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Shannon Sharpe reacts to criticism that he didn't ask Katt Williams enough follow-up questions in his viral interview: 'I never said I was a journalist'

Jan 6, 2024, 05:48 IST
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Katt Williams (right) speaking to Shannon Sharpe on "Club Shay Shay."Club Shay Shay/YouTube
  • Shannon Sharpe has responded to criticism about how he interviewed Katt Williams.
  • "Follow up question with what?" Sharpe said in a chat with Chad Johnson.
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Shannon Sharpe is following up with his critics who think he didn't ask enough follow-up questions during his now-viral chat with Katt Williams on his YouTube podcast "Club Shay Shay."

While speaking to former NFL star Chad Johnson on Thursday, Sharpe admitted that the biggest challenge of the interview was to decide whether he should interrupt Williams — who spent the first 30 minutes of the over-two-and-a-half-hour interview going off about everyone from Steve Harvey to Kevin Hart.

He ultimately decided to let Williams say what he wanted to say.

"Follow up question with what?" Sharpe said in response to those who are criticizing him.

Katt Williams performing live onstage in 2023.Johnny Louis / Getty Images

"You decide. You decide who to agree with," Sharpe continued (7:30 mark). "That's not my decision to make. I told you when I first started this. I said I'm going to try to bring you some of the biggest celebs, entertainers, and athletes I can bring, and I'm going to allow them to have a conversation and maybe tell you something or share something with you that they've never said."

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"That was it. I never said I was a journalist," he continued. "I never professed to be a journalist. I'm an entertainer. If you want hard-hitting questions, '60 Minutes' is the platform for you. 'Dateline.' '48 Hours.' Go to Lester Holt."

In the explosive interview, Williams fired shots at Ludacris and several other Black celebrities.

Williams also claimed that there was originally supposed to be a sexual assault scene in his breakout movie, 2002's "Friday After Next," until he got it removed.

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