Richard Pryor's Daughter Rain: 'Daddy Did NOT Have Relations With Brando'
Richard Pryor's daughter Rain Pryor slams reports of her father sleeping with Marlon Brando, denying Quincy Jones' claims of an affair between the two icons.
Rain is responding to Jones' interview with Vulture where the musician revealed sexual relations between Richard and Brando. It was later confirmed by Richard's wife Jennifer Lee.
Rain Defends Father On Facebook
In an impassioned Facebook post, the daughter of comic legend points out that her late father was extremely open about matters on his private life, not even batting an eye at reports of a relationship that was with a transgender woman back in the 70s and the 80s. She was a fixture and accepted in the Pryor home, Rain explains.
However, stories on her father's sexual relations with the legendary A Streetcar Named Desire actor are untrue, according to the social media post penned by Rain.
"Daddy did NOT have relations with Brando," the comic's daughter states in no uncertain terms. She added that no secret trips existed nor flowers, love letters, or even roles between the two.
The daughter of the comic icon goes on to slam the lies being told about her father.
"Why this sudden need to drag Daddy through the Hollywood mud?" Rain asks in her post. "I find it tasteless and infuriating. At least get the details right, but of course we live in the age of faux news is real unless we disagree for our own agendas, and people need to stay relevant by dishing dirt. As one of his children, I should not have to defend my brilliant and bruised father to anyone."
Quincy Jones And Jennifer Lee Pryor On Richard
Rain's defense was sparked by a now-infamous Jones interview where he spilled the beans on Brando's supposedly insatiable sexual appetite.
"He'd f**k a mailbox," Jones says, revealing that the legendary actor would sleep with anything including famous personalities like Richard Pryor. Other names mentioned were James Baldwin and Marvin Gaye.
It's only one of the many bombs Jones dropped in his no-holds-barred interview, but one that affected the Pryor family — in strikingly different ways.
While Rain denies the story entirely, Richard's widow Jennifer confirms it to TMZ, saying that the late comedian never hid his bisexuality from the people around him. He even reportedly recorded his trysts in his journals, which Jennifer says she would be publishing this year.
"If you did enough cocaine, you'd f**k a radiator and send it flowers in the morning," Jennifer responds candidly when asked about an affair between Richard and Brando.
Rain dismisses the widow's accounts as Jennifer's attempt to legitimize herself and tarnish Richard's name.
