It seems to be like Chris Rock is continuous to make use of the artwork of stand-up comedy as a method to deal with 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 line with Deadline, whereas acting at London’s O2 Area 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 stated, “f**okay 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 for the reason that incident. Within the video, he issued a verbal apology to Chris and stated,
“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 while you’re prepared to speak.”
Throughout a present in Liverpool, Chris spoke in regards to the incident, which went down in March, and stated,
“Will did the impression of an ideal individual 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 a criminal offense. He referenced the O.J. Simpson homicide case and stated it’s like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to return to the restaurant,”which occurred earlier than her loss of life.
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