Just days after Chris Rock shot Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in his live Netflix special Selective Outrage, sources close to Jada claim that Rock is “obsessed” with her.
Many fans were already criticizing the 58-year-old Rock for choosing Pinkett Smith’s hometown of Baltimore to film his special, where he covered Smith’s Oscar smash, Jada’s “entanglement” with August Alsina and much, much more.
Now a source close to Pinkett Smith, 51, has claimed it does People that Rock has been “obsessed” with Jada for decades, adding that she has nothing to do with the drama.
“Jada has only suffered from this. Chris is obsessed with her and has been for almost 30 years,” the source claims.
See where he chose to film his Netflix special. Her hometown (from Baltimore). Obsessed,” the source added.
Chris: Just days after Chris Rock shot Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith on his live Netflix special Selective Outrage, sources close to Jada claim that Rock is “obsessed” with her.
Obsessed: Now a source close to Pinkett Smith, 51, has claimed to People that Rock has been “obsessed” with Jada for decades, adding that she has nothing to do with the drama
Part of the special where Rock joked about Jada for asking him not to host the Oscars after he was rejected for his performance in 2015’s Concussion.
“Years ago his wife told me to quit the Oscars. I shouldn’t be a presenter because her husband is not nominated for Concussion. And then he gives me a terrible concussion,” Rock said during the special.
The source close to Jada disputes this, claiming, “She never asked Chris to never host. She said publicly in a Facebook post at the time that Chris would be a great Oscar presenter and perfect for the job.”
“In 2016, she helped start a movement with the Academy Awards by asking why there are so few black members, and Chris took it?” source added.
Rock also said on the special, “I made some jokes about her. Who cares? It’s like she starts it, I finish it,” Rock said.
“That fucking happened. No one is taking this b*tch. She started this shit. No one bothered her,” Rock said in the 90-minute special.
The source claimed that Jada was “shocked at how often Chris used the word b*tch to refer to Jada.”
Jada wants to move forward with the drama, with the source adding, “At the moment, Jada is focused on her book coming out this year.”
Fooled: Part of the special Rock making fun of Jada for asking him not to host the Oscars after being rejected for his performance in 2015’s Concussion
Never: The source close to Jada disputes this, claiming, “She never asked Chris to never host. She said publicly in a Facebook post at the time that Chris would make a great Oscars host and is perfect for the job.”
It’s been almost a year since Jada’s husband of 25 years, Will Smith, calmly walked onto the Oscars stage and punched Rock in the face, after making a joke about Jada’s bald head long after she announced she had alopecia. has.
Smith then yelled from his seat near the dais, “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth!” before winning his first Oscar for King Richard.
Smith made several public apologies to Rock and his fans, though he resigned from the Academy and was banned from all activities and events for 10 years.
Still, Rock had yet to deal with the blow until the special, with sources now claiming that Smith “felt awful for so long” about the blow and hasn’t made amends with Rock.
“He has tried unsuccessfully to make amends with Chris,” the source said.
“But beyond that, family is important to him and (Smith) leaned on them,” the source added after the blow.
“It all helped him look inward and grow up. He is better, but still regrets. Will listened to those who tried to help him and feels he has become a better person,” the source claims.
Neither Will Smith nor Jada Pinkett Smith have publicly commented on anything Chris Rock said in his Selective Outrage special that aired live on Netflix Saturday.
Slack: It’s been almost a year since Jada’s husband of over 25 years, Will Smith, calmly walked onto the Oscar stage and punched Rock in the face, after making a joke about Jada’s bald head, long after she announced that she has alopecia
Special: Still, Rock had yet to deal with the blow until the special, with sources now claiming that Smith has “felt awful” about the blow for so long and hasn’t made amends with Rock
Remorseful: “It all helped him look inward and grow up. He is better, but still regrets. Will listened to those who tried to help him and feels he has become a better person,” the source claims
