Marlon Wayans recently opened up about his haunting last encounter with Tupac Shakur on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay podcast. The actor and comedian, known for his decades-long career, reflected on a chilling moment in Las Vegas that occurred just minutes before Tupac was fatally shot.
“I saw Tupac in Vegas at The Luxor 20 minutes before he got shot,” Wayans recalled, describing the eerie scene. He noticed Suge Knight and a group of people, feeling immediately unsettled. “I seen Suge and all these cars and thugs and reds. I turned white, I was like… ‘M-m-m-maybe we shouldn’t go over there. Let’s just wave from here.’”
Despite Wayans’ hesitation, his friend and fellow actor Omar Epps insisted they approach Tupac to say hello. Wayans was reluctant, sensing trouble. “Are you sure? It sure looks like a lot of trouble over there,” he remembered asking Epps. Still, they approached Tupac, shared a brief conversation, and parted ways.
As Wayans and his friends left the scene in a cab, he vividly remembered Tupac’s expression. “He was looking at us like, ‘Man, I miss that freedom, I miss that fun,’” Wayans said, reflecting on the late rapper’s demeanor. “He was just in this chaos. There was a part of him that wished that… It was like the innocence. [He wished that] he could just go with the innocence.”
Only 20 minutes later, news broke that Tupac had been shot, leaving Wayans to reflect on their last moments together. The two entertainers shared a history, having worked together on the 1994 film Above The Rim, and Wayans has spoken in the past about their connection and mutual respect.