Chris Rockis not dwelling onWill Smithslapping him on stage at the 2022Academy Awards. A source tells PEOPLE that Rock, 57, had “moved on” from the incident before Smith, 53, issued his first on-camera apology on Friday since the awards ceremony in March. “Chris doesn’t need to talk. This is clearly something that bothers Will more than Chris,” the insider says of the pair. “Will needs to deal with his issues. Chris is fine....

Chris Rockis in good spirits as he prepares for his Wednesday stand-up show, occurring just days afterWill Smithhit him onstage atthe Oscars.The 57-year-old star is set to kick off a comedy tourat The Wilbur in Bostonon Wednesday night, and the venue’s owner Bill Blumenreich tells PEOPLE that Rock is “in a great mood” as he rehearses.“What happened [atthe Oscars], he handled it so well. He took the high road,” he says....

Chris Rock.Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Chris Rockopened up about his bachelor lifestyle before his romance withLake Bell. On Thursday’s episode ofKevin Hart’s Peacock seriesHart to Heart, Rock, 57, spoke about being single in his 50s and whether he ever wanted to remarry. (The comedian was previously married toMalaak Compton Rock, from whomhe split from in 2016after nearly 20 years together.) “You’re a 56-year-old bachelor now,” Hart, 43, told his guest during the episode, which was recorded in January....

Chris Rocksprung toDave Chappelle’s side amid an onstage incident Tuesday night. During the Netflix Is a Joke Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Chappelle, 48, wasattacked towards the end of his performance, when a man in a black hoodie rushed the stage. Spokespeople from the LAPD confirm to PEOPLE that the suspect, identified as Isaiah Lee, 23, has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. One LAPD spokesperson says the weapon was “a replica handgun with a knife,” describing it as a “replica handgun-slash-knife....

Chris Rockis joking about theOscarsincident whenWill Smithhit him onstage, while also continuing to be mostly reserved about his honest reaction to the shocking moment. The comedian said during a stand-up show held at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino on Friday night, “I’m okay. I have a whole show and I’m not talking about that until I get paid,” in regards to the much-talked-about March 27 incident. Rock jokingly added, “Life is good....

Chris Rockis cracking jokes about his own divorce amid the news that his friend and fellow comicJohn Mulaneyhas split from wifeAnna Marie Tendler. Rock, 56, made an appearance onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy FallonTuesday and shared that he gave some friendly advice to Mulaney, 38, when he saw him recently while doing standup. Reflecting on his split from ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock, the comedian joked about “how much money” he lost during the divorce....

Chris Rock.Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Chris Rockis using comedy to address hisOscarsslap fromWill Smith. During a standup set on Thursday at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the 57-year-old comedian briefly joked about the lasting effects ofSmith’s strike at the 2022 Academy Awardsin March. “I’m okay, if anybody was wondering,” Rock said, according to U.K. outletThe Telegraph. “Got most of my hearing back.” “Don’t expect me to talk about the bulls—,” he also said,The Telegraphreports....

Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Chris Rockisn’t holding back his thoughts about the current state of comedy. The comedian was a surprise presenter at the 2019New York Film Critics Circle Awardson Monday, where he cracked a joke about not being able to say anything controversial. “If it was five years ago I could say something real offensive and funny right now,” Rock said, “but I can’t do that anymore, so…heyyyy!” Gilbert Carrasquillo/Getty...

“I was doing a movie a couple years ago and one of my bullies was working security on the movie — a guy who literally, one day at school, turned me upside down and shook the money out of my pockets,” the comedian, 57, said onThe Howard Stern Showin September 2020. Rock said his former bully “was kind of ashamed” upon coming across Rock in the present, but Rock “just gave him a quick look, like, ‘Hey, man, I hope you’re doing well, take care,’ and I kept it moving....

Chris Rock.Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty “He actually handled it well,” an industry source tells PEOPLE. “He is used to people getting bent out of shape at his no holds barred humor … but I’m sure he never expected to get slapped.” The insider notes that Sunday’s altercation isn’t the first time Rock has gone “too far,” while adding that his previous acts had “done nothing but help his career.” “You hire Chris to get people’s reactions, which are immediate and usually invite hysterical laughing,” the source continues....

The 2020Oscarswenthostless for the second consecutive year,but former hostsSteve MartinandChris Rocktook the stage early in the night and poked fun at some of the nominees and attendees. “Oh my God, there’sBrad Pitt,” Martin, 74, said. “It’s like looking in a mirror!” Then the comedians called out Amazon founder and CEOJeff Bezos, who was seated in the audience with his son. “Wow, great actor!” Martin joked. Rock, 55, went on to call out Bezos’ status as the wealthiest man in the world....

Chris Rockearned some laughs at the expense ofMeghan Markleand theroyalsover the weekend. During his new Netflix special,Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the comedian, 58, unloaded a few jokes about Meghan, 41, and her in-laws, at one point claiming that “some of that s— she went through was not racism,” but rather what he called “in-law s—.” He later called the royal family the “OGs of racism” and “Sugarhill Gang of racism” during the Saturday night special — claiming that they “invested in slavery like it wasShark Tank....

Chris Rock.Photo: Amy Sussman/Getty Chris Rockhas turned to therapy more frequently amid the ongoingCOVID-19 pandemic. In an interview withGayle KingforCBS Sunday Morning, airing this weekend, the 55-year-old actor and comedian revealed that he increased his therapy visits to about seven hours a week after the pandemic struck the U.S. in March. “You have to tell the truth,” he told King, 66, of his therapy sessions. “You have to tell – you have to go into therapy prepared to tell the worst part of yourself every week, you know?...