Martin Lawrence is shutting down fan considerations about his well being, telling everyone to “cease the rumors.”
The 59-year-old actor and comic frightened followers after he appeared to slur his phrases whereas talking at a latest press junket for his new film, Dangerous Boys: Trip or Die, with Will Smith.
Fan fear elevated when he later confirmed up on the movie’s Los Angeles premiere, with some commenting that he seemed unsteady as he held onto Smith for help.
Throughout a Tuesday interview on Scorching 97’s Ebro within the Morning radio present, Lawrence was requested about his well being.
“Now Martin, everyone’s speaking [about] you on the balcony waving at individuals, [you’re] wanting round, the place you’re wanting round? Have been you wanting round like, ‘Yo, that is huge?’” host Ebro Darden requested. “As a result of individuals took it like there was one thing fallacious together with your well being.”
Responding solely to the primary a part of the query, the What’s Taking place Now!! alum stated: “I used to be like, oh, that is rock live performance stuff. What the hell is occurring? I used to be like, for a film?”
When requested for a second time about ongoing speculations surrounding his well being, Lawrence lastly assured: “I’m high-quality. I’m in God’s fingers. I’m blessed, you recognize? I’m glad to be waking up day by day. I’m all good. No want for individuals to be involved.”
He doubled down on the finish of the interview, saying: “I’m wholesome as hell. Cease the rumors!”
Lawrence has confronted a couple of well being scares up to now. In 1996, he was hospitalized after he ran screaming into an LA intersection. His publicist informed the Los Angeles Occasions on the time that he had been affected by “a case of full exhaustion and dehydration.”
Then, in 1999, he was put right into a three-day coma after he collapsed whereas on a run resulting from extreme warmth exhaustion.
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Lawrence at the moment stars alongside Smith within the fourth film of their common action-comedy movie collection.
Dangerous Boys: Trip or Die sees the pair reteam as Miami cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence), who embark on a harmful journey to clear the identify of their police captain after he will get linked to the drug cartel.
“Will Smith and Martin Lawrence age gracefully in huge, loud sequel,” The Impartial’s Clarisse Loughrey praised in her three-star evaluate, including that the “fourth entry within the franchise is extra nihilistic, maximalist enjoyable.”
Dangerous Boy: Trip or Die is out in theaters now.
