Not Everybody Is Comfortable With Chris Rock Dragging in Jada Pinkett Smith and Her ‘Entanglement’ to Defend His Oscars 2022 Joke

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After briefly addressing the viral Oscars 2022 second the place Will Smith ascended the stage to slap Chris Rock for making enjoyable of Jada Pinkett Smith’s troubles with hair loss, the comic has lastly chosen to air his ideas on the controversy and defend his actions although it’s a little too late for any explanations. However what is basically rubbing many the fallacious manner is how he talks about Pinkett Smith and mocks components of her life which have nothing to do with the entire drama. 

In his new stand-up particular, Selective Outrage, on Netflix, Rock defined why he selected to joke about Pinkett Smith’s baldness in addition to why she has been part of his quips for years now. Apparently, again in 2016, when many celebrities boycotted the Oscars for it not being numerous sufficient, she requested Rock to say no to the provide of internet hosting the occasion. And as per Rock, her request really stemmed from the truth that Will Smith wasn’t nominated for his movie Concussion. 

However his monologue about Pinkett Smith didn’t begin right here — it begins with him choosing on the actress brazenly speaking about having an “entanglement” with singer August Alsina again in July 2020 after which doing an episode of her present Crimson Desk Discuss with Will Smith to debate the identical publicly.  

“Will Smith practices selective outrage,” mentioned Rock. “Everyone that actually is aware of is aware of I had nothing to do with that s***. I didn’t have any ‘entanglements’.” He went on to joke about how Pinkett Smith damage her husband “far more than he damage me” by having him focus on how he was cheated on whereas on digicam. 

Whereas many have been congratulating Rock for lastly addressing the Oscars slap and consider him that dragging Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith by the mud is the appropriate method, there are those that should not in favor of how the comic seemingly assaults the latter and even stoops to utilizing phrases like “bitch” whereas speaking concerning the actress.