Just hours after Will Smith publicly apologized to him for the slap in a new video, Chris Rock reportedly joked, “Everybody’s trying to be the victim,” during the latest comedic performance on his “Chris Rock” tour. EgoDeath”. On July 29, at his most recent comedy performance on the Chris Rock Ego Death tour, the comedian reportedly made several jokes about the event that made the audience laugh.
He also appeared to compare the actor to Suge Knight, the former CEO of Death Row Records, who is currently serving time in prison after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter in a fatal hit-and-run in 2015, and has long been linked to the deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious BIG, despite their denials.
“Everyone is trying to be a fucking victim.” According to CNN, Chris commented during his act: “If everyone says they are victims, no one will listen to the real victims.” “Even me getting beat up by Suge Smith… I went to work the next day, had kids. Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” the comedian continued.
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Will took to YouTube just hours before Chris’ alleged recent remarks to publicly apologize for the slap and answer fans’ questions about the infamous event. “I contacted Chris and the message he got is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will,” Will said in the video. “Then I’ll tell you, Chris, I apologize. My behavior was unacceptable.”
“I want to apologize to Chris’s mom,” he continued. “I saw an interview that Chris’s mother did. And that was one of the things about that time that I just didn’t realize. I wasn’t thinking about how many people were injured at that time. So I want to apologize to Chris’s mom. I want to apologize to Chris’s family. Specifically Tony Rock. We had a great relationship. Tony Rock was my man. And this is probably irreparable.”
Chris Rock Mocks Will Smith For His Apology And Compares Him To Suge Knight