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Steve Harvey Apparently Reignites Feud With Katt Williams In Expletive-Laden Tirade Following Comic’s Shocking ‘Club Shay Shay’ Interview
Steve Harvey appears to have slammed Katt Williams months after Williams accused him of stealing jokes and show ideas from other comedians.
The “Family Feud” host had some pretty harsh words for the anonymous goal during a conversation with Stephen A. Smith at Invest Fest 2024 in Atlanta this past weekend.
“Someone asked me recently, when someone was bullying me, online, on a podcast, someone said, ‘Steve, why don’t you respond?’ I said, ‘Because lions don’t turn around when little dogs bark.’ And I don’t,” the TV personality told Smith.
Harvey continued, “When God has you on the path and you’re sure you’re on the path, there’s a verse in the Bible that says, ‘Hold on to the wall. When they throw stones at you, hold on to the wall. When they come for you, hold on to the wall.’”
While the Daytime Emmy winner did indirectly mention Williams on the Invest Fest stage within the clip circulating online, he did use the moment contained in the Georgia World Congress Center to repeatedly insult his unidentified opponent.
“Don’t come down off the wall to address some petty, petty, penny-pinching hater. And you’ll never have a hater who’s better off than you, always know that,” Harvey instructed.
“Don’t come down from the wall to talk to some penny-ante-a–s-boy who has nothing to do,” he added. “You’ve stopped climbing the wall, so come down here to talk to his little punk a–. Don’t do that.”
Harvey also suggested he wanted to handle the criticism head on because he’s human, “the hood,” and was once a “fighter.” The 67-year-old comedian then issued a warning, seemingly making it clear he was talking about Williams.
“I still have my hands. They’re slow, but if you get real close to me, I can still bust your monkey butts. I just don’t have the speed I used to. … I’ll bust your short butts. I’ll blow your perm right through your head,” he warned.
Bad blood between the 2 comedians went viral after a high-profile episode of Shannon Sharpe’s show “Club Shay Shay” podcast in January.
In an interview that broke the Internet, Williams accused Harvey of stealing the thought for the sitcom “The Steve Harvey Show” from fellow comedian Mark Cooper.
Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper aired on ABC from September 1992 to August 1997. The Steve Harvey Show debuted on The WB in August 1996 and led to February 2002.
“The same Steve who went to watch Mark Curry on his sitcom and then stole everything Mark Curry had,” Williams claims. “Now Steve has a sitcom where he’s an executive and wears a suit.”
Williams also said, “You can’t be a movie star. There are 30,000 new scripts in Hollywood every year. None of them were about a black hillbilly who can’t talk very well and looks like Mr. Potato Head. There aren’t any. You have to have range.”
Williams also took credit for Steve Harvey now not doing stand-up comedy. The “Wild ‘n Out” alum took credit for winning Stand-up Championship In 2008, Harvey’s stand-up profession ended.
Four days after the premiere of the “Club Shay Shay” episode with Katt Williams on YouTube, Harvey shared a video clip on X that seemed like a response to Williams. The video was filmed while Harvey was on the set of “Family Feud.”
“All my haters? I don’t have to tell them anything. They have TV. They can turn off their TV seven days a week,” Steve Harvey told the “Family Feud” audience.
He also said, “Someone’s really attacking me right now, I mean, really attacking me, man. I’m just waiting to see what God does.”
Katt Williams also criticized other stars on “Club Shay Shay.” The “Friday After Next” actor slammed Kevin Hart, Cedric The Entertainer, Rickey Smiley, Tyler Perry, Ludacris, Michael Blackson and more.
Invest Fest 2024 took place in Atlanta from August 23 to 25. In addition to Steve Harvey and Stephen A. Smith, event lineup Featuring Shannon Sharpe, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Wyclef Jean, will.i.am, Monica, Lauren London and other entrepreneurs.