Tommy Ford played Martin Lawrence’s BFF Tommy Strawn in “Martin” but they were also good friends in real life. When he died in 2016 after suffering an aneurysm in his abdomen, the cast was devastated. Along with Tichina Arnold, who played Pam James on the show, Tisha Campbell and Martin Lawrence dropped everything to be there for Ford. “Tommy was not only a great costar but he was a great man and friend. He always brought with him his spirituality a positive attitude and so much joy. I am sad the world lost a great talent and that I lost a wonderful friend. God bless him and his family,” Lawrence told Entertainment Weekly.
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Campbell recalled how losing Ford was “a blow” to everyone,” per TV One. However, she shared one silver lining and stated, “He brought us back together sadly, at his funeral. And that’s where, you know, you go, ‘Let’s heal. Let’s all … let’s keep in touch. Let’s not let all this time go by.” In 2020, Lawrence finally opened up about the lawsuit and told GQ, “It was all a lot of bulls*** and, just whoever’s side it was, it was bulls***. We don’t need to talk about something that just didn’t happen.” Campbell shared that she was “shocked” by his comment but the two spoke and seemed to resolve their issues, which she later revealed took a lot of hard work on her end.
