It appears to be like like Chris Rock is continuous to make use of the artwork of stand-up comedy as a strategy to handle the Oscars incident with Will Smith, and through his newest present, he briefly addressed Will’s apology video, which was launched again in July.
In response to Deadline, whereas acting at London’s O2 Enviornment Saturday night, each Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle addressed the assaults that they each skilled on stage earlier this yr. Throughout his set, Chris Rock took a while to talk on the Will Smith state of affairs, throughout which he mentioned, “f**ok your hostage video,” which was in response to the apology video Will posted to his YouTube Channel and Instagram again in July.
As beforehand reported, the video was the primary on-camera look Will had because the incident. Within the video, he issued a verbal apology to Chris and mentioned,
“I reached out to Chris and the message that got here again is that he’s not prepared to speak, and when he’s, he’ll attain out. So I’ll say to you Chris, I apologize to you, my habits was unacceptable and I’m right here once you’re prepared to speak.”
Throughout a present in Liverpool, Chris spoke in regards to the incident, which went down in March, and mentioned,
“Will did the impression of an ideal particular person for 30 years, and he ripped his masks off and confirmed us he was as ugly as the remainder of us. Regardless of the penalties are… I hope he doesn’t put his masks again on once more and lets his actual face breathe. I see myself in each males.”
Throughout a present in Phoenix, AZ Chris Rock additionally shared that he turned down a proposal to host subsequent yr’s Oscars, saying that returning to the present is like returning to the scene of against the law. He referenced the O.J. Simpson homicide case and mentioned it’s like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to return to the restaurant,”which occurred earlier than her demise.
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