He wasn't hired to do stand up at the Oscars he was hired to present an award. Oscar representatives said his jokes weren't in the script and even after the situation with Will and Jada. Chris still was being disrespectful to the people who won the category he was presenting for. "The award goes to Questlove and 3 white guys". One of those 3 men, who was not white, called him out on it.
Chris Rock presenting at the 2022 Oscars. (Photo: YouTube)
A producer for Oscars network ABC has said that Chris Rock’s controversial joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, which led to her husband Will taking to the stage and slapping him, wasn’t in the original approved script.
An ABC producer has said that Chris Rock's controversial joke about Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars wasn't in the original approved script.
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Both men ad libed only one got a poped lip