Three days ago, the comedy community was devastated when it was announced that beloved House Party and Friday actor Anthony "AJ" Johnson had passed away.
Tributes from the likes of Friday star Ice Cube and Bow Wow poured in but, according to Johnson's widow Lexi Jones Mason, it was a lot of "fake love."
Explaining that funeral costs alone would be in the range of $15,000, Mason asked for those flaking on their supposed donations to stop it with the lip service. "There's people that's saying that they're gonna give money…we haven't received it," Mason wrote. "Please stop the fake love please stop the fake calls please stop the fake texts. Just for our family…Me the kids and the grandkids, just stop it."
While Mason called out a lot of what she feels is "fake" support, fellow comedian and actor Michael Blackson took it upon himself to generate the funds for Johnson's funeral services.
Posting on Instagram that he would match fan donations, Blackson wrote, "If he’s ever made you laugh let’s all contribute and send him home the right way. I’m not sure what anyone is doing but I’m going to raise my own money for him."