Chris Rock locks the crowd by cursing Will Smith at his comedy show in Boston
The comedian returned to The Wilbur on Thursday after speaking for the first time ahead of the 2022 Oscars during his stand-up set in Boston the night before.
Chris Rock continues to keep things positive.
The 57-year-old comedian returned to The Wilbur in Boston on Thursday after two stand-up shows the night before in which he broke his silence about the 94th Academy Awards.
After Rock took to the stage on Thursday, dressed in all white as the night before, he started his set and returned to the weekend. (On Sunday, Will Smith was slapped in the face by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars after the host joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's performance.)
However, a viewer exclaimed, "F---Will Smith!" Rock, who had not committed to Will Smith's singing the previous night, responded by stopping him immediately. "No, no, no, no, no..." Rock replied.
At Wednesday's rock show - his first performance since the Oscars - he said he was "still working on what happened" over the weekend. During his final set, he told the audience, "I haven't spoken to anyone, despite what you heard."
While he didn't mention Smith by name at any of Wednesday's shows, he indicated he hadn't spoken directly to star King Richard, despite reports that Sean "Didi" Combs said the pair had found each other earlier this week. improved. (PEOPLE later reported that Combs spoke to everyone privately but never confirmed a reconciliation.)
Ticket sales for the upcoming dates of the Rock's Ego Death tour have surged in popularity following Sunday night's television streak, according to secondary ticket seller TickPick.
During the 2022 Academy Awards on Sunday at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, Rock presented the award for Best Documentary and took the time to skip a few jokes, including one about Smith's wife. Instead, he joked that his hair went to Demi Moore's shaved head in the movie G.I. Jane, who recently revealed to Pinkett Smith, announced that it was the result of alopecia.
Pinkett Smith, 50, didn't look amused by the joke and rolled his eyes. Seconds later, Smith, 53, stepped onto the stage and approached Rock, beating him in front of the crowd and the millions of spectators at home. Returning to his desk, Smith called out to a stunned Stone, "Keep my wife's name out of your mouth." Smith sat at his desk with his wife until the end of the evening. Rock refuses to press charges.
When Smith went on to win the best actor award at the ceremony, he apologized to the Academy and his fellow contestants but made no mention of Roca. Instead, he spoke of the power of love and protection in his tearful speech, saying, "Love makes you do crazy things."