I’m guessing at some point someone will be called a racist.
CEO of Diversity Motorsports Terrance Cox said comedian Steve Harvey, known best as a host of Family Feud, wanted to start a NASCAR team called “Steve Harvey Races 4 Education” last year and was denied by the racing league. Cox has now sued NASCAR, alleging racial discrimination.
One problem: Harvey says the allegations about him are flatly untrue.
Cox said Harvey joined forces with Diversity Motorsports, a sponsorship company, to talk to NASCAR about creating the racing team. According to a lawsuit filed by Cox, NASCAR officials told Harvey they would never work with Diversity Motorsports, TMZ reported.
But Harvey said in a profanity-laced statement on his radio show Monday that he had never wanted to start a racing team, and just wanted to expose underprivileged youth to NASCAR. Cox allegedly talked to Harvey about having young people protest the Coca-Cola Company, and Harvey refused to participate.
“My work is with underprivileged youth. I do not support anything else you talking about,” Harvey said. “Now here I come, my ass all over the cover of TMZ and everywhere, talking about how I want a damn race team. I don’t want no damn race team. I don’t even like fast-ass cars.”
“I wish he had some money so I could sue him, but he ain’t got none,” Harvey added.