{"id":1972,"date":"2018-09-07T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lovepeacenslander.com\/?p=1972"},"modified":"2018-09-07T19:22:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T23:22:09","slug":"minaj-shows-geoffrey-owens-love-in-the-form-of-25k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovepeacenslander.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/07\/minaj-shows-geoffrey-owens-love-in-the-form-of-25k\/","title":{"rendered":"Minaj Shows Geoffrey Owens Love In The Form Of 25K!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"metadata \">\n<div class=\"m-share m-share__rail-top js-share-rail-top  m-share__floating\">\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_3_gig_containerParent\" class=\"js-gigya-sharebar gigya-sharebar\" data-title=\"Nicki Minaj plans on donating $25,000 to 'Cosby Show' actor Geoffrey Owens \" data-subtitle=\"\" data-description=\"The former &quot;Cosby Show&quot; actor has been in the headlines recently for being &quot;job shamed&quot; after photos of him bagging groceries at a Trader Joe's were published.\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnn.it\/2CsqCq3\" data-isshorturl=\"true\" data-twitter-account=\"CNN\" data-image-src=\"\/\/cdn.cnn.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/180907071030-nicki-minaj-geoffrey-owens-split-super-tease.jpg\">\n<div class=\"share-bar-email-container gigya-sharebar-element gig-bar-container gig-share-bar-container\" data-social-media-name=\"email\">\n<div class=\"gig-button-container gig-button-container-count-none gig-button-container-email gig-share-button-container gig-button-container-horizontal\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_5\" class=\"gigya-sharebar-element\">\n<div class=\"gig-bar-container gig-share-bar-container\">\n<div class=\"article-header text-align-center padding-24-bottom\">\n<div class=\"intro article-info\">\n<h1 class=\"headline heading-content margin-8-top margin-16-bottom\">Nicki Minaj &#8216;Personally Wants to Donate&#8217; $25,000 to Cosby Show&#8217;s Geoffrey Owens: He&#8217;s a &#8216;Legend&#8217;<\/h1>\n<div id=\"karma-lazy-sponsorLogo\" class=\"margin-16-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"share center-pseudo\">\n<div class=\"cf clear-fix clearfix\" data-tracking-zone=\"top-menu\">\n<div class=\"component share  \">\n<div class=\"social-container display-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"partial lead-image\">\n<div class=\"image-and-burst\">\n<div class=\"component lazy-image lead-media marquee_large_2x no-upscale rendered image-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/nicki-minaj-geoffrey-owens.jpg?w=1200\" data-alt=\"\" data-title=\"\" data-shop-image=\"false\">\n<div class=\"inner-container js-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/imagesvc.timeincapp.com\/v3\/mm\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeopledotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2018%2F09%2Fnicki-minaj-geoffrey-owens.jpg%3Fw%3D1200&amp;w=800&amp;q=85\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap-container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"credit body-credit padding-8-top padding-8-bottom\">Anthony Harvey\/Getty; Michael Loccisano\/Getty<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author  no-avatar scale-12 padded margin-24-tb clearfix\">\n<div class=\"author-text\" data-tracking-zone=\"author\">\n<div class=\"author-list-item\"><a class=\"bold author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/author\/karen-mizoguchi\/\">KAREN MIZOGUCHI<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"timestamp published-date\">September 06, 2018 10:25 PM<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\" class=\"article content body clearfix railDockSection-1\" data-tracking-zone=\"body\">\n<div class=\"padded\">\n<p>Since the world learned\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/geoffrey-owens-responds-tyler-perry-job-trader-joes\/\">Geoffrey Owens<\/a>\u00a0was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/tyler-perry-offers-geoffrey-owens-job\/\">working at a Trader Joe\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0grocery store between acting gigs, the<em>\u00a0Cosby Show<\/em>\u00a0alum has been inundated with support and even offered a job by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/tyler-perry\/\">Tyler Perry.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And on Thursday,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/nicki-minaj\/\">Nicki Minaj<\/a>\u00a0also offered her support to the actor \u2014 saying she wants to give him $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis man is a whole f\u2014ing legend,\u201d the rapper said during her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mZlUcVlJiE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest episode<\/a>of\u00a0<em>Queen Radio<\/em>\u00a0on Beats 1. \u201cThat man is now getting so many opportunities, I personally want to donate $25,000.