Comedian Tracy Morgan Reportedly Received A $90 Million (£56.3 Million) Settlement In A Lawsuit Stemming From His Involvement In A Fatal Car Crash Last Summer (14).
The former 30 Rock star's close pal, fellow comedian James 'Jimmy MACk' MCNair, was killed on 7 June, 2014, when a truck driven by Wal-Mart employee Kevin Roper collided with a limousine carrying the two comics and friends in New Jersey. The accident left Morgan and two other passengers seriously injured.
Morgan, who is still in recovery, launched a federal negligence lawsuit against Wal-Mart executives last year (14), but the case was dismissed in May (15) after the two parties managed to reach a confidential settlement.
The terms of the deal had so far been kept private, but Morgan's friend, fellow funnyman Damon Wayans, claims the star walked away with a cheque for $90 million.
Wayans made the admission during a New York radio interview this week (beg31Aug15), as he commented on the hurdles Morgan will have to face before returning to comedy.
Wayans said, "Tracy Morgan right now got $90 million, so when he gets on stage, people got 90 million things on their minds besides his comedy. And so it becomes hard when people put money before you..."
Morgan, who was recently able to walk down the aisle unaided to wed his fiancee Megan Wollover, has yet to respond to the claims.
Driver Roper, who was not named as a defendant in Morgan's lawsuit, faces criminal charges over the collision. He has pleaded not guilty to one criminal count of death by auto and four counts of assault by auto.
Comedian MCNair's relatives previously accepted a $10 million (£6.3 million) payment from Wal-Mart bosses to settle their wrongful death suit.
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