Chris Rock‘s brother shaded Jada Pinkett-Smith at his recent comedy show and joked about fans walking up on stage, saying: ‘This ain’t the motherf**king Oscars!’
Tony Rock, 47, performed at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, opening his show with a joke about his fellow comedian and brother Chris, 57, who was famously slapped by actor Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday after making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss.
‘If you think you gonna walk up on this stage, this ain’t the motherf**king Oscars!’ Tony said in footage taken by Instagram user ‘juice_man_g’ and later shared by The Shade Room.
‘And if you walk your ass up here, you ain’t nominated for s**t but these motherf**king hands! Oh, we going to pop the rest of the year, n****. Every time you see me do a show, pop!’
Tony claimed he ‘didn’t want to start the show like that,’ but questioned Smith’s motives.
‘You gonna hit my motherf**king brother because your b**** gave you a side-eye?’ he asked before joking about the number of ‘Rock brothers.’ Chris and Tony are among seven siblings; they have four other brothers and one sister: Andre, Brian, Kenny, 42, and Jordan, 31, as well as their sister Andi, 36.
Smith sent shockwaves around the world when he slapped Chris after the comedian joked about Jada’s bald head. The actor appeared to have laughed at the joke prior to looking over at his wife, who seemed unamused. Pinkett Smith has spoken out about losing her hair due to alopecia.
Just 40 minutes later, Smith won the Best Actor Award for his portrayal of Richard Williams – father of tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams – in the biopic King Richard.
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Chris Rock’s brother Tony (pictured together) shaded Jada Pinkett-Smith at his show and joked about fans walking up on stage saying: ‘This ain’t the motherf**king Oscars!’
Tony, 47, (pictured) opened his performance at the PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday with jokes about his brother. ‘You gonna hit my motherf**king brother because your bitch gave you a side-eye?’ he said. Tony claimed he ‘didn’t want to start the show like that’
Smith issued a public apology to Chris on Monday evening, saying that his behavior was ‘unacceptable and inexcusable.’
The star wrote in an Instagram post that he was ’embarrassed’ by his actions, which shocked the ceremony attendees, producers and viewers, and sparked a furious debate that divided both A-listers and spectators alike.
‘Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive,’ he wrote.
‘My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.
‘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 want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.’
Smith went on to say he was sorry to the organizers and the producers of the show and has since resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
The actor also acknowledged that slapping Chris during the ceremony caused other award winners to be overshadowed.
‘I want to put the focus back on those who deserve attention for their achievements and allow the Academy to get back to the incredible work it does to support creativity and artistry in film,’ Smith, 53, said.
He also shared how ‘change takes time’ and he is now ‘committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.’
The Academy said it has accepted Smith’s ‘immediate resignation’ and will ‘continue to move forward’ with its disciplinary proceedings against him for violations of the group’s standards of conduct. Smith’s resignation came two days after the organization met to initiate the disciplinary hearings.
Smith’s shocking move to resign on Friday comes just one day after sources close to the actor confirmed to The Sun that he and his lawyers had planned to write to the Academy to plead his case ahead of his upcoming hearing on April 18.
Sources familiar with the situation also claim the fate of his upcoming projects, including the Apple-funded slave escape drama Emancipation, remains in question.
Chris was famously smacked by actor Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday after the funnyman made a hair joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith
Chris has not responded to Smith’s apology and the comedian has yet to publicly comment on the incident – but it was revealed in the hours after the slap that he had chosen not to file a police report against the actor.
Tony, who has spoken publicly about the incident several times on Twitter, said he didn’t ‘approve’ of Smith’s apology. When a fan asked during a Q&A session on Twitter, the comedian simply replied: ‘No.’
The assault was a hot topic on the thread, and Tony wasn’t shy about sharing his opinions.
One fan asked the star ‘Who you think hits harder Will or Jada boyfriend?’
Tony replied: ‘Mama Rock.’
The funnyman, who did not attend the award show, didn’t comment on whether or not Smith’s award should be revoked, simply replying: ‘Not my call.’
Although the comedian is readily available to defend his brother, who has deflected talking about the situation, Tony also threw some brotherly digs at his sibling.
When a fan inquired asked how Chris was doing, Tony jokingly said his brother was ‘still rich’ and shared a picture of him with the caption ‘Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour 2022.’
Tony came to Chris’ defense, as his brother has remained mum on the subject, but still threw some sibling love his way. When asked if how his brother was doing after the assault, Tony replied that Chris was ‘still rich’
Tony also claimed Diddy was lying when he alleged that Smith had buried the hatchet with Chris after that shocking Oscars slap.
Hours after the controversy, Diddy told Page Six the feud was ‘over,’ but Tony insisted that wasn’t the case.
Speaking with Page Six at the Vanity Fair Oscar party, Diddy said of the incident: ‘That’s not a problem. That’s over. I can confirm that.’
‘It’s all love. They’re brothers,’ the rapper said.
Chris, who held comedy shows in Boston on Wednesday and Thursday, has refused to go into any detail about the ‘Slap Heard Round the World.’
After being met with ‘Will Smith’ chants from the audience, the comedian did briefly address the slap during the show, noting that he still needs time to ‘process’ the assault.
He also told the crowd: ‘I haven’t talked to anyone, despite what you heard,’ referencing rumors that Chris and Smith had made amends.
But come Thursday night, Chris had to stop his fans from cursing out Smith.
‘F**k Will Smith!’ a fan shouted, likely in an attempt to show support for Chris.
‘No, no, no, no, no…’ the comedian replied, according to People, putting an end to the verbal attacks.
The comic took to the stage at the Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday and had asked: ‘How was your weekend?’
The rhetorical question got a big laugh from the crowd, which occasionally heckled the Emmy-winning comedian about Smith’s on-screen strike. But Chris warned those at the sold-out venue that the show would go on as planned.
‘I don’t have like a bunch of s*** to say about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I had like a whole show I wrote before… this weekend…’ he said to more laughs. ‘And I’m still kind of processing what happened.
‘So at some time I’ll talk about that s***..and it’ll be serious. It’ll be funny,’ he said before an audience member shouted, ‘F*** Will!’
‘I’m gonna tell some jokes,’ Chris concluded, later revealing that he hasn’t spoken to ‘anyone’ since the incident, alluding to reports that he and Smith have reconciled.
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