock explains that he never did because he had a “no-lawyer thing” since paying for lawyers was so open-ended, revealing that he was always willing to pay for a mortgage, education or anything else, but he stayed away from lawyers because the cost was so open-ended.
(🎥The Interview Podcast/The New York Times/Youtube)