It is an event that has never been forgotten. During the 94th Academy Awards, Chris Rock, who was on stage, was slapped in the middle of a speech by Will Smith. The reason ? A joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia that didn’t go away. More recently, the comedian’s new show aired on Netflix, and in it he doesn’t shy away from complaining about the Smiths’ marriage, making numerous references to the actress. Is Chris Rock obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith? In any case, this is what a close source explained in the columns of People on March 6, 2023. “Jada played no role, except that of being heckled”, she said. started before continuing: “Chris is obsessed with her and it has been going on for almost 30 years”. She then specifies that the comedian chose to film his special in “Baltimore, the hometown of Jada Pinkett Smith. He is obsessed”. During his show, Chris Rock discusses the positions of Jada Pinkett Smith and her husband regarding the 2016 Oscars. At the time, many people criticized the Academy for not naming or rewarding enough black artists. “Years ago his wife said I should quit the Oscars. I shouldn’t host because her man wasn’t nominated for ‘Concussion,'” Chis Rock joked, “And then he gave me a fucking concussion.”
For this close source, Chris Rock is obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith. Regarding the Oscars, she wanted to restore the truth. “She never asked Chris not to present the Oscars. She said publicly in a Facebook post at the time that Chris would be a great host for the Oscars and he was perfect for the job,” she said. she asserted. In his show, Chris Rock even declares that Jada Pinkett Smith deserves to be laughed at. “I made a few jokes about her. Who cares? It’s like that, she starts, I finish,” he said before continuing: “That’s what happened. Nobody picking on that bitch. She started it. Nobody picking on her.” An insult that had “deeply shocked Jada Pinkett Smith and those close to her, especially since Chris Rock uses the term “slut” on several occasions”. However, Jada Pinkett Smith does not seem to want to give importance to the comedian, that she lets say what he wants. “Right now Jada is focusing on her book which will be out this year,” the source concluded. Would Chris Rock actually be obsessed with Will Smith’s wife? Does he go after her because of the slap during the Oscars ceremony?
Chris Rock: why was he hit by Will Smith?
The 2022 edition of the Oscars has been very noticed. While on stage, Chris Rock tried a joke. He had mentioned the film On Equal Arms by Ridley Scott, released in 1997 and in which Demi Moore has her head completely shaved. An image that he had decided to… Compare to Jada Pinkett Smith, the wife of Will Smith, present in the room at that time. If it was a joke in bad taste, it had been very badly perceived by the actor who had not hesitated to go on stage and slap Chris Rock, in front of an audience very shocked by the violence of this scene. “Don’t ever talk about my wife again!” he said.
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