Brandon T. Jackson: My Profession Declined After I Put On A Gown

Brandon T. Jackson has been working steadily in Hollywood for years, however the actor claims his profession took a nosedive following his look within the 2011 movie Large Mommas: Like Father, Like Son.

Throughout a latest interview with Comedy Hype, Jackson claimed that the “detrimental” turning level got here on account of him dressing as a lady within the movie, through which he starred in alongside Martin Lawrence.

“All the things went incorrect after I placed on that gown,” he mentioned. “It was a detrimental altering level, to be trustworthy… My private life was in shambles at the moment. It was horrible.”

He additionally boldly admits that he didn’t discover the movie to be excellent to start with.

“To start with, no offense, the film wasn’t that good, to me,” he mentioned. “It wasn’t a prolific movie. I sound so imply, like, ‘You have to be grateful for it,’ however I am actual. It wasn’t the very best film. It was an entertaining movie.”

Persevering with with this unapologetic tone, he added that he “did it purely for the cash and to work with Martin Lawrence.”

Whereas expounding on his regrets of donning the gown afterward within the interview, he mentioned he felt “the entire gown bit was already overdone,” and confused that “you could not pay the ‘woke up Brandon’ a trillion ” to repeat the choice.

Watch the actor preserve it 100, beneath:

Jackson performed Lawrence’s stepson, Trent Pierce, within the movie whereas the comedy legend reprised his function as Malcolm Turner, an FBI agent who goes undercover as an aged lady. The film went on to gross virtually $90 million worldwide. Regardless of its success, Jackson is adamant that he has had nothing however unhealthy luck within the eight years since its launch.

“I consider it was cursed as a result of nothing went proper since then,” he mentioned.