Mike Epps responds to fan who accused him of being homophobic

Mike Epps denied claims of homophobia after a fan accused him of being homophobic for refusing to take a picture with him because of his sexuality.

TheGrio Staff

Dec 6, 2016

Mike Epps is vehemently denying claims of homophobia after a fan, Norman Freeman on Instagram, accused him of being homophobic for refusing to take a picture with him because of his sexuality.

According to Freeman, the incident took place at the IMPROV comedy club:

So rude! Ok so Mike epps spent 10 minutes joking with me while I was in the crowd about me being a man, I thought it was so funny, and being that I do comedy as well I took no offense to it, Until the end of the show I went to take a picture with him and he denied me because of my sexuality! Really??? So I then approached him and called him out on it! And it got CRAZY!! The violent part is cut out! ….he’s a homophobe SMH you should have seen how he looked at me ! I was a big FAN but trust me I’ll be bigger than you before you know it!! I had to sneak in another girls picture!! @tmz_tv @theshaderoom #improv #mikeepps

So rude❗️Ok so Mike epps spent 10 minutes joking with me while I was in the crowd about me being a man, I thought it was so funny, and being that I do comedy as well I took no offense to it, Until the end of the show I went to take a picture with him and he denied me because of my sexuality! Really??? So I then approached him and called him out on it! And it got CRAZY!! The violent part is cut out! ….he’s a homophobe SMH you should have seen how he looked at me ! I was a big FAN but trust me I’ll be bigger than you before you know it!! I had to sneak in another girls picture!! @tmz_tv @theshaderoom #improv #mikeepps

A video posted by Norman Freeman (@normanfreeman) on Dec 4, 2016 at 9:59pm PST

Epps has since responded, writing, “I have one thing to say I have been in the biz for 20 plus years and I have never been a homophobic guy I provide comedy for white black hispanic gay lesbian everybody sorry.”

Freeman, who is self-described comedian, maintains that Epps denied the photo solely based on his sexual orientation, clapping back at fans who accused him of being “ratchet” and trying to get publicity.