10 things Katt Williams said about God, Satan, Kanye West, TD Jakes in epic Shannon Sharp interview

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, January 09, 2024

7. Why Katt Williams adopted seven kids

Sharp couldn’t understand why Williams chose to adopt seven children, but the comedian shared that his support for children in need is connected to his inability to help his younger siblings when he chose to leave his childhood home at 13.

“My whole life, since I was telling you when I was young, and it was asked of me what I wanted to be, and I wanted to be God's friend. That's a weird thing if you an atheist. If [you’re] an atheist I didn't even say nothing. But if you believe in God, and I tell you that I wanted to be God's friend, and I wanted to even go to Hollywood and still be God's friend, if I told you that that was my aim, you could understand where I'm at,” he said.

“Like I promise you, no jealousy no bitterness, none of that. I got exactly what I was trying to get. I haven't been shortened in any way. You remember the conversation where I was? Where it was me and I didn't know what was gonna happen to my two little brothers and it was just gonna be out there? So when it gone full circle and I'm one of the richest men that ever lived …”