The Highwire with Del Bigtree - ICE CUBE AND TUCKER GO VIRAL OVER VACCINE CHOICE

Episode Date: August 5, 2023

Rapper and actor, Ice Cube, had a revealing conversion recently on Tucker on Twitter, about the backlash he received from Hollywood for turning down a $9 Million paycheck for not taking the COVID-19 vaccine. His honest and eloquent answer to why he stuck to his convictions, has gone viral.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-highwire-with-del-bigtree--3620606/support.

It's amazing. What a difference a year makes. I mean, when we start to look back at some of the things that happened and how the language around all of these conversations about COVID, about pandemics, about vaccines, about lockdowns, it all seems to be shifting. It feels like the world is waking up. And a lot of people that were awake, but weren't admitting it, are now saying, yep, I was always awake. This week, a lot of attention has been brought to Ice Cube. If you remember back in 2021, he was fired off a set. This was a lot of. is what the tweet said. Ice Cube will no longer star in, oh hell no. A perfect title, actually, for this for Sony, after declining a request from producers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He was set to be paid $9 million. Now the headlines are talking about how he's basically bragging. Ice Cube seems pretty proud about losing $9 million

because he wouldn't get vaccinated. Tucker Carlson recently caught up with him and had a very interesting interview. Take a look at this. Why wouldn't you take the Vax? You had a direct order to take it. You were told to take it. Yeah.

I'm not real good with direct orders. But on a whole other note, it wasn't ready. You know, it was six-month, you know, kind of rush job. And I didn't feel safe. But they told you you were safe. I know what they said. I know what they said. And I heard them, I heard them loud and clear.

But it's not their decision. There's no repercussions if they're wrong. But I can get all the repercussions if they're wrong. Was it a tough call for you? No. It wasn't a tough call. You know, I wanted to be an example for my kids. You know, really make sure they ain't going to take it either.

Show them that, you know, I want to stand on my convictions and that I was willing, you know, to lose $9 million and more because we've probably lost more, you know, since then. The idea is that people who stand on their convictions are heroes. They're brave. They have principles. You know, they're the people we look to for inspiration. But in this case, with this decision and these principles, you were not hailed as a hero.

No. You were attacked. Why won't you get the vaccine, man? Hey, look, man, I'd just rather be myself than take that vaccine like you other three billion bozos. I never told anyone not to get vaccinated publicly. That was never my message to the world. I didn't even want people to know whether I got vaccinated or not. Do you know anyone who was injured by the vaccine?

I do. And they suffer every day. And it's hard to watch. Sometimes you gotta let people know what's going on. So you can actually move the needle. Choose to be vocal. If it's true, why can't I say it? Well, you can't say it because it is true.

There it is. Now that's the problem with the world today. Thinking something is not a crime. Saying it is not a crime. You know what I mean? So I just tell what's real. You know, if the truth hurts, say, ouch. Well, there it is. Speaking truth of power, as he has most of his career and really coming out now.

Apparently, he's even gotten some trouble with his new basketball league. And he's speaking out about Ice Cube goes off on the NBA, mainstream media and gatekeepers for trying to sabotage his brand, the big three, because he isn't a part of their club. I'm going on an F, the gatekeepers podcast tour to get the message out to the people. Hey, you know, maybe we'll get lucky. Ice Cube, won't you drop in studio here on that tour? and we'd love to have a conversation because we've been calling you a hero all the way through.