Chris Rock’s momma held nothing back as she finally addressed the now-infamous incident at the Oscars last month.
06.04.2022 - 19:51 / usmagazine.com
Staying quiet. Chris Rock told an excited crowd that he wouldn’t be speaking out about getting slapped by Will Smith just yet.
The comic, 57, made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar in New York City on Tuesday, April 5, and the audience gave him a warm welcome.
“He literally only addressed it as the crowd was going wild for his surprise appearance, and he got on stage and said, ‘Lower your expectations. I’m not going to address that s–t,’” an eyewitness told Page Six.
Rock returned to the stage just a few days after the Oscars for several sold-out shows in Massachusetts. “What’s up, Boston?” the Everybody Hates Chris creator asked the audience during his March 30 comedy show at the Wilbur Theater. “How was your weekend?”
The Osmosis Jones actor noted, “I’m still processing what happened” before going on with his routine. An eyewitness exclusively told Us Weekly that the audience “laughed a lot and it really cut the tension” for Rock.
However, the next day’s show didn’t go as smoothly. Rock didn’t want to engage after a ticket holder yelled, “F–k Will Smith,” during the Thursday, March 31 show.
“No, no, no, no, no,” Rock replied before moving along with his set, according to multiple outlets.
That weekend, his tour headed to Atlantic City, New Jersey, not too far from 53-year-old Smith’s hometown of Philadelphia. “Chris broke the ice by sarcastically saying he’s had an interesting week,” an audience member at the April 2 show exclusively told Us. “Everyone laughed because they knew what he was referring to, of course.”
Rock quipped that he couldn’t speak out on the incident because of their location.
“He made a joke about how Atlantic City is too close to Philly for him to get into it,” the insider recalled. “The general
Chris Rock’s momma held nothing back as she finally addressed the now-infamous incident at the Oscars last month.
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Chris Rock was spotted in New York City on Tuesday amid a break in his current comedy tour. The comedian made a surprise appearance at the Comedy Cellar alongside Sam Morril, Judy Gold and Yamaneika Saunders, according to Page Six. Rock declined to talk about his Oscars drama with Will Smith.
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Chris Rock is trying to avoid spurring on any of the public’s anger at Will Smith.
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Chris Rock seems to be keeping it positive in spite of what happened at the Oscars. He was spotted in his car heading out of his comedy gig at the Wilbur Theater in Boston. The Everybody Hates Chris star was all smiles after what seemed to be a successful show.
Chris Rock’s first stand-up shows since he was slapped by Will Smith during Sunday's 94th annual Academy Awards. On Wednesday, the 57-year-old comedian took the stage at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, for two shows to kick off of his Live tour, and quickly addressed the shocking incident at the Oscars. «I have a whole show… that I wrote before the weekend, so, if you came here for that, I'm still processing it,» the comedian said during his first show.
People still have plenty of questions about Chris Rock and Will Smith’s feud after the King Richard actor issued an apology to the comedian for smacking him across the face at the 94th Annual Academy Awards. Among them is whether or not the pair have even officially spoken after the incident—and now, Rock is letting us know the truth.
The slap heard around the world is still reverberating, both in the media and probably in the emotional psyches of Will Smith and Chris Rock. And while Smith has apologized for slapping the presenter at the Oscars this past weekend, and Jada Pinkett Smith has called for “healing,” Rock has stayed silent so far on the matter.
Chris Rock appeared to be in good spirits as he prepared for his stand-up show days after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars. On Wednesday night, the 57-year-old kicked off a comedy tour at The Wilbur in Boston.The venue’s owner, Bill Blumenreich, said the star was "in a great mood" as he rehearsed. "What happened [at the Oscars], he handled it so well," Blumenreich told People magazine.
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Chris Rock has spoken about his on-stage altercation with Will Smith at the Oscars for the first time, admitting he is "still processing what happened".MORE: Amy Schumer releases statement about Will Smith and Chris RockThe comedian referred to the incident during a stand-up comedy show at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Wednesday evening, where he was reportedly greeted with a long standing ovation as he took to the stage.WATCH: Will Smith apologises to Academy after Chris Rock altercationHowever, the 57-year-old shut down any hopes that he would be joking about the incident. "I don't have a bunch of [expletive] to say about that, so if you came here for that…" Chris said.STORY: Chris Rock celebrates incredible news in the wake of Will Smith Oscars drama"I'm still processing what happened, so at some point I'll talk about that [expletive].
Chris Rock has spoken publicly for the first time about his run-in with Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, where, after Rock made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, Smith walked onstage and slapped him.Though many in the entertainment world have weighed in on the situation – Smith himself having issued a formal apology to Rock, admitting that he was “out of line” – Rock himself kept silent. That was until he began his first stand-up set since the incident on Wednesday (March 30), when he performed to a sold-out crowd in Boston.He was welcomed to the stage with a standing ovation, Variety reports, and opened the show by vaguely addressing his row with Smith.