Chris Rock Claims He Won’t Talk About Will Smith Oscars Drama ‘Until I Get Paid’
usmagazine.comMore to say? As Chris Rock has continued his post-Oscars comedy tour, he addressed his lack of commentary on the incident.“I’m OK, I have a whole show and I’m not talking about that until I get paid,” the South Carolina native, 57, told attendees at his Fantasy Springs comedy show in Palm Springs, California, on Saturday, April 9, per the Desert Sun newspaper. “Life is good.
I got my hearing back.”During the 94th annual Academy Awards last month, Rock made headlines after joking about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.
Shortly before presenting the Best Documentary Feature trophy to Questlove, the Everybody Hates Chris alum quipped that Pinkett Smith, 50, could star in a G.I.
Jane sequel due to her shaved hair. (The Red Table Talk cohost has been vocal about her struggles with alopecia.) Pinkett Smith subtly rolled her eyes at the remark, while her husband, Will Smith, walked on stage and smacked Rock across the face.“Keep my wife’s name out your f—king mouth,” the 53-year-old King Richard star, who went on to win Best Lead Actor, shouted after returning to his seat.While Us Weekly previously confirmed that Rock declined to file a police report amid the drama, attendees recognized the comedian’s underlying emotion at the time.“I said, ‘Did he really hit you?’ and [Chris] looked at me and goes, ‘Yeah!
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