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minaj also called out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/geoffrey-owens-trader-joes-photo-apology\/\">Karma Lawrence<\/a>, the woman\u00a0who took\u00a0Owens\u2019\u00a0photo at a Trader Joe\u2019s in New Jersey where he was bagging groceries.<\/p>\n<p>Calling Lawrence a \u201cstupid f\u2014,\u201d the star accused her of \u201ctrying to embarrass this hardworking man,\u201d who played\u00a0Elvin Tibideaux on\u00a0<em>The Cosby Show\u00a0<\/em>from\u00a01985-92.<\/p>\n<div class=\"component inline image margin-16-top margin-24-bottom\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"component lazy-image no-upscale rendered image-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/nicki-minaj2.jpg\" data-alt=\"Nicki Minaj\" data-title=\"Nicki Minaj\" data-shop-image=\"false\" data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"1480\">\n<div class=\"inner-container js-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Nicki Minaj\" src=\"https:\/\/imagesvc.timeincapp.com\/v3\/mm\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeopledotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2018%2F09%2Fnicki-minaj2.jpg&amp;w=1100&amp;q=85\" alt=\"Nicki Minaj\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap-container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"credit body-caption padding-8-top\">Nicki Minaj<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit body-credit padding-8-top padding-8-bottom\">Xavier Collin\/Image Press Agency\/Splash News Online<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/nicki-minaj-explains-why-shes-giving-geoffrey-owens-25000-exclusive-109196\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking to\u00a0<em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>\u00a0later in the day at the Daily Front Row Fashion Awards, Minaj expounded on her thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all have done jobs like that and I just thought, what if that were me? Or a family member and they were minding their own business, working to feed their family and somebody tried to humiliate them? I don\u2019t like the way that feels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cTell him that I\u2019m going to have my team contact him because I hope he doesn\u2019t take it the wrong way. I just want to help him in any way I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"component inline image margin-16-top margin-24-bottom\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"component lazy-image no-upscale rendered image-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/gettyimages-140630216.jpg\" data-alt=\"Bill Cosby and Geoffrey Owens\" data-title=\"Bill Cosby and Geoffrey Owens\" data-shop-image=\"false\" data-width=\"757\" data-height=\"1024\">\n<div class=\"inner-container js-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Bill Cosby and Geoffrey Owens\" src=\"https:\/\/imagesvc.timeincapp.com\/v3\/mm\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeopledotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2018%2F09%2Fgettyimages-140630216.jpg&amp;w=800&amp;q=85\" alt=\"Bill Cosby and Geoffrey Owens\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap-container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"credit body-caption padding-8-top\">Bill Cosby and Geoffrey Owens<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday, Owens\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/cosby-show-geoffrey-owens-reveals-how-felt-job-shamed-trader-joes\/\">told PEOPLE<\/a>\u00a0that his\u00a0first thought following the news of his Trader Joe\u2019s job going public was how his son would feel about it.<\/p>\n<p>Detailing his fear that his 19-year-old child would be humiliated, the father of one recalled, \u201cI texted my son and warned him about the story breaking. I actually apologized to him for embarrassing him, because I knew that he\u2019s in school away from us. I knew his classmates would see it and he\u2019d be humiliated and embarrassed. I apologized to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:\u00a0Geoffrey Owens on Being Shamed for Working at Trader Joe\u2019s: \u2018No One Should Feel Sorry for Me\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"placement-1270\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"component video  \">\n<div class=\"jumpstart-video\">\n<div id=\"jumpstart_video_1\" class=\"video-js vjs-paused vjs-controls-enabled vjs-workinghover vjs-v6 vjs-user-active bc-player-default_default bc-player-default_default-index-0 vjs-ima3-not-playing-yet vjs-vpaid-controls-disabled vjs-ima3-html5 vjs-plugins-ready vjs-errors vjs-ad-controls jumpnext-player--md\" lang=\"en\" role=\"region\" data-player=\"default\" data-account=\"416418724\" data-intializing=\"true\" data-prepared=\"true\" data-jumpstart-player=\"default\" data-jumpstart-account=\"416418724\" data-is-lead=\"false\" data-stickyplay=\"true\" data-viewplay=\"true\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-video-id=\"5830655646001\" data-brand=\"si\" data-controls=\"true\" data-embed=\"default\" aria-label=\"Video