Chris Rock and Will Smith.
Shutterstock (2)A little too close to rest? after a week will Smith slap Chris Rock At the 94th Annual Academy Awards, he parodied the incident during a pose party.
An exclusive eyewitness said, “Chris broke the ice by sarcastically saying he had a great week” us weekly Of the 57-year-old comedian’s performance at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday, April 2, “Everyone laughed because they knew what he was referring to, of course.”
While Rock was not interested in talking in depth about the March 27 encounter, he noted that he is “still being processed” and plans to continue addressing it in the future. The grown ups The actor continued his planned comedy routine with a precise reference to the geographical location of Atlantic City.
The insider revealed, referring to the 53-year-old The New Prince of Bel-Air The birthplace of the alum. The general aspect of the comment was that Atlantic City could be a hostile territory because it is so close to Philly. It was said jokingly and everyone laughed.”
The Everyone hates Kris The alum previously made headlines when highlighting Jada Pinkett SmithHe shaved his head a week ago. Before submitting the Oscar for Best Feature Documentary QuestloveRock quipped that Pinkett Smith, 50, could star in a sequel to Ji Jin because of her haircut. (The Maryland native was vocal about her struggle with hair loss.) Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes at the comment, as her husband walked around the stage and hit Rock in the face. Smith shouted at the time, “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth.”
While Rock refused to file a police report after the incident, he later told a crowd in Boston, Massachusetts, that he was “still processing” what happened.
“You all make my own hazy eyes,” the rocker gushed to applause from the audience during his stand-up comedy show on Wednesday, March 30.
The Men in black Actor – who won Best Actor for his role in King Richard – He has since issued a public apology for his actions and resigned from the academy.
“I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I wanted to be. I would like to apologize, in part, via Instagram.” I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the show’s producers, everyone in attendance and everyone Watched all over the world.”
Rock has yet to address Smith’s statement publicly but he hasn’t let that upset his comedy group.
“Chris doesn’t look tired. He was in an active mood even though he had his second show at night and was very late,” the insider notes. Later, Chris said the words ‘Open Love’ and someone in the crowd shouted, ‘Smiths! Chris avoided it and the audience laughed.
Reporting by Diana Cooper and Whitney Ullman
