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73. Maybe Will has been spending too much time with his loony kids.

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Tue Mar 29, 2022, 10:26 PM

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Comedians Rally Around Chris Rock, Express Concern About Violence Towards Comics [View all] Mysmi Mar 2022 OP

Would have expected a list at least a little preliminary repartee from an actor like Smith Walleye Mar 2022 #1

Not the first time someone assaulted someone for saying something AZProgressive Mar 2022 #2

And your point? NoRethugFriends Mar 2022 #4

I don't understand all the comics complaints about their safety AZProgressive Mar 2022 #6

And Will Smith apologized luv2fly Mar 2022 #5

Are you referring to Chris Rock? pandr32 Mar 2022 #8

Seems to not be true luv2fly Mar 2022 #13

Wow. True? Not true? pandr32 Mar 2022 #85

Please, blame the victim? dem4decades Mar 2022 #11

I'm not blaming Jada Pinkett Smith at all luv2fly Mar 2022 #14

Maybe you didn't see the clip of Smith doing just that to a band member? dem4decades Mar 2022 #15

False equivalence luv2fly Mar 2022 #17

I didn't realize she was "attacked " they should have called the police on Rock then. dem4decades Mar 2022 #25

Yeah okay I get where you're at luv2fly Mar 2022 #28

Yeah, me and the rest of the world. dem4decades Mar 2022 #32

Who said Rock was "good"? I think what some people are missing though is that no one in this country cstanleytech Mar 2022 #75

I thought Democrats were supposed to be empathetic Moebym Mar 2022 #33

Post removed Post removed Mar 2022 #46

But she's embracing it, no? Polybius Mar 2022 #99

Jada Smith Katcat Mar 2022 #53

Yes! LeftInTX Mar 2022 #83

Attacked? I don't think so. luvtheGWN Mar 2022 #80

Jada has a video out there - showing a strip about one inch womanofthehills Mar 2022 #94

Always? Shrek Mar 2022 #19

Oh I bet you can luv2fly Mar 2022 #21

I bet I can find some Mitch McConnell mockery too Shrek Mar 2022 #23

Except he could *choose* his hairstyle and clothing. Moebym Mar 2022 #35

She isn't bald, she chose to cut her hair extremely short questionseverything Mar 2022 #88

Chris Rock apologized too Mysmi Mar 2022 #30

Incorrect obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #102

Once again... appmanga Mar 2022 #45

You don't make fun of someone's disability luv2fly Mar 2022 #51

Well said!!! Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #81

Excellent on Chris Rock. Will Smith and wife are scientology assholes NoRethugFriends Mar 2022 #3

Maybe he checked it out, but not currently. txwhitedove Mar 2022 #9

Inside Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's Scientology School for Kids Coventina Mar 2022 #10

They are out. Here is an update. chowder66 Mar 2022 #16

Scientologists or not, making fun of someone's appearance who has an autoimmune disease Moebym Mar 2022 #27

Already bought our tickets to Rock's show eissa Mar 2022 #7

I'm glad you're supporting him. dem4decades Mar 2022 #12

Chris Rock didn't press charges. Other comedians most likely will if physically assaulted. chowder66 Mar 2022 #18

It's called the Jesters Privilege - in the middle ages a court jester had the privilege to talk and stewrat Mar 2022 #20

Heckled is one thing, physical assault is another questionseverything Mar 2022 #92

This wasn't an English court and there's no jester. n/t pnwmom Mar 2022 #104

mocking Slammer Mar 2022 #22

There is no excuse for a physical assault. left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #26

Post removed Post removed Mar 2022 #34

Like trump mocking Traildogbob Mar 2022 #40

I just heard something and then it occurred to me that Chris Rock may not even be responsible... Javaman Mar 2022 #24

I have it on good authority that Moebym Mar 2022 #29

And even I as an ordinary person... dixiechiken1 Mar 2022 #56

I assume Chris Rock knew because he was the producer of Good Hair, a documentary pnwmom Mar 2022 #58

Actually half of all women have some hairloss, it's natural questionseverything Mar 2022 #89

