D.L. Hughley Defends Chris Rock
Against Claims He Deserved the Slap
Slams The Root Writer
3/13/2023 12:15 AM PT
TMZ.com
D.L. Hughley is pushing back against those who say Chris Rock deserved to be slapped by Will Smith for making fun of Jada Pinkett Smith. He finds the narrative extremely ironic.
The comedian ripped into The Root’s Candace McDuffie, who went on CNN and claimed Chris had it coming after years of targeting Black women with his jokes, saying she’s got it all twisted.
CNN
D.L. says Chris isn’t punching down on marginalized women, as Candace believes, but rather making fun of celebrities who put their business out in the streets. He says it’s all fair game.
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The irony for D.L. is that Candace thinks the violent slap was justified while a comedic response goes too far, and everyone’s allowed an opinion except for the man who actually got smacked in the face on live TV.
Like other comedians we’ve talked to — Bill Bellamy, Donnell Rawlings, Jeff Ross and Jeff Dye — D.L. tells us why Chris has every right to respond through his art, even if it’s been a year since the Oscars incident.
D.L. Hughley Defends Chris Rock Against Claims He Deserved the Slap
March 13, 2023
TMZ.com
D.L. Hughley is speaking out against those who believe that Chris Rock deserved to be slapped by Will Smith for making fun of Jada Pinkett Smith. He finds the narrative extremely ironic.
The comedian criticized The Root’s Candace McDuffie, who claimed that Chris had it coming after years of targeting Black women with his jokes. D.L. believes that she’s got it all twisted.
CNN
D.L. argues that Chris isn’t punching down on marginalized women, as Candace believes, but rather making fun of celebrities who put their business out in the streets. He believes that it’s all fair game.