Player\" data-plugins=\",ima3,social,comscore,adTaggr,bcSegment,Moat,jumpnext,forceLiveVideoAfterAd,mobileControls,adGate\" data-endscreen-omitted=\"true\" data-pubsubbroadcast-omitted=\"true\" data-360prep-omitted=\"true\" data-jumpnext-on-tap-omitted=\"true\" data-video-session-id=\"ec8082f6-c4b1-4dc4-a0df-f1b5e970ba7e-1536346655105\" data-core-listeners-set=\"true\" data-ready=\"true\" data-switching-videos=\"false\" data-video-started=\"false\" data-playback-started=\"false\" data-buffer-completed=\"false\" data-jumpnext-options=\"{&quot;disabled&quot;:false,&quot;debug&quot;:false,&quot;enableOnDeviceType&quot;:&quot;mobile&quot;,&quot;mobileOptions&quot;:false}\" data-loadedmetadata=\"true\" data-inview-onload=\"false\" data-will-stick=\"false\">\n<div class=\"jumpnext-playlist-container\">\n<div class=\"jumpnext-playlist-controls\">\n<div class=\"jumpnext-playlist-label\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jumpnext-playlist-close\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jumpnext-playlist-video jumpnext-video--1 jumpnext-rec--1\" data-jumpnext-video=\"1\" aria-label=\"jumpnext-flyout\"><span class=\"jumpnext-text\">GEOFFREY OWENS ACCEPTS TYLER PERRY\u2019S TV OFFER AFTER TRADER JOE\u2019S JOB-SHAMING: REPORT<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"jumpnext-playlist-video jumpnext-video--2 jumpnext-rec--2\" data-jumpnext-video=\"2\" aria-label=\"jumpnext-flyout\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Owens, who worked at the grocery store for 15 months, added, \u201cEven before the wave of support rolled in within an hour or two, he sent me a beautiful text back about how proud he was of me. I cried, I just broke down. He felt the opposite of embarrassment. He was so proud that I had taken the job. It was beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/cosby-show-geoffrey-owens-reveals-how-felt-job-shamed-trader-joes\/\">Geoffrey Owens\u00a0Apologized to Son After Being Job Shamed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"component inline image margin-16-top margin-24-bottom\">\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"component lazy-image no-upscale rendered image-loaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/peopledotcom.files.wordpress.com\/2018\/09\/gettyimages-111961194.jpg\" data-alt=\"Geoffrey Owens\" data-title=\"Geoffrey Owens\" data-shop-image=\"false\" data-width=\"705\" data-height=\"1024\">\n<div class=\"inner-container js-inner-container\">\n<div class=\"image-overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Geoffrey Owens\" src=\"https:\/\/imagesvc.timeincapp.com\/v3\/mm\/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpeopledotcom.files.wordpress.com%2F2018%2F09%2Fgettyimages-111961194.jpg&amp;w=800&amp;q=85\" alt=\"Geoffrey Owens\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrap-container clearfix\">\n<div class=\"credit body-caption padding-8-top\">Geoffrey Owens<\/div>\n<div class=\"credit body-credit padding-8-top padding-8-bottom\">Larry Busacca\/Getty Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He also shared that the attention he\u2019s been receiving since the photo was published by some tabloids has been overwhelming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt really hurt. I felt really humiliated,\u201d Owens said. \u201cI tried to envision the worse case scenario just to prepare myself and then it was just a little bit worse. If that was possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the experience turned into a learning moment for the actor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s because I kind of hung in there and persevered that all of this amazing stuff has now happened. I am someone who generally does persevere, but this confirmed to me how important it is to just hang in there,\u201d Owens said. \u201cI think that\u2019s so important for so many people in my industry. You just have to hang on!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He poignantly added, \u201cI\u2019ve learned to never give up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/actors-defend-geoffrey-owens-working-trader-joes\/\">Actors Defend Cosby Show Alum Geoffrey Owens After He\u2019s Photographed Working at Trader Joe\u2019s<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>During an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/cosby-show-actor-geoffrey-owens-proud-working-trader-joes\/\">appearance on\u00a0<em>Good Morning America<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Tuesday, Owens explained that he first took the job because he wanted \u201cflexibility\u201d in order to stay in the entertainment business, but he\u2019s since quit over the attention. (He\u2019s been acting, teaching and directing for over 30 years.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one should feel sorry for me,\u201d he explained. \u201cI\u2019ve had a great life. I\u2019ve had a great career. I\u2019ve had a career that most actors would die for. So no one has to feel sorry for me. I\u2019m doing fine!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Owens jokingly said, \u201cWhat\u2019s a way to get publicity? 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