got more than he bargained for when he sat down with a man who served time for attempted murder during an armed robbery, only to later find out he was accused of murder and arrested for allegedly beheading his childhood friend. The incident dated back to February 2024 when he sat down alongside , a civil rights attorney, to interview , who had spent a quarter of a century behind bars for his crimes. The evening went so well that they all headed out to a comedy club together only to then find out just over a month later of the serious allegation of murder against Johnson, who it was believed had successfully rehabilitated.
"It's so crazy because we went out with him [Johnson] that evening," said. "We brought him to the comedy club, he was hanging out with us in the green room. "And then the news broke [38 days later], and then the comics were all like, 'Hey man what the f*ck.
What the f*ck you doing bringing that guy around?' Well we didn't know." Of course, it hit quite hard. He has made a career advocating for those he believes were unfairly or wrongly convicted and he did seem to genuinely believe that Johnson had turned his life around, going as far as to call him a "miracle".
But whilst tried to offer comfort by saying it wasn't his fault that the accused turned out the way he has, the lawyer revealed he suffered too because of the response of the press and public. "It's really not funny," said to . "I mean, I'm only laughing out of, sort of, nervousness.
I called him a m.