‘He was upset with Steve’: Ed Lover confirms Bernie Mac told him Steve Harvey tried to undercut him to steal his role in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’

James Roberts, also generally known as former DJ Ed Lover, claims that the late Bernie Mac once told him that comedian Steve Harvey tried to steal his role in a movie.

Lover participated in an interview with “The Culture Club Uncensored” on April 2, and the DJ said that despite Mac’s success in Hollywood with “The Bernie Mac Show” and flicks like “Soul Men” and “Charlie’s Angeles,” the comedian never didn’t change.

He also confirmed what Mac told him about Harvey regarding his role in Ocean’s Eleven.

“My Boy… After Kings of Comedy, Bernie Never Changed” he said Lover. “Bernie didn’t let Hollywood or success or anything get to his head. He was always Mac Man.”

The 61-year-old added that Mac once told him that Harvey was in favor of his role in the 2001 film “Ocean’s Eleven,” after “Mr. The 3000 actor has already been forged. The film also starred actors Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Matt Damon, and Harvey reportedly offered to play the role of Mac for less money.

“I can only tell you what Bernie told me,” he continued. And he was upset with Steve because he said that Steve was trying to get him faraway from Ocean’s – the Ocean’s movie that he was in… and he was trying to audition for his role once he was hired. And, uh, Bernie never lied to me. That’s all I’ll say. He was my friend. I loved him.”

Harvey appeared with Mac, Cedric The Entertainer and DL Hughley on “The Original Kings of Comedy” – he said that Harvey and Mac reportedly didn’t get along through the tour.

In an interview with GQ magazine, Mac accused Harvey of trying to steal his role in “Ocean’s Eleven” by telling producers he would make the film for less money. He also accused Harvey of being jealous of his fame, but Harvey denied the accusations.

Cedric The entertainer talked concerning the two comedians’ dispute during considered one of his performances appearance on “Club Shay Shay” in 2022. The Neighborhood actor revealed that although he “made a lot of money” on the tour while also having fun, the stress between Mac and Harvey was considered one of the explanations he didn’t want to do the second leg of the tour.

“They are both alpha males. They both… just saw it differently,” he said. “But they finally got through it.”

During the interview, Lover also mentioned his friendship with Dr. Dre and shared a story about how Mike Tyson once left his Bentley with him for per week after a drunken night on the club.

‘He was upset with Steve’: Ed Lover confirms Bernie Mac told him Steve Harvey tried to undercut him to steal his role in ‘Ocean’s Eleven’