Marlon Wayans has claimed “evil” Harvey Weinstein fired him from the Scary Movie franchise he co-created after refusing him a pay rise.
While Scary Movie would continue for three more sequels without the Wayans brothers, they would remain in the spoof business with films including A Haunted House and Fifty Shades of Black.
Wayans has now alleged that he was “abruptly fired” from Scary Movie 3 while on holiday, after Weinstein and his brother Bob, who produced the franchise via his studio Miramax Films, declined the terms of a new deal.
Scary Movie, which spoofed teen slasher films including Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer, was a surprise smash in 2000, grossing $278m worldwide on a $19m budget.