The comedian referred to the quarrel on Wednesday night (March 30) on the sold-out show in Boston of Ego Death’s tour, where he said that “what was happening last weekend was still being processed”. Smith hit and swore at Rock after the 57-year-old comedian made a joke about the appearance of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, live on stage at the Oscars. The slap has made headlines around the world and Smith now faces the prospect of disciplinary action by the Academy. Rock spoke to the audience on Wednesday on his show, beginning by saying, “Wow, how was your weekend?” After the crowd greeted him with standing ovations, Rock, 57, continued, “Let me be all foggy and s ***,” with tears in his eyes. “I do not have much to say about this, so if you came here for this …” Rock added, “I wrote an entire show before this weekend. Ticket sales for the Rock’s Ego Death tour skyrocketed after the Oscars, as celebrities and fans expressed shock and condemnation of Smith’s actions. “I’m still working on what happened, so at some point I’ll talk about this s ***,” the 57 – year – old comedian said on Wednesday, adding, “It ‘s going to be serious. It’s going to be funny, but right now I’m going to say a few jokes. “ Smith publicly apologized to Rock in a statement posted on the actor’s Instagram account, acknowledging that “I was out of line. I was wrong.” Register In his apology, King Richard’s actor said that “Rock’s joke about Jada’s medical condition” was too much to “bear”, but added that “violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive”. Pinkett Smith had previously talked about shaving her head because of the actor’s struggles with an autoimmune disorder called alopecia. Sources close to Rock said he had no idea about Pinkett Smith’s condition.
