Ice Cube says he lost a $9 million acting role because he refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19

• Ice Cube says he lost a $9 million movie role because he wouldn't get vaccinated.
• "I didn't want get the jab. Fuck that jab. Fuck y'all for trying to make me get it," he said.

Ice Cube revealed that he lost a $9 million movie role recently because he refused to get vaccinated.

"I didn't want to get the motherfucking jab," Cube said on the "Million Dollaz Worth of Game" podcast (at the 1:10:55 mark). "I turned down $9 million. I didn't want get the jab. Fuck that jab. Fuck y'all for trying to make me get it. I don't know how Hollywood feels about me right now."

Though Cube didn't reveal what the project was, he's likely referring to the Jack Black comedy "Oh Hell No."

In October 2021, The Hollywood Reporter revealed the "Friday" star exited the project after declining to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

According to the trade, the entire cast was required to get vaccinated before the winter shoot in Hawaii. THR reported that Cube was walking away from a $9 million payday. At the time Cube did not comment on the report.

Later on the podcast, Cube clarified that he didn't turn down the role, he didn't get it because he refused the shot.

"Those motherfuckers didn't give it to me because I wouldn't get the shot. I didn't turn it down," he said. "They just wouldn't give it to me."

"The COVID shot, the jab, I didn't need it," he continued. "I didn't catch that shit at all. Nothing. Fuck them. I didn't need that shit."

During the pandemic, Cube promoted mask-wearing. According to Rolling Stone, he advocated masking on social media, even releasing a line of "Check Yo Self Before You Wreck Yo Self" t-shirts featuring images of the rapper wearing a face mask. Funds for the shirts went to frontline healthcare workers.