Chris Tucker faces backlash after showing in newly launched pictures of Jeffrey Epstein, threatening his Hollywood comeback plans.

Chris Tucker obtained caught in an enormous scandal after the White House launched 1000’s of Jeffrey Epstein paperwork, together with some exhibiting him posing with the convicted sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Rush Hour star appeared in a number of pictures launched by the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday.

The pictures present Tucker standing with Maxwell and showing in group pictures, however the Justice Department offered no proof of prison habits.

Tucker hasn’t publicly responded to the pictures, however followers are demanding solutions.

“no way they got my boy chris tucker in these damn files,” one consumer stated. “Seeing Chris Tucker in these photos got me worried.”

The doc dump additionally included pictures of different main celebrities who crossed paths with Epstein. Bill Clinton appeared extensively all through the recordsdata, together with photos of him with Maxwell at London’s Winston Churchill War Rooms and stress-free in a scorching tub.

music legends Michael Jackson, Diana Ross and Mick Jagger additionally appeared in varied pictures with Epstein and Clinton. News anchor Walter Cronkite, entrepreneur Richard Branson and Sarah Ferguson had been amongst different notable figures pictured.

The timing couldn’t be worse for Tucker’s profession comeback. He’s been working to revive his Hollywood presence after years away from main movies.

Ice Cube has been pushing for Tucker to return as Smokey in a brand new Friday film, marking his first look within the franchise for the reason that unique 1995 movie.

Even more ironic, President Trump reportedly pressured Paramount Pictures to greenlight Rush Hour 4 with Tucker and Jackie Chan returning.

Multiple studies in November revealed Trump personally lobbied studio executives to revive the action-comedy franchise that made Tucker one in all Hollywood’s highest-paid actors within the late Nineteen Nineties.

But now Trump’s personal administration launched the Epstein recordsdata that might injury Tucker’s bankability. Tucker constructed his profession on family-friendly comedies and motion movies that appealed to mainstream audiences.

The Epstein connection threatens that healthful picture, particularly as studios grow to be extra cautious about actors with controversial associations.

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