Entertainment SA has gathered that comedian Chris Rock is obsessed with Jada Pinkett Smith and that is the word doing the rounds in the United States.
A source close to Will Smith’s wife, Jada revealed that the comedian has been obsessed with the wife of the award-winning actor for more than 30 years.
PEOPLE reports that Jada is not involved in the ongoing spat between her husband and the comedian.
A year after the infamous incident at the 94th Academy Awards where Smith struck Rock on stage, Rock addressed the assault in his live Netflix comedy special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage on Saturday, while spicing it up with scathing jokes about the Smiths and their marriage.
“Jada has had no part in all of this other than being heckled. Chris is obsessed with her and that’s been going on for almost 30 years,” said the source.
“Look where he chose to film his Netflix special. Her hometown [of Baltimore]. Obsessed.
“Back in 2016 she helped start a movement with the Academy Awards by questioning why there are so few Black members, and Chris took it to this?”
Back in 2016, Pinkett Smith showed her support for Black actors as part of the “#OscarsSoWhite” movement and that was because her hubby was shut out of the Best Actor race that year for his performance in Concussion.
During his stand-up special, Rock quipped: “Years ago, his wife said I should quit the Oscars. I shouldn’t host ’cause her man didn’t get nominated for Concussion. And then he gives me a f–––ing concussion.”
In response, the insider said Jada never asked Chris to not host the Oscars ever.
“She publicly said in a Facebook post at the time Chris would be a great Oscars host and is perfect for the job.”
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