Fans of The Boondocks obviously remember the voice of Robert “Grandad” Freeman being portrayed by the late great John Witherspoon.
With a reboot of the classic animated series on the horizon at HBO Max, rumors have been burgeoning about Witherspoon’s potential successor in the role of Grandad. Recently (and out of nowhere), Twitter users began spreading an unfounded rumor that former Vine star and actor Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor would be voicing Grandad in the new series.
Once the unfounded rumor went viral, King Bach denied the rumors that he would be portraying Grandad in a text thread screenshot.
— King Bach (@KingBach) March 22, 2021
Bach was the only one to shut down the rumors. John Witherspoon’s son, J.D., also took to Twitter to shut down the rumors.
Bro where do y’all get these rumors from??? ????????????
Bach ain’t replacing my Dad WTF? ????…If y’all want some transparency why not bother the people/network working on the show, they have social media handles ????????♂️
I swear y’all be bored as hell on the internet smh ????????♂️ https://t.co/WAjuOY8bwR
— J.D. (@jdwitherspoon) March 22, 2021
In his tweets, J.D. also revealed that he and King Bach are great friends.
All good G, the internet is a wild place lol I just didn’t want unnecessary hate being thrown at Bach, were both good friends, and I literally just got off the phone with him about this whole situation.
I did respect ur use of the Attack on titan meme tho ???????? lol
— J.D. (@jdwitherspoon) March 22, 2021
He also spoke on fan support and the calls for him to voice his father’s character as well.
I do appreciate y’all’s support, but I’ve moved on from the situation & plan to live my life happily pursuing the career I’ve earned way before anyone knew of me through my dads death
If the people at The Boondocks ever want 2 be honest with you all, that’s on them
Till then ????????♂️
— J.D. (@jdwitherspoon) March 22, 2021
The Boondocks reboot is still in early development at HBO Max.
