Following the 2022 Oscars, Chris Rock was in work mode as he kicked off his tour. #SlapGate helped his tickets sell like hotcakes, with the first few shows in Boston being a full house. While the comedian refused to talk about what had happened, it didn’t stop hecklers from trying to spoil the night. According to People, an audience member yelled “F*** Will Smith!” but Rock refused to engage. “No, no, no, no, no …” he apparently said.
The same thing happened in his first two shows, with hecklers shouting Smith’s name in the middle of the set. After repeated attempts, the audience member was escorted out of the show with their hands cuffed behind their back, per The Wrap. “Is this how this tour is going to go?” Rock asked the audience.
To date, the “Madagascar” star has yet to discuss the situation at length publicly. “I haven’t talked to anyone, despite what you heard,” he said at one of his shows, per The Independent. He also said that he’s in the middle of trying to come to terms with the severity of the situation, but he promised to make a statement in the near future. “I’m still processing what happened, so at some point I’ll talk about that s***,” he said. “It’ll be serious. It’ll be funny, but right now I’m going to tell some jokes.”
Nicki
