Katt Williams is looking to become a movie mogul and his dreams appear to be closer to reality.
The stand-up comedian revealed in an interview with GQ on Nov. 20 that he bought a former Alabama military base this year to turn it into a movie studio.
The day after the interview was published, Williams’ publicist Amy Sisoyev confirmed the news to AL.com, but she was coy about the exact location of the property.
“I can’t disclose the amount or exact location just yet, but I can confirm that he has purchased a former military base in Alabama,” Sisoyev said in an email to the outlet.
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According to AL.com, there’s a possibility the property could be Fort McClellan’s Cold War-era barracks, known locally as the “Starships.”
Connie Alexander, who represented the seller of the barracks told the outlet the property was purchased through an LLC, although Katt Williams did visit the property frequently during the purchase phase.
The decommissioned U.S. Army post is located in Anniston, Alabama and per local outlets the sale price was $1.5 million.
The Friday After Next star joked in Wednesday’s GQ interview that he wanted to have a movie studio, to compete with Tyler Perry.
“It’s just not fair to put all that pressure on Tyler Perry,” Williams told the outlet. “He can only do so much.”
Williams, 53, made headlines this past January with his viral interview on Shannon Sharpe’s podcast “Club Shay Shay” podcast for a no-holds-barred conversation about Hollywood.
During the interview, Williams criticized Diddy, he slammed fellow comedians Steve Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer and Kevin Hart. He mocked Jonathan Majors for getting dropped by Marvel, and he bashed Tyler Perry.
“We put too much pressure on Tyler Perry, you know what I mean? He ain’t put nobody on,” Williams said.
“The people that’ve been in his productions, they’re not famous. All of them could walk through the mall without security,” he continued.
Williams then urged Perry to cast a wider range of talent in his movies and TV shows.
“If you a gay person and you in there, put some other gay people on. Put somebody on, or don’t be wondering why people keep saying gatekeepers, ’cause, clearly, y’all keeping these gates,” said Williams.
