In 2004, he featured in the UK TV series, Chancers, broadcast on Channel 4, mentoring six British musicians trying to achieve success in the United States.[4]
In July 2006, a club promoter in New Bern, North Carolina sued the Sheriff of Craven County, North Carolina after a 2003 concert held there was shut down by the sheriff due to a noise complaint. The suit asked for more than $10,000 (US$) in lost wages and punitive damages.[5]
Fatman Scoop also has his own ice cream parlor and relationship show/podcast. All episodes can also be seen on the Man and Wife channel on internet TV network, ONLOQ.com, as well as MTV.[6] He also appeared as himself on the TV series The Boondocks (season 2, episode 5, "The Story of Thugnificent" and episode 15, "The Story of Gangstalicious Part 2", from the same season); however since the show premiered, the relationship between Fatman Scoop and his wife soured and they subsequently divorced.
Fatman Scoop was interviewed by radio personality Madison Jaye in a YouTube video that was published on March 22, 2014. During the interview, Fatman Scoop reveals that he received his stage name when he was a baby from his Uncle Jack, who would call him "Fatman Scoop" because he loved to eat ice cream. People had thought that he received his stage name after appearing in the Fugees' "Killing Me Softly" video as a cinema worker serving popcorn and ice-cream. Lauryn Hill was a massive ice-cream fan herself so she would shout 'scoop, scoop, Fatman Scoop' when she wanted a tub of her favorite snack. But Fatman Scoop stated "I was already Fatman Scoop on the radio when that video came out."[7]
On August 27, 2015, he entered the Celebrity Big Brother 16: UK vs. USA house in the United Kingdom as a contestant. On September 14, he was the third housemate to be evicted, on day 20 where he finished in 11th place.
^Williams, Precious (October 23, 2004). "The only way is up". The Guardian. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
^Sawyer, Francine (July 4, 2006). "Promoter sues Craven sheriff for shutting down concert". New Bern Sun-Journal. Retrieved January 1, 2009. Bennett, with receipts in his court filing, is asking for compensation and punitive damages in excess of $10,000 and for money he said he lost since Fatman Scoop did not have the opportunity to perform. [..] Bennett said complaints from a mobile home near the fairgrounds led Monette to close the show.[permanent dead link]