D.L. Hughleyand Leslie Jones are voicing their support ofChris Rock.
On Sunday, Hughley, 60, posted a clip of Rock’s liveNetflixcomedy specialChris Rock: Selective Outragethat aired Saturday night, under which Jones left a scathing response to one commenter.
“You got to let stuff go at some point in your life … This is how young brothers get killed in the streets,” read the comment that Jones, 55, replied to. “Talkingabout something that happened a year ago. Setting a terrible example.”
Defending Rock, Jones wrote, “Y’all forget hegot slapped in front of the worldyo! His kids, his mama, peers EVERYONE! I wonder how y’all muthaf—-s would handle that! And he is A COMEDIAN this is his way of expressing it. If he sang he would write a song. Cause it’s a painful thing that happen.”
“Y’all act like you would be righteous! YOU ARE HYPOCRITES! Shut the f— up and go sit down,” she added.
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Leslie Jones' Instagram comment.Leslie Jones/instagram
“Lots of folks were waiting to see if Chris would say Jada’s name during#ChrisRockLive,” she said, referring to Will telling Rock to “keep my wife’s name out your f–ing mouth” atthe Oscarslast year. “He didn’t. Buthe did call her a b*tch, and that seems just as bad, if not worse. TO ME.”
From L: Leslie Jones, Chris Rock, D.L. Hughley.Kevin Winter/Getty, Gregg DeGuire/WireImage, Paras Griffin/Getty
Reign also addressed the location of Rock’s show, alleging in a separate tweet, “He knew what he was doing. It wasn’t weird, but intentional. Chris could’ve picked (and sold out) any city in America. Hewanted to be in Jada’s hometown.”
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“Side note … That happened to HIM, to CHRIS … and the ENTIRE WORLD got to weigh in and talk trash and make jokes and ‘shoulda, woulda, coulda’ the whole damn thing to death,” continued the actor and fellow comedian. “OTHER COMEDIANS have bits about it, it was an opener for most of us. The ONE PERSON YOU NEVER HEARD FROM ABOUT IT WAS CHRIS!!”
“So NOW, that HE decides to address it on HIS TIME, people have the audacity to say: ‘he’s bitter … Why is he still talking about that … let it go … or the best one WE’VE MOVED ON.’ So YOU got to speak on it but he can’t??? Y’all are a straight f*n trip,” he continued.
Hughley concluded, “Congratulations@chrisrockYOU DID THE DAMN THANG!!”
In his stand-up routine, Rock also said, “Will Smithpractices selective outrage,” adding ofthe Oscarsslap, “Everybody that really knows knows I had nothing to do with that s—. I didn’t have any ‘entanglements.’ "
Rock was referring to back in July 2020, when Jada opened up about havingan “entanglement” with singer August Alsinayears ago, while she and Will were on a break. She explained at the time that she and Will eventually were able to repair their relationship, saying, “We have really gotten to that new place of unconditional love.”
source: people.com
