Plenty of comedians have come to Chris Rock’s protection after some criticized his jokes about Will Smith and his spouse Jada Pinkett in his stand-up particular final weekend.
After staying quiet for a 12 months, Rock lastly unleashed on the A-list couple after being slapped by the “Unhealthy Boys” actor whereas he was presenting on the Oscars in March 2022.
Comic D.L. Hughley wrote on Instagram after his present, “I’m going to offer my brother, his flowers and his respect,”@chrisrock YOU DID THE DAMN THING, MOST IMPORTANTLY… YOU STAYED TRUE TO YOURSELF!! so far as everybody else that appears to have an opinion on whether or not or not he ought to’ve talked about what occurred to HIM, you don’t get to determine when, why or how another person offers with THEIR trauma.”
He famous that whereas Rock stayed silent for a 12 months, the “ENTIRE WORLD” weighed in on the slap and lots of comedians did bits on it.
D.L. Hughley and Leslie Jones got here to Chris Rock’s protection on social media after the comic was criticized for a few of his jokes about Will Smith and his spouse Jada Pinkett. (Getty/Netflix)
“The ONE PERSON YOU NEVER HEARD FROM ABOUT IT WAS CHRIS!!” he wrote. “So NOW, that HE decides to deal with it on HIS TIME, folks have the audacity to say: ‘he’s bitter… Why is he nonetheless speaking about that… let it go… or the perfect one WE’VE MOVED ON’. So YOU received to talk on it however he can’t??? Y’all are a straight f*n journey.”
“Amen brother,” fellow comic Jeff Ross replied and actor Dondre Whitfield commented, “All these individuals who say which are hypocrites. Due to the shoe had been on the slapped face they’d STILL be speaking about. And possibly would’ve been searching for compensation as nicely. All these folks must shut up.”
“Saturday Night time Stay” alum Leslie Jones additionally got here to Rock’s protection, replying to a touch upon Hughley’s Instagram.
Chris Rock did not maintain again on Will Smith and Jada Pinkett throughout his Netflix stand-up particular. (Amy Sussman/Kirill Bichutsky/Netflix)
“Y’all neglect he received slapped in front of the world yo! His children, his mama, friends EVERYONE!” Jones wrote after somebody commented, “You bought to let stuff go sooner or later in your life…. That is how younger brothers get killed within the streets… speaking about one thing that occurred a 12 months in the past. Setting a horrible instance.”
Jones added, “I ponder how y’all muthaf—-s would deal with that! And he’s A COMEDIAN that is his manner of expressing it. If he sang he would write a track. Trigger it is a painful factor that occur. Y’all act such as you could be righteous! YOU ARE HYPOCRITES! Shut the f— up and go sit down.”
Comic Patton Oswalt wrote on his Twitter, “So joyful having @chrisrockin the world, for therefore many causes. Perhaps probably the greatest being as a continuing excessive bar to shoot for by way of writing, thought & efficiency. Wow. #SelectiveOutrage.”
Jim Gaffigan additionally praised Rock on his Twitter, writing, “Like most comedians I’m constantly grateful for the existence of Chris Rock. Thanks comedy gods.”
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Comic Loni Love disagreed, criticizing Rock for bringing Smith’s spouse into his routine.
“I don’t anticipate my different fellow comics who aren’t Black Ladies to know the complicated problems with among the Chris Rock set.. they haven’t needed to endure the difficulty of sexism and racism from an business that doesn’t perceive you as a Black Girl. #grace.”
Rock didn’t maintain again in his Netflix particular “Selective Outrage” on Saturday evening, saving the final eight minutes of his act to deal with the Oscar slap.
“Will Smith practices Selective Outrage,” Rock mentioned in his present. “All people who actually is aware of, is aware of I had nothing to do with that s—t. I didn’t have any entanglements.”
He added, “Will Smith, his spouse was f—— her son’s pal,” referring to Pinkett’s admitting in 2020 she had a relationship with August Alsina whereas she and Smith had been on a break.
“All people on the planet referred to as him a b—-,” Rock mentioned. “I attempted to name the motherf—– and provides him my condolences; he ain’t decide up for me. All people referred to as that man a b—-, f—— Charlamagne [tha God] referred to as him a b—-, ‘The Breakfast Membership’ referred to as him a b—– and ‘The View’ and ‘The Speak,’ and each rapper, they referred to as him a b—-, his spouse a predator, all people referred to as him a b—-. All people! All people! And who does he hit? Me!”
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Rock additionally accused Pinkett of pressuring him to not host the Oscars in 2016 as a result of Smith wasn’t nominated.
“So did I do some jokes about it, who provides a f—?” he mentioned. “That is how it’s. She begins it, I end it. That is what the f— occurred. No person’s selecting on this b—-. She began this s—.”
Fox Information’ Ashley Hume contributed to this report.
