Owens said he quit his Trader Joe’s job after the “attack on my privacy.”
But Trader Joe’s was a wonderful job."
It’s an indictment of the unpredictable industry he finds himself in, said Owens.

Geoffrey Owens.Credit:Paras Griffin/Getty
People have the impression, ‘Youre making a lot of money.
Why are you having financial troubles?'"
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Phylicia Rashad, Geoffrey Owens, and Sabrina Le Beauf on ‘The Cosby Show’.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
Owens also shut down assumptions that he must receive “wonderful” residual checks forThe Cosby Show.
He has denied the allegations.
RapperNicki Minajalso gifted Owens $25,000 for a gig, thoughOwens ultimately opted to donate those fundsto charity.
“It was a very generous, lovely handout,” said Owens on the radio show.
“But I wasn’t comfortable with that.”
For more from Owens, watch his interview above.