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In this handout photo provided by AMPAS, Chris Rock is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. Photo by Handout/AMPAS via Getty Images
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Chris Rock’s brother wants to fight Will Smith in a boxing match.
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Kenny Rock signed Celebrity Boxing founder Damon Feldman for a match in Florida this summer, and he’d love to face off against the actor, who took the stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris in the face after the Comedian made a joke about it his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
When asked if he thought Chris and Will should get in the ring together, Kenny said, “No, they shouldn’t. But I should get in the ring with Will Smith.”
When asked if Kenny thinks he can “beat Will,” he said, “Yeah, yeah.”
Kenny admitted Chris has been “doing great” since he was beaten by Will at the Academy Awards, but doesn’t think the star has accepted the ‘Hitch’ actor’s apology.
When asked how Chris is doing, Kenny said: “He’s doing great. I didn’t see him, but we talked.”
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When asked if Chris accepted Will’s Instagram apology, Kenny said, “I doubt it, very seriously.”
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Earlier this month, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences suspended Will from the Oscars for 10 years following the incident.
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But Kenny hopes the academy stays true to the ban and doesn’t let Will back to the Oscars before the 10 years are up.
He added to TMZ, “We’ll have to see if he actually gets the 10-year ban. They might say a 10 year ban and after three years they think we might have forgotten and they will push it in after two years/three years/five years. So we have to make sure these people do what they promise.”
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The incident came after Chris poked fun at Jada – who suffers from alopecia – for having a shaved head and compared her hair to actress Demi Moore’s shaved head in the 1997 film GI Jane.
He said: “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can’t wait to see it.’ ”
Will – who was presented with the Best Actor Oscar for King Richard minutes later – laughed at first but Jada looked unimpressed and the actor then strode onto the stage, slapped the comedian and walked away.
Chris said, “Oh wow. Will Smith just blew me away.”
Will then yelled from his seat, “Take my wife’s name out of your damn mouth.”
Chris said, “Wow dude. It was a GI Jane joke.”
The Men in Black actor then said again, “Keep my wife’s name out of your friggin’ mouth.”
Will has since apologized to Chris via Instagram, insisting the incident “is not indicative of the man I want to be.”
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