After Howard Stern made jokes about Johnson's HIV diagnosis during Johnson's brief tenure as a late-night talk show host, Magic Johnson claims he wanted to beat him.After retiring for the second time from the Los Angeles Lakers in 1996, the Hall of Famer embarked on a career in entertainment with "The Magic Hour."
"The Magic Hour," which premiered in 1998, was canceled after three months due to low ratings and criticism from critics, including Stern.
Every day, all the top sports news you need to know, from NFL plays to college sports scores.
Stern was invited to appear on the show as a guest by the show's producers. It didn't go as planned.
"I wanted to say something and smack him at the same time — on television so many times," Johnson told Variety, adding that he hasn't spoken to Stern since that day. "When they booked him, I was furious." However, there isn't anything you can do. This is what occurs when individuals are looking for ratings.""It is what it is, and that is all there is to it." That was extremely beneficial to me. I'll never put myself, HIV and AIDS, or my race in that situation again."From the beginning, the interview with Stern was a disaster.
Johnson stated, "Let's get straight to it." "What's the deal with all the discussion about me, man?"
Stern then went on to explain his criticism before declaring himself to be the "Blackest Black man you'll ever meet."
"Trust me," Stern continued, "I'm Blacker than you are." "And I'll tell you right now, when I lived in Roosevelt, Long Island, a Black slum, everyone talked like this,"
The subject of Johnson and HIV was rapidly brought up.
Stern remarked, "You had the life I wanted." "Is it true that these ladies were all white? Women of color? So, what are our options? Which option was your favorite? You'd have sex with just about anyone, right? "At the very least, getting AIDS was a lot of fun."
Stern was corrected by Johnson, who stated that he had HIV rather than AIDS.
"They Call Me Magic," a new docuseries on Johnson's life and playing career, will launch on Apple+ on April 22.
[zombify_post]
0 Comments