Other VIP visitors at the club lately have included couple Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost, Jennifer Hudson and several cast individuals from the upcoming film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Rock, 57, and Chappelle, 49, as of late headlined a joint U.K. visit and are hitting the road together in the U.S. for nine shows along the west coast between Dec. 1 and Dec. 16. During the opening evening of the comedians’ U.K. visit in September at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool, England, Chappelle referred to Will Smith smacking Rock during the 94th Academy Awards in March.
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Chappelle called Smith’s action a “exceptionally strange decision,” during his set, according to various media sources.
He saluted Rock’s authenticity all through the years before alleging that Smith “did an impression of an ideal man for 30 years,” per Deadline.
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The Telegraph detailed that Chappelle claimed the New Prince of Bel-Air alum “ripped his mask off and showed us he was as monstrous as most of us,” adding, “Whatever the consequences are …
I want to believe that he doesn’t return his mask on again, and allows his real face to breathe.”
“A many individuals forget who Will Smith is. Then 10 minutes before he was about to get the biggest award… he acted like he was back in Philadelphia,” Chappelle said, per The Telegraph, referencing Smith’s award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard, which he accepted only minutes after the slap.
Once onstage, Rock also addressed the occasion, asking attendees, “Did that s- – – hurt?” according to Deadline.
“Goddam right… the motherf- – – er hit me over a bulls- – t joke, the most delightful joke I at any point told.” Tickets for Rock and Chappelle’s upcoming co-headlining U.S. visit are on sale now via Rock’s site.
