Jason Lee Speaks On Ray J, The Kardashians, Ricki Lake Episode, & Sliding In NBA Players’ DMs. (Part 1)

**Paul Pierce** (0:00)
Like, has any NBA, current NBA players or NFL players tried to holler at you or you holler at them?

**Jason Lee** (0:06)
I'm not dealing with you, Paul. I'm going to the next question.
Go on to the next question, go. Thank God he didn't give me a pussy, because I'm telling you right now, if I was a woman.

**Azar Farideh** (0:14)
What would you be doing, Jason?

**Jason Lee** (0:15)
Well, I'd have a baby by an athlete from every sport.

**Azar Farideh** (0:20)
You were about to say there is one basketball.

**Jason Lee** (0:22)
Oh, there's one whose DMs I keep sliding in, but he ain't responding.

**Azar Farideh** (0:24)
I'm screaming. You were on Ricki Lake.
And first of all, just so you know, the girls, I'm sure you know, the girls are going crazy.

**Jason Lee** (0:32)
I don't think I've ever had this much pussy thrown at me in my whole life. I get it. I get it. I was a snack. You all grown ass women are salivating over a 19 year old. Like I was 19 So like think about that. I mean, I believe it or not, Jason Lee has entered his soft boy era where I ain't no punk. And if you think I'm pussy, you could try it and see what happens. But I do enjoy peace more than chaos. I got to eat somebody's ass up as soon as I leave here.

**Azar Farideh** (0:57)
Oh my gosh, that is actually insane.

**Jason Lee** (0:59)
them up on their ass. Fuck them up.
I'm not going to do a yes or no. I'm going to just say this. First of all, he's trying it.

**Paul Pierce** (1:22)
This is to taking over the game.
All right, everybody. Welcome to Truth After Dark.

**Azar Farideh** (1:34)
Do you think that men or women are more toxic? Hello, beautiful people. Welcome to another episode of The Truth After Dark. I'm your host, Azar Farideh.

**Paul Pierce** (1:50)
Paul Pierce.

**Azar Farideh** (1:50)
And today we have a very special guest. He's built one of the most influential platforms in entertainment, breaking stories, creating viral moments and giving a voice to conversations the culture can't stop talking about. Whether you love his opinions or you disagree with him, he's never been afraid to say exactly what's on his mind. Welcome, Jason Lee.
Thank you for having me. We're very happy to have you. The BET Awards. First of all, how are you feeling today?

**Jason Lee** (2:18)
I'm good. I'm rested. I rested a little bit yesterday.
BET Award weekend was busy. I told BET I feel like an employee now. Like I did red carpet. I did a media house. But I mean, it was a great week for the culture to get together. So I had a great time.

**Azar Farideh** (2:32)
I love that. Did they do a celebration for the Jason Lee show at the BET Awards?

**Jason Lee** (2:36)
No, they had a toast for their creator studio. And I introduced Orchid, who brought the Jason Lee show over to BET and the CEO, Lewis Carr. But yeah, we haven't had our party yet. We're figuring out when the right time to do it, because we're going to do in New York and we're going to do in LA.
I think we just need to figure out we just need to do it. But we're going to do one soon. You guys should come.

**Azar Farideh** (2:56)
Yeah, definitely. We would love to. We would love to.
What celebs did you love seeing on the red carpet?

**Jason Lee** (3:03)
You know what? It was good running into Queen Latifah. I was actually between the live broadcasts. I was looking at my phone and then when I looked up, she was standing right in front of me and we've known each other for 33 years.

**Azar Farideh** (3:12)
Oh wow.

**Jason Lee** (3:13)
We've been trying to figure out an on camera moment, whether Hollywood unlocked or whatever. It would have been great if they would have cut live to me, but they didn't. But she just came over to wish me a wish me good luck and tell me how proud she was of me. So it was good to run into her, but I had a good moment with Lizzo that's still going viral this morning.
I'm getting used to this whole fame thing because I don't see myself as a celebrity. I'm a public figure. Obviously, you're a celebrity. They know us, but I'm not a celebrity. So watching people write stories that isn't true. I ran into Lizzo on the red carpet where I cracked a joke. I said, oh, you saved my life. Because I was in the club and I had a, what do you call it? I had an anxiety attack. So I called my doctor like, yo, I'm having an anxiety attack in the club. I don't drink, I don't smoke. I literally was just drinking too much Red Bull and I was exhausted. So I was like, yo, bring me an IV in the club. Like, I'm going to get me an IV right now. And I told the joke like, yo, Lizzo saved my life. And nobody told me. They wrote a whole story where they're like 56 year old Jason, I'm like 56, I ain't even 56