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Chris Rock’s brother, Tony Rock, claims Will Smith lied about reaching out to his brother to apologize following last year’s Oscars slap. During a recent appearance on BigBoyTV, Rock refuted Smith’s claims that he called Chris a few days after the incident to apologize. “That wasn’t true, that wasn’t true,” Rock said on the radio show. “I think like, two […]
There are two very important arcs of movement in the 29 seconds between Chris Rock telling an alopecia-balded Jada Pinkett Smith, “G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it,” and Will Smith screaming up at the Oscars stage, “Keep my wife’s name out your fucking mouth.” There’s Jada rolling her eyes, and there’s Will rolling […]
N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN have responded to Chris Rock’s claim they called Will Smith “a bitch.” “You called Will Smith a bitch?” N.O.R.E. asked his cho-host EFN, who replied, “No, man! That was you! Nah, nah. Nobody here called him a bitch.” Joe Budden, who is a guest on the episode, was also asked if […]
The Academy already has a “whole crisis team” in place, but Jimmy Kimmel said he’s ready to “beat the shit” out of anyone who tries another Oscars slap. “If somebody comes up on the stage and slaps me? Well, I size them up, and, if I’m bigger than they are, I beat the shit out of […]
Taj Jackson has slammed Chris Rock for a joke he made on his new Netflix special that compared his uncle Michael Jackson to R. Kelly. In his new Netflix special, Rock questioned whether it was fair to not hold Jackson to the same standards as convicted sexual predator R. Kelly due to the pedophilia accusations that trailed Jackson throughout his […]
Chris Rock has made Netflix history. The 58-year-old comedian returned to the stage Saturday for Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the first live comedy special to air on Netflix. The streaming giant announced the event back in November; however, Rock teased the special during his Ego Death World Tour back in May, which launched just months after his infamous Oscars slap involving Will Smith. “People expect me […]
March is here and it came in swinging. There is a lot of action, comedy, and Star Wars in the cards for us in this new month already. It’s been Creed III week here at Complex, and we caught up with the cast, including director Michael B. Jordan, Jonathan Majors, and Tessa Thompson, as well as got some behind-the-scenes […]
Chris Rock has been testing out new stand-up material about the Will Smith Oscars slap, and he recently joked he watched Emancipation just to see the actor getting whipped, per Huffington Post. Ahead of his live stand-up performance on Netflix this Saturday, Rock played a number of shows where he joked about the moment he got hit by […]
As we close in on the one-year anniversary of Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap, it seems the actor has made peace with the controversial moment. On Tuesday, Smith shared a video on TikTok in which he appears to poke fun at last year’s Academy Awards, which were highlighted by the King Richard star striking Chris […]
Netflix is turning to Chris Rock to accomplish something the streamer has never offered: a stand-up special broadcast live. “Chris Rock is about to make history as the first artist to perform LIVE on Netflix!” read a tweet shared Thursday, noting it’ll “premiere live—globally—in early 2023.” The post was notably accompanied by a photo of the multi-hyphenate onstage in […]
