Just days after Chris Rock slammed Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith on their live Netflix special Selective Outrage, sources close to Jada claim that Rock is “obsessed” with her.
Many fans have already criticized Rock, 58, for choosing Pinkett Smith’s hometown of Baltimore to film his special, where he addressed Smith’s Oscar slap, Jada’s ‘entanglement’ with August Alsina and much, much more. .
Now a source close to Pinkett Smith, 51, has claimed People that Rock has been ‘obsessed’ with Jada for decades, adding that she has nothing to do with the drama.
‘Jada has had no part in all of this other than being interrupted. Chris is obsessed with her and that has been going on for almost 30 years,” the source claims.
‘Look where he chose to film his Netflix special. your natal city [of Baltimore]. Obsessed,” added the source.
Chris: Just days after Chris Rock slammed Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith on their live Netflix special Selective Outrage, sources close to Jada claim 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 it has nothing to do with the drama
Part of the special featured Rock mocking Jada for asking him not to host the Oscars after he was turned down for his performance in 2015’s Concussion.
‘Years ago, his wife said he should forgo the Oscars. She shouldn’t be presenting because her man wasn’t nominated for Concussion. And then he gives me a fucking concussion,” Rock said during the special.
The source close to Jada disputes this, stating, “She never asked Chris not to host.” She publicly said in a Facebook post at the time that Chris would make a great host for the Oscars and that he is perfect for the job.
“In 2016, he helped start a movement with the Academy Awards by questioning why there are so few black members, and Chris led him to this?” added the source.
Rock also said on the special that, ‘I made some jokes about her. Who gives a shit? That’s right: she starts it, I finish it,” Rock said.
‘That’s what happened. Nobody is messing with this bitch. She started this shit. Nobody was bothering her,” Rock said on the 90-minute special.
The source claimed that Jada was “shocked by the number of times Chris used the word b*tch to refer to Jada.”
Jada is looking to put the drama behind her, with the source adding, “Right now, Jada is focused on her book coming out this year.”
Taunting: Part of the special in which Rock taunts Jada for asking him not to host the Oscars after he was turned down for his performance in 2015’s Concussion.
Never: The source close to Jada disputes this, stating, “She never asked Chris not to host.” She publicly said in a Facebook post at the time that Chris would make a great Oscars host and that he is perfect for the job.
It’s been almost a year since Jada’s husband of more than 25 years, Will Smith, calmly walked up on the Oscars stage and slapped Rock across the face after he made a joke about Jada’s bald spot, long after for her to announce that she had alopecia.
Smith then proceeded to yell from his seat near the stage, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” before winning his first Oscar for King Richard.
Smith has publicly apologized to Rock and his fans multiple times, though he resigned from the Academy and was banned from all activities and events for 10 years.
Still, Rock had yet to address the slap until the special, and sources now claim that Smith has “felt terrible for so long” about the slap and has failed to make amends with Rock.
“He has tried and failed to make amends with Chris to the best of his ability,” the source added.
‘But beyond that, family is important to him and [Smith] leaned on them,’ after the slap, the source added.
“Everything has helped him look inward and mature. He’s better, but he’s still sorry. Will listened to those who tried to help him and feels that he has become a better person, ”says the source.
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 on Saturday.
Slap: It’s been almost a year since Jada’s husband of more than 25 years, Will Smith, calmly walked up on the Oscars stage and slapped Rock across the face, after he made a joke about Jada’s bald pate, much after she announced that she had alopecia.
Special: Still, Rock had yet to address the slap until the special, and sources now claim that Smith has “felt terrible for so long” about the slap and has failed to make peace with Rock.
Repentant: ‘Everything has helped him to look inside and mature. He’s better, but he’s still sorry. Will listened to those who tried to help him and feels that he has become a better person, ”says the source.