Ice Cube has claimed his ‘Friday’ costar Chris Tucker turned down $12 million to reprise his role in the sequel due to “religious reasons.” The actor, whose real name is O’Shea Jackson, and comedian Tucker, stared in the 1995 cult comedy which proved to be an instant hit with viewers. The movie spawned two sequels: 2000’s Next Friday and 2002’s Friday After Next. Ice Cube, who starred in and was a producer on the movies, took to Twitter on Wednesday where he responded to a fan who wrote, “I thought I heard Chris Tucker quit over money.” “We were ready to pay Chris Tucker $10–12m to do Next Friday but he turned us down for religious reasons. He didn’t want to cuss or smoke weed on camera anymore,” Ice Cube responded.  The Epoch Times has contacted a representative for Chris Tucker for comment. Ice Cube made the comments after he was accused of shortchanging his Friday co-stars, including Chris Tucker, by Friday actor Fazion Love who played …