Prince turned down the eccentric role of Ruby Rhod in the film The Fifth Element.During his appearance on The View, Tucker shared the pop icon’s reason for rejecting the role in the 1997 Luc Besson-directed sci-fi film.
The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg mentioned the film was one of her favorites and praised the actor for his performance. Tucker then revealed that Besson had told him that the role was originally for Prince.The American actor and comedian then recalled the moment in which Prince’s security approached him at a club in Los Angeles, claiming that the pop icon wanted to meet the person who got the role.“He said, ‘You played that part in Fifth Element.
I was supposed to play that part,’” Tucker shared. “I said, ‘For real?’ He said, ‘Well, I didn’t like the costumes. I didn’t like those.’ And I looked at him and I said, ‘But you got your butt hanging out your pants!’ He said, ‘But this is my design, my design.’”The role ended up catapulting Tucker to success.
The following year, the actor starred in Rush Hour, alongside Jackie Chan.French designer Jean Paul Gaultier, who created the film’s iconic costumes, also shared his experience with meeting Prince in 2016.
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