A little too close for comfort? One week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards, he poked fun at the incident during a stand-up gig.“Chris broke the ice by sarcastically saying he’s had an interesting week,” an eyewitness exclusively tells Us Weekly of the 57-year-old comedian’s performance at Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 2. “Everyone laughed because they knew what he was referring to, of course.”While Rock wasn’t interested in speaking in-depth about the March 27 encounter, he noted that he is “still processing” it and planned to further address it down the line.
The Grown Ups actor continued his planned comedy routine with a subtle reference to Atlantic City’s geographical location.“He made a joke about how Atlantic City is too close to Philly for him to get into it,” the insider reveals, referencing the 53-year-old Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum’s hometown. “The general vibe of the comment was that Atlantic City could be hostile territory because it’s so close to Philly.
It was said in a casual joking way and everyone laughed.”The Everybody Hates Chris alum previously made headlines when he made light of Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head one week earlier.
Before presenting the Best Documentary Feature Oscar to Questlove, Rock quipped that Pinkett Smith, 50, could star in a sequel to G.I.
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