Marlon Wayans has been on tour with Chris Rock and according to him, despite Will Smith slapping Chris at the Oscars, Chris, Dave Chapelle, and others can’t stop joking about the Oscars brouhaha. Comedians will always be comedians no matter the situation.
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Comedian Marlon Wayans seems to have revealed that backstage, and off the record, the subject is very much discussed; and with Rock himself participating.
As he discussed his recent appearance in the season finale of Bel Air, Wayans shared a couple interesting stories involving Smith with Vanity Fair. Among tales of how Will Smith was almost the face that Peacock subscribers would have been talking about as estranged father Lou, The Slap was definitely present in the conversation. Here’s how Marlon Wayans described that fateful event, and how it’s handled between friends:
I love the Chris Rock–Will Smith thing. What people don’t understand is behind the stage at [Dave] Chappelle’s show, that’s all we’re talking about—with Chris! And we all got jokes. I have an hour on this slap. I may get slapped by both of them. I love it. I love where it’s going, I love the art form that we have, I love that we can express and we can create and we can talk nonsense.
While Chris Rock has been vocal about wanting to book a Netflix special to fully discuss the slap, it almost sounds like Dave Chappelle and Marlon Wayans could get in on that action too. Wayans especially sounds ready, as he claims above to have a full hour of material prepped on the subject. Judging by his description, it sounds like whatever this set includes is impartial, examining both participants from the evening’s events.
It wouldn’t be the first time the Wayans family has addressed Chris Rock’s conduct on stage through the lens of humor. The weeks following the Will Smith slap saw Marlon sharing with social media a clip of his brother/co-host of the 2000 MTV VMAs Shawn Wayans mocking Rock’s hosting gig from the year prior.
Wayans goes on to complain they find it funny how Jada embarrasses Will at every turn.
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