Oh my God. Why did you hear that lie? Cookie refused to do the part unless Lucius was the lead man. They knew each other from a movie back in the day.
I know. They met on I think hustle and flow. From what I read apparently he’s developed a really big ego recently and it’s gotten to the point where they had a big fight and aren’t speaking unless required to. If it’s true it’s kinda sad because she was the reason he got cast.