He said he loves his wife of 32 years, but that he 'never felt guilty about having other women.' He said Roseanne Barr is racist, but that ABC should not have fired her. Hughley said he supports the MeToo movement, but that accusers should not remain anonymous.
That study in contrasts - and Hughley's inability to be anything but publicly honest about them - was a theme in his conversation with Sam. 'I wish I'd listened to me instead of them,' he said. He didn't want to, but his wife and sisters had urged him along.
On Twitter he sounded happy to have been there, yet he told Sam that he regretted going, seeing his father struggle through his last breaths. My father has passed! He was there and held me when I took my first breath, I was there and held him when he took his last! I’ve never known a stronger man! Love u old man!- DL Hughley July 15, 2018