Chris Rock's brother on Will Smith's Oscar slap: 'Foul'

Jay Leno is sharing his thoughts about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the midst of the 2022 Oscars.

he assaulted his older sibling at the Oscars last month. The younger Rock has just inked a deal with Celebrity Boxing founderDamon Feldman and told TMZ he has one opponent in mind. “I should get in the ring with Will Smith,” Kenny declared in an interview on Wednesday.

Gilbert Gottfried showed support for Chris Rock in his final days. Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in show business, died after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 67.

Gilbert Gottfried stood up for a longtime friend in his final social media post just two weeks before his death.

The man has jokes. Trevor Noah isn’t done discussing Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th annual Academy Awards — and this time, the Daily Show host got in some jabs about the King Richard star’s punishment from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Transformers director Michael Bay wasn’t watching the Oscars so he missed everything that went down, including the moment when best actor winner Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face on the Oscar stage. 

Chris Rock‘s brother didn’t mince words when addressing Will Smith‘s Oscars slap, slamming the “King Richard” star for the controversial moment heard and seen around the world.

While you may want the Oscar slap heard ’round the world to stop reverberating, its echo keeps ganing mileage. While Will Smith got ahead of the Academy and resigned last night before they could weigh in with any major punitive reprisals—a wise and canny move—the conversation continues.

Chris Rock has seemingly defended Will Smith in a fresh exchange between him and a fan while continuing on his stand-up tour.  MORE: Amy Schumer makes career decision in wake of 'traumatizing' Will Smith Oscars upsetThe Madagascar star, who was performing at The Wilbur theatre in Boston on Thursday, was quick to disagree with a heckler who shouted out a negative comment about Will.

Daniel Radcliffe is done discussing the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock. On Thursday, the "Harry Potter" star appeared on "Good Morning Britain" to promote his new film "The Lost City." During his appearance, hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard asked the actor to weigh in on the drama that unfolded at the Oscars Sunday night. The actor wasn’t having it.

Chris Rock is back onstage and back to telling jokes after getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday. Rock performed two shows at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Wednesday night to a sold-out crowd.

Chris Rock is back onstage and back to telling jokes after getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday. Rock performed two shows at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Wednesday night to a sold-out crowd. Rock was met with a standing ovation once he entered the stage.

Morrissey has responded to Will Smith‘s slapping of Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars by sharing a meme that references a song by The Smiths.During Sunday’s (March 27) ceremony, Smith walked on stage and slapped Rock following a joke the comedian made about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she has alopecia.Numerous celebrities have since taken to social media to share their takes on the incident, including the likes of Zoë Kravitz, Amy Schumer, Jim Carrey and many more.Now, former Smiths frontman Morrissey has responded to the incident with a meme that includes the title to the band’s 1985 single ‘That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore’.Seemingly poking fun at the fact that both Will and Jada’s family name makes them ‘The Smiths’, Morrissey’s meme features a black and white image of Will, with his now infamous facial expression after shouting at Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth!”Check out his post below:A post shared by Morrissey (@official_morrissey_central)The LAPD confirmed after the ceremony that Chris Rock is not planning on pressing charges against Will Smith over the incident.“LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program,” a statement from the LAPD reads.“The incident involved one individual slapping another.

Wanda Sykes called out Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday while visiting with Ellen Degeneres for a segment to be aired on Thursday, April 7.

Comedians continue to weigh in on Will Smith "smacking the s---" out of Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars ceremony Sunday night. Many celebrities have taken to social media or shared their thoughts on the matter during podcast appearances.  Smith stormed the Oscars stage and slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. "Keep my wife's name out your f---ing mouth," Smith could be heard yelling following the physical altercation.

As we wait on pins and needles for Chris Rock’s reaction to the now-infamous slap at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, there are still reactions from attendees trickling in. Yesterday, fellow comedian Jim Carrey weighed in, defending Rock’s poise while calling Hollywood’s standing ovation for Smith’s Best Actor win “spineless” and “sickening.” As the controversy continues to metastasize and the Academy, SAG, and others review and consider disciplinary measures, Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, the target of Rock’s joke, has called for “healing.” However, that’s certainly not going to be the last of all the takes.