There wasn’t something humorous concerning the 2014 accident by which a Walmart truck crashed right into a limo carrying Tracy Morgan and his pals. Comic James McNair was killed within the incident, and Morgan and three others had been severely injured. At first, Morgan puzzled if he was ever “going to be humorous once more,” because of the results of a traumatic mind damage and a number of damaged bones. However time (and an undisclosed however hefty quantity that Walmart paid Morgan in a settlement) heals most wounds. Listed below are 5 instances the comedian dunked on Walmart within the years after his accident…
Blame Sport
Not all the dunks are jokes. Within the rapid aftermath of the accident, Walmart blamed Morgan and his pals for improper use of seatbelts as an alternative of the negligence on their very own driver, who was rushing and allegedly had been awake for 28 straight hours when the automobiles collided. In an e-mail assertion to USA In the present day, Morgan fired again on the retail big: “After I heard what Walmart mentioned in court docket, I felt I needed to communicate out. I can’t imagine Walmart is blaming me for an accident that they induced,” he mentioned. “My pals and I had been doing nothing improper.”
Takin’ It Too Far
In his 2023 Max particular Takin’ It Too Far, Morgan bragged about his settlement riches. “Walmart took care of me. Walmart gave me a grip. They gave me a lot cash I might roll my eyes at white folks. I made these motherfuckers change their complete fleet of vehicles. The skin mirror now says, ‘N***as could seem nearer than it appears.’”
The Maddest Individuals Are Tracy’s Neighbors
Morgan has forgiven the Walmart truck driver, he tells Conan O’Brien, however you recognize who nonetheless hasn’t forgiven Walmart? That’s Morgan’s new white neighbors. If it wasn’t for that settlement, “he wouldn’t be residing subsequent door to me! I bought daughters!”
Morgan instructed O’Brien that he was driving his Lamborghini round his new neighborhood when a younger child requested him how briskly it goes. The comedian says he solely goes 30 miles per hour so all his new neighbors can get an excellent look. “They’ve by no means seen a Black motherfucker in a Lamborghini!”
Model Loyalty
Even when Morgan was in a wheelchair, he instructed Howard Stern, he nonetheless shopped at Walmart. The explanation why? “You continue to can’t beat their costs! However after my settlement, the whole lot went up a penny.”
Morgan’s Subsequent Accident
In his Takin’ It Too Far particular, Morgan expressed his gratitude for the particular truck that hit him again in 2014. “It will get onerous for me thus far ladies now as a result of all of them know I bought cash,” he confessed. “All people know I bought hit by the truck, everyone know that. I thank the Lord it was Walmart, not Walgreens.”
However perhaps he might have executed even higher. Whereas lamenting the results of inflation to Seth Meyers, Morgan shared some recommendation he obtained from his monetary adviser: “He mentioned, ‘You need to wait not less than a yr earlier than you get hit by one other Walmart truck.’ And I listened to him. I’m going for Amazon now. I’m going large.”
