Steve Harvey fans had quite a controversial weekend.
Harvey is apologizing to his fellow comedian colleagues over a now-deleted tweet of his that sparked a debate about unfunny comedians online.
Per Complex, the Family Feud host kicked off a Twitter (now called X) firestorm last week when he posed the question: “a comedian you don’t find funny at all?” to his over 6 million followers. Though the tweet got people reacting (due to inherent negativity laced within in), many people were taken aback and confused at the fact that a comedy legend like Steve would engage in divisive conversation since he comes across overwhelmingly positive and supportive on his social media pages.
Well, over the weekend, the irritated Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man author addressed the tweet, explaining in a video that a staffer was to blame for the it—not him.
“Somebody works for me on my Twitter put a statement out that was totally negative. I gotta take responsibility for it ’cause they work for me,” he began. “But the engagement was talking about ‘name a comedian you don’t think is funny.’ Why would I do something like that? That don’t even make no damn sense.”
“Before I get started, just let me say, I’m fine,” the game show host noted. “Marjorie’s fine.”
“I don’t know what y’all doing, but find something else to do, ’cause we fine. Lord have mercy, man,” Steve added. “I sure wish I could cuss though. Sometimes you just wanna respond, but I ain’t got no time for rumors and gossip, man. God’s been good to me, I’m still shining.”
The cheating allegations first surfaced when the YouTuber Keem shared a post claiming Marjorie had extramarital relations with Harvey’s security guard and the couple’s chef.
“Steve Harvey’s wife cheated on him with the bodyguard & the personal chef,” he wrote in a since-deleted post on X, previously known as Twitter. The YouTube star also shared a video of a speech Harvey previously made about his wife. Marjorie has also touched on the allegations. She shared a post on Instagram that read “How To Handle Being Lied About.” The post also featured a Bible verse about not retaliating.
“My husband and I don’t usually stop to address all the foolishness and lies that have been spread about us,” she wrote. “However to whom much is given much is required. I understand that with my platform comes some sort of responsibility to those that may not be as strong as we are. Read and share this with your love ones that may not know how to properly cope. God Bless all of you.”
Harvey and Marjorie married in 2007. The couple has a blended family of seven, Brandi, Karli, Broderick, Wynton, Morgan, Jason and Lori Harvey.
