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Comedians defend Chris Rock over backlash to Will Smith, Jada Pinkett jokes

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A number of comedians have come to Chris Rock’s defense after some criticized his jokes about Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett in his stand-up special last weekend.

After staying quiet for a year, Rock finally unleashed on the A-list couple after being slapped by the "Bad Boys" actor while he was presenting at the Oscars in March 2022.

Comedian D.L. Hughley wrote on Instagram after his show, "I’m going to give my brother, his flowers and his respect,"@chrisrock YOU DID THE DAMN THING, MOST IMPORTANTLY… YOU STAYED TRUE TO YOURSELF!!

as far as everyone else that seems to have an opinion on whether or not he should’ve mentioned what happened to HIM, you don’t get to decide when, why or how someone else deals with THEIR trauma."  He noted that while Rock stayed silent for a year, the "ENTIRE WORLD" weighed in on the slap and many comedians did bits on it.  "The ONE PERSON YOU NEVER HEARD FROM ABOUT IT WAS CHRIS!!" he wrote. "So NOW, that HE decides to address it on HIS TIME, people have the audacity to say: ‘he’s bitter… Why is he still talking about that… let it go… or the best one WE’VE MOVED ON’.

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