Comedian Marlon Wayans is fighting for his right to use the N-word.
The actor has filed legal documents defending an old Instagram post where he called Pierre Daniel, an extra from his film Haunted House 2, “a n****” and “a Cleveland lookalike,” (referring to Cleveland from The Family Guy).
TMZ obtained legal documents where Wayans cites his use of the controversial word as a term of endearment, explaining how he grew up in New York City projects, where black men and women frequently used the N-word as a term of camaraderie.
Wayans further defended his use of the N-word, saying that he doesn’t restrict use of the word to his black friends, bragging that he calls his Haunted House 2 co-star Jaime Pressly the N-word too.
Pressly filed her own declaration saying, “Mr. Wayans has addressed me as n**** in the past and frequently uses it as a term of endearment with his friends and family.”
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