<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1ZwG3O_0vGqYVil00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1ZwG3O_0vGqYVil00" width="499" height="500" ><figcaption>Jaelani Turner-Williams</figcaption></figure><p>Martin Lawrence hilariously dismissed rumors about his health during a stand-up performance in Detroit this week.</p><p>On Friday (August 30), the actor-comedian was performing at Little Caesars Arena as part of his Y’all Know What It Is! Tour, where he opened his set with jokes about stroke allegations.</p><p>"Motherfuckers talking about me and shit," he said around the 1:05 mark of the video below. "Talking about I had a stroke and shit. Does this look like a motherfucker that had a stroke?"</p><p>The 59-year-old demonstrated how agile he is, hopping across the stage before adding, "That look like a motherfucker that had a stroke? I be strokin'."</p><p>"Then they talking about I'm talking slow and lethargic and all that..I'm probably high," he continued.</p><p>During the theatrical rollout of Lawrence's latest flick, <i>Bad Boys: Ride or Die</i>, some on social media noticed that in a few interviews, Lawerence appeared to be disoriented. He would ultimately dispel the speculation on Hot 97's <i>Ebro in the Morning</i>. </p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7zpL3Qh8RB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" data-width="100%" style="width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #dee2e6;background-color:#ffffff;border-radius:3px;box-sizing:border-box;position:relative;width:100%;height:372px" class=""><style class="">.rsme-embed .rsme-d-none {display: none;}.rsme-embed .twitter-tweet {margin: 0 !important;}.rsme-embed blockquote {margin: 0 !important;padding: 0 !important;}.rsme-embed.rsme-facebook-embed .fb-post iframe {width: 100% !important;}.rsme-embed.rsme-facebook-embed .fb-post span {width: 100% !important;}</style><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7zpL3Qh8RB/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><div style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:start;padding-left:16px;padding-right:16px;padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;z-index:2;background-color:#ffffff"><div class=""><div style="display:flex;column-gap:14px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;width:40px;height:40px"></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;row-gap:6px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;width:100px;height:14px"></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;width:60px;height:14px"></div></div></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:100%;width:100%"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;width:100%;row-gap:16px;z-index:3;padding:8px;background-color:#ffffff"><style>.rsme-spinner {border: 3px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.75);border-right-color: transparent;border-radius: 50%;animation: rsme-spin 1s linear infinite;}@keyframes rsme-spin {0% {transform: rotate(0deg);}100% {transform: rotate(360deg);}}  </style><div class="rsme-spinner" style="width:10px;height:10px"></div><div style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px;text-align:center">View post on Instagram</div></div></div><div style="position:absolute;bottom:0;left:0;height:40px;width:100%;background-color:#ffffff;z-index:1"><div style="display:flex;align-items:center;column-gap:14px;margin-left:16px" class=""><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:6px;margin-left:2px"></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"></div></div><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:20px;width:20px"></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"></div></div><div style="height:25px;width:25px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(-2px)"><svg version="1.1" id="Layer_1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" x="0px" y="0px" viewbox="0 0 512 512" xml:space="preserve"><path style="fill:#F4F4F4" d="M295.204,180.593C132.168,180.593,0,312.759,0,475.796c51.398-130.047,184.869-203.22,317.483-183.603L295.204,180.593z"></path><path style="fill:#F4F4F4" d="M512,253L295.204,36.204v217.818C159.946,249.655,34.992,339.262,0,475.794c59.905-109.171,178.724-165.463,295.204-151.033v145.035L512,253z"></path></svg></div></div></div></a></div><div id="12d264e6-a56e-4569-81ec-4f8e10bd7644" class="instagram-media-pre-embed rsme-d-none"></div><input type="image" src="empty.gif" style="opacity:0" onerror="s=document.createElement(&quot;script&quot;);s.src=&quot;https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js&quot;;document.body.appendChild(s);delay=function(){window.instgrm.Embeds.process()};setTimeout(delay,500)"></blockquote><p>"I’m fine. I’m in Gods hands," Lawrence told the host. "I’m blessed. I’m glad to be waking up everyday and everything. No need for people to be concerned."</p><p>He continued, "I'm healthy as hell. Stop the rumors."</p></div></body>

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Martin Lawrence Jokingly Addresses Stroke Rumors During Standup: 'I'm Probably High'

Martin Lawrence hilariously dismissed rumors about his health during a stand-up performance in Detroit this week. On Friday (August 30), the actor-comedian was performing at Little Caesars Arena as part of his Y’all Know What It Is! Tour, where he opened his set with jokes about stroke allegations. \"Motherfuckers...

Martin Lawrence hilariously dismissed rumors about his health during a stand-up performance in Detroit this week. On Friday (August 30), the actor-comedian was performing at Little Caesars Arena as part of his Y’all Know What It Is! Tour, where he opened his set with jokes about stroke allegations. "Motherfuckers...

Martin Lawrence Jokingly Addresses Stroke Rumors During Standup: 'I'm Probably High'

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