The youthful brother of comic Chris Rock says, “There’s nonetheless smoke” with Will Smith greater than two years after the explosive slap on the 2022 Oscars.
In a Might 6 clip posted to Math Hoffa’s My Skilled Opinion Present’s YouTube, Tony Rock sat down with the host to set the document straight about the place he stands with Will. The comic claimed that the Unhealthy Boys star by no means apologized regardless of publicly acknowledging his “unacceptable” conduct.
“That nigga by no means apologized. That’s cap, mentioned Tony, who added that the King Richard star’s apology was only for tv.
He continued, “I nonetheless suppose he owes me 5 minutes of a dialog. I’m not saying it’s a combat.” The pair labored collectively for 4 years on the Black household sitcom All of Us.
Tony defended his day one, Chris, and recalled the second he discovered concerning the viral slap.
Though Tony wasn’t tuned into the 94th Oscars on March 27, 2022, the Everyone Hates Chris actor nonetheless couldn’t escape the frantic calls concerning the surprising incident involving his older brother. He mentioned he had the braveness to reply a name and found the controversial slap in a video after everybody else did.
Tony admitted that he had known as Chris’s assistant to get intel on his brother’s whereabouts. Unbeknownst to the 49-year-old actor, the Prime 5 star anticipated his youthful brother to wish to increase hell concerning the ordeal and advised him to “chill.”
“Massive bro, name the pictures. My pops shouldn’t be right here, so huge brother is the chief,” Tony mentioned, referring to his father, Julius Rock, who reportedly died in 1988.
He continued, “It doesn’t imply I can’t discuss it.”
Following the TV debacle, Tony stormed the stage at an April Fools’ Day comedy present on the PNC Area in Raleigh, North Carolina, the place he launched some fumes about Will.
Tony advised Math Hoffa that he was in good spirits till a fellow comic, Sommore, talked about the Oscars slap to him whereas getting ready for the comedy present.
“In the event you suppose you gonna to stroll up on this stage, this ain’t the motherfuckin’ Oscars!” Tony shouted at a cheering crowd. “And in the event you stroll your ass up right here, you ain’t nominated for s*** however these motherf****** palms! Oh, we goin’ to pop the remainder of the 12 months, n****. Each time you see me do a present, pop! I didn’t wish to begin the present like that! You gonna hit my motherf****** brother as a result of your b**** gave you a side-eye?”
He added, “Oh, it’s a variety of Rock brothers, y’all ain’t know, it’s a variety of Rock brothers.”
Actually? Is Tony nonetheless pressed about his brother and his former good pal Will?