15% of Black women have CCCA, a type of immune related alopecia that's almost exclusive pnwmom Mar 2022 #90

If you read something from a teleprompter that you know is not right...don't read it. Escurumbele Mar 2022 #39

Nope. It wasn't in the script. He ad-libbed that "joke." pnwmom Mar 2022 #57

Thanks for the info! Javaman Mar 2022 #60

Is that today, because yesterday there was a fake statement that his team disavowed. n/t pnwmom Mar 2022 #63

The producer must approve of anything that is off script in advanced. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2022 #95

What's the producer going to do if an unapproved joke slips out? pnwmom Mar 2022 #96

If it was unapproved, we would've known now. The Grand Illuminist Mar 2022 #97

We do. The Rolling Stone report said it wasn't in the script or in the rehearsal. pnwmom Mar 2022 #98

Still has to be approved The Grand Illuminist Mar 2022 #100

And yet they are saying it wasn't approved. He just decided to throw it in pnwmom Mar 2022 #101

There is no excuse for a physical assault. left-of-center2012 Mar 2022 #31

If you are keeping score at home.... twodogsbarking Mar 2022 #36

Sorry but, no one has the right to belittle anyone, if you are a comic then tell jokes that do not Escurumbele Mar 2022 #37

If Jada had shaved her hair off because she liked the look Moebym Mar 2022 #44

Actually, pretty everyone has the right to belittle others n/t Captain Stern Mar 2022 #87

Kramer's Racist Tirade (Micheal Richards) old as dirt Mar 2022 #38

Maybe Will Traildogbob Mar 2022 #41

Of course comedians are coming to his defense. Moebym Mar 2022 #42

They are coming to their own defense. old as dirt Mar 2022 #47

Point taken. Moebym Mar 2022 #50

They are afraid that hecklers will escalate to violence. old as dirt Mar 2022 #52

Where would the world be if comedians weren't allowed to mock people? nt ripcord Mar 2022 #69

You don't understand how comedy works, do you? NoRethugFriends Mar 2022 #71

I disagree. While i don't condone Smith's violence, i also can't stand Chris Rock for making Jada onetexan Mar 2022 #43

Smith should not have used violence to get his point across Moebym Mar 2022 #48

He did. old as dirt Mar 2022 #49

Why the outrage, why the backlash? Aussie105 Mar 2022 #54

She is a victim?!? What BS!!, BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #55

Try to stay calm, will you? Aussie105 Mar 2022 #59

He has major mental issues and needs help. BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #65

Have you ever heard of "putting up a brave front"? That is what Jada had been doing lately, pnwmom Mar 2022 #61

Did you take the time to actually look at the video of HER reaction BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #66

You mean the video in slow mo and on repeat? pnwmom Mar 2022 #67

No, the video of them at the Oscars as Chris said the joke... BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #68

Yeah, he appeared to laugh for a second or two before he realized who GI Jane was. pnwmom Mar 2022 #70

Tell it to Chris Rock. ShazzieB Mar 2022 #74

Rock is nothing more than a verbal bully. Conjuay Mar 2022 #62

Being a comedian means never having to say I'm sorry for insulting people ripcord Mar 2022 #64

Violence performed in the name of protecting wronged women only Emile Mar 2022 #72

Maybe Will has been spending too much time with his loony kids. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #73

If only there was a white man involved in all this ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2022 #76

Smith is management. Rock is not. This was worker harassment by Will tirebiter Mar 2022 #77

Bad comedy nowforever Mar 2022 #78

Ok. LiberatedUSA Mar 2022 #79

It was a staged event! The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #82

Maybe comedians should just stop making jokes about people's appearance ripcord Mar 2022 #84

This message was self-deleted by its author Spazito Mar 2022 #86

Do comedians share their jokes first Tree Lady Mar 2022 #91

In general, because there's a script and a rehearsal. But Rock ad-libbed this joke. n/t pnwmom Mar 2022 #105

The trashing of the Smiths has already begun eissa Mar 2022 #93

Mega Streisand Effect obamanut2012 Mar 2022 #103