Rapper and actor Ice Cube said he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because he felt the science was too experimental – despite the decision costing him a $9 million film role.
Ep. 10 Stay in your lane: our drive through South Central LA with Ice Cube.
(next episode: Ice Cube sits down with us at his studio) pic.twitter.com/cUgCh2xccH
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) July 25, 2023
The 54-year-old was revealed in November to have turned down the comedy Oh Hell No, where he was set to star alongside Jack Black, and on Tuesday night he told Tucker Carlson why – insisting he never set out to become the poster child for the anti-vax movement.
‘I never want to be controlled,’ he said, speaking to Carlson in the back of a car as it drove around the rapper’s native Los Angeles.
Asked by Carlson why he refused to get vaccinated, he said: ‘It wasn’t ready. It was six months, kind of rush job. And I didn’t feel safe.’
‘I don’t believe in politicians. Politicians have hidden agendas. The more money you give them, the more they listen to you,’ said Ice Cube.
‘Politicians only really pay attention to the people who give them money,’ he said.
Ice Cube told Carlson he was initially hopeful about Barack Obama, saying: ‘For the first time, I felt proud that America took that step.’
He added: ‘So that was a moment in time. But then you look around, years go by, and not much changed for people I know, people I care about.
‘It didn’t change with Bush, with Clinton, elder Bush, Reagan, Carter. So at the end of the day, it’s still the same as it was.’
Carlson asked if the election of Obama was symbolic.
‘Yes,’ said the rapper. ‘In a lot of ways, yes.’
