Chris Rock said he would not talk about the famous Oscar slap “until I get paid”. “I’m not talking about it until I’m paid. Life is good,” he said, according to the Palm Springs Desert Sun. It follows Rock’s slap in the face from Will Smith at the 94th Oscars last month.
Comedian Chris Rock has said he will not talk about the controversial Oscar slap until it is paid, according to the Palm Springs Desert Sun. “I’m okay, I have a whole show and I’m not talking about it until I’m paid. Life is good. I got my hearing back,” Rock said on his Indo show on Friday in California. While on stage to present an award during the 94th Academy Awards last month, Chris Rock made a joke aimed at the bald head of Jada Pinkett Smith. “Jada, I love you, ‘GI Jane 2,’ I’m looking forward to seeing it,” Rock said before Will Smith took the stage and slapped Rock during the live broadcast before returning to his seat. Smith, who later won the Best Actor award, apologized to the Academy during his acceptance speech and later to Rock in a March 28 statement on Instagram. “Jokes against me are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me and I reacted emotionally. I would like to apologize publicly, Chris,” Smith said. Pinkett Smith was honest about her journey with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss. On Friday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the “King Richard” actor would be barred from all Academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years for his actions – which he said he accepted, according to a statement. on CNN. Following the Oscar controversy, ticket sales for the 2022 Rock Ego Death World Tour surpassed the ceiling. Unlike his brother, Rock has not yet fully addressed the situation, but during his stand-up show in Boston, Rock made his first public remarks on The Wilbur. “I’m still working on what happened,” Rock was quoted as saying. “Well at some point I’ll talk about this shit. It’s going to be serious. It’s going to be funny, but right now I’m going to say some jokes.” Read the original article in Insider
