Akon confirmed he had not seen Williams since before the coronavirus pandemic, but was quick to call him an “amazing person” who was “super funny and super talented.”
Less than a week before Williams’ lifeless body was discovered by his nephew, the “Boardwalk Empire” star had seemingly urged fans not to “cry” for him in a cryptic post on Instagram, which featured a clip of his friend Tracy Morgan urging fans not to pity him while talking about surviving a limousine crash in 2014.
In the clip, the 52-year-old comedian said: “Don’t cry for me. OK I had a misfortunate accident. Don’t cry for me. Cry for all the others, man.
“My grandmother told me when you think you doing bad, there’s always somebody out there worse. There’s people out there in the world with nobody to love and nobody to love them. How about that? … You know what true happiness is? Having something to look forward to.”
It’s not certain whether Williams’ post on Instagram was a cryptic cry for help or just a coincidence.
