*He got job-shamed ’cause he was working to make ends meet at a Trader Joes in New Jersey, but because of the press from being put on blast, Geoffrey Owens is now gainfully employed in the entertainment business. He’s accepted a job offer from Tyler Perry and will appear on 10-episodes of OWN’s ‘The Have and the Have Nots.’
Geoffrey was shamed by many for the cashier job and Perry reached out via Twitter, saying, “I’m about to start shooting OWN’s number one drama next week! Come join us!!!”
Through sources, TMZ is reporting exactly what we predicted, that Geoffrey will absolutely take Tyler Perry up on his offer. We hear he’s going to appear on Perry’s hit, “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Here’s the best part. Dude will have a recurring role and appear in 10 episodes.
The show — on it’s 6th season — shoots in Atlanta, and we’re told Owens will fly there next week to begin filming.
As for his salary … that’s unclear, but working one job is always better than two.
Wait. It get’s better! Nicki Minaj says she’s donating $25K to the actor.
“Some people are on the internet and seeking attention, and he’s just the antithesis of that,” Minaj explained to Entertainment Tonight of her decision. “So I felt like, ‘Oh my God, could you imagine?’ We all have done jobs like that and I just thought, what if that were me? Or a family member and they were minding their own business, working to feed their family and somebody tried to humiliate them? I don’t like the way that feels.”
Congratulations Geoffrey!
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*By the way, the woman who took Geoffrey Owens‘ photo at Trader Joe’s and shared it online now says she is full of regret.
In an interview with NJ.com, Karma Lawrence,50, apologized to the 57-year-old “Cosby Show” alum after the Daily Mail and Fox News published her photos of him bagging groceries in New Jersey last week.
“I don’t know why I snuck a picture,” said Lawrence. “I figured everybody does it. I don’t know what possessed me. I just did it. I didn’t even think about it. I just kind of did it on impulse and it was a bad impulse.”
“I actually wanted to go up to him and say something, but I thought, you might embarrass him,” she continued. “But then I did something that actually embarrassed him more. I didn’t go with my first instinct, and I should’ve.”
You can find out Karma Lawrence’s actions are affecting her life and what she would tell Geoffrey Owens if she could speak to him. Get it HERE at EURweb.
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