Omar Gooding breaks his silence on his friendship with the late Merlin Santana.
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This tracks 100% 😂. I was working at Arizona Charlie's in Vegas 90 something and Cuba was there in the lobby, Omar and his crew passed through shortly after and you could see he was about that life. Flags hanging but they were some cool ass dudes. He placed his bet at the sports book and moved around.
Great story by Omar. His stories are intriguing!
I wouldn't think Merlin was active like that! U think he just a ladies man. Not a fighter
Good interview
Steve Harvey show was made off of Mr. Cooper. Show truth be told.
Who is in the comment with RIP lol man he was a dummy. He got out of the hood and couldn’t stay out of it. What a knucklehead.
A little fact: Merlin Santana was chosen over Leonardo DiCaprio for the lead of Romeo in"Romeo & Juliet" Movie. He was eventually not chosen because he was having trouble memorizing the script…. This would have been his breakthrough performance…. I believe Merlin could have been the next Denzel Washington but his mindset was his downfall….RIP Merlin Santana your star dimmed out too soon ✨✨💔💔🌹
I'm tardy to the party. When TF did Omar Gooding get all hood?!
Mannnn you could tell he want to act like he from the hood this nigga is a silver spoon actor😂😂😂
“ gentleman “😂
More & Vlad take notes
RIP to Merlin Santana🙏🏽
Rest in paradise Merlin Santana aka Romeo 🙏🏾
You could see how special Merlin Santana was. It's always them ninjas that drive fast. It's a personality type, and they are unforgettable and irreplaceable.
Nore! Take notes! Stop cutting off People when they are speaking
Rest well Merlin.
Who y’all think Yuck Mouf was? Lol
Merlin was a wonderful brother, not a trouble maker like he's been portrayed.💯
💯💯💯💯👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
…never would have thought he and Merlin were cool like that. So sad that he lost his life smhh. Trying to figure out why Cuba is in Detroit doing this interview… its Detroit logos all over the wall, Motown and Diana ross. Where is this located in Detroit?? unless this is a painted collage in another state.
Merlin look like 2pac
Versace shirts! Lolll
Stories of actors acting tough and getting into fights sounds more middle school than stories about middle schoolers.
If you close your eyes and just listen to Omar talk, he has the same vernacular pattern and tone when explaining as Michael Jae White. They literally sound the same.
2:30 well that’s a unique laugh that I’ve never heard… it’s almost like a sneeze😂
Interesting that he and his brother seem to be polar opposites. The stories are believable. It's sad that the excitement of Hollyweird itself is not enough. Some stars still work but stay outside of the circle of the insanity of LA.
Omar got better looking with age
I fell asleep and bruh still taking tangents 😴
I miss him
He doesn't sound too much better than his brother.
Does anyone know who Omar is referring to about bumping heads & did a long prison stretch?
Now I wanna know who that actor is that he doesn’t feel highly of?🤔 Bro said u ain’t getting clout off my name lol
Cuba Gooding is from the Bronx.
Him keep randomly laughing sound a lil shady
Omar Gooding Man you a real dude, solid and real with it most people today don't have great intentions or are disingenuous at best. Kinda reminds me of Nipsey Huddle in the fact that they both are solid individuals that really understand the Bro Code. If I mess with you I mess with you!
Hey guys what was the Moesha situation between Merlin S. and Fredro star? Were they both fighting over Brandy ??
Unnecessary….. What she did …. How she set him up …. Vile and very Unnecessary….. We miss you Merlin.
RIP brother ❤
🤔so who sacrificed him🤷🏿♂️
He speaks so well!
This made me wanna watch PLAYD love that movie
Omar Thanks For acknowledging Merlin…. He Will Never Be Forgotten 💞
Omar has proven to be Intelligent Observative Cautious Funny & Aware!!!!
🖤 This Dude!!!!!