Mulaney Power Move posted:

ok maybe something is going on there and let's not talk about her music career

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Throughout the draft that I’d read, Smith had dropped in foreshadowing tidbits about marital acrimony. Jada, her husband writes, hadn’t wanted a traditional wedding ceremony but gave in to his pressure: “This would be the first of many compromises Jada would make over the years that painfully negated her own values.” Years later, Smith persuaded her to move into a massive 256-acre compound that she was dead set against purchasing. “Nothing good comes from spending your hard-earned money on a ‘family home’ that your wife doesn’t want,” Smith writes. “You are putting a down payment on discord and for years you will be paying off a mortgage of misery. Or, worse.”

The harsh reality for those who love a dreamer is that everything comes second to the dream. As Smith’s stardom grew, his wife would wake up many mornings in tears. At one point, she turned down an opportunity for her band to open for Guns N’ Roses so that Smith could continue shooting The Pursuit of Happyness. Things reached a breaking point by Jada’s 40th birthday, in 2011. Will had spent three years planning a private family-and-friends dinner in Santa Fe, where he screened a documentary he’d commissioned that chronicled her life and traced her family’s lineage back to slavery (and in which he tracked down a descendant of the white family who once owned Jada’s ancestors.)

When they got back to the hotel suite that night, Jada was nearly silent. “That was the most disgusting display of ego I have ever seen in my life,” Smith recalls his wife telling him. The two began fighting so loudly that a 10-year-old Willow, with whom they were sharing the suite, emerged crying with her hands over her ears, begging them to stop. “Our marriage wasn’t working,” Smith writes. “We could no longer pretend. We were both miserable and clearly something had to change.”

Eric Cantonese posted:

Mulaney Power Move posted:

i dont even know how to describe her music. i think it's some kind of metal, but she sings like it's an opera?

DaveWoo posted:

that actually sounds kinda cool, not gonna lie

Mulaney Power Move posted:

eh forget what i said i just looked it up again and it's just generic metally bullshit.

YeahTubaMike posted:

Clean or harsh vocals?

Vegetable posted:

maybe i’m too young or something but i don’t know anything that chris rock has worked on. for a guy who seem to have done his best work exclusively in the 90s he sure is talked about like a living legend

punk rebel ecks posted:

I was prepared to lock this post only to realize that I’m just to realize how old I am.

Up until the 2010s, Chris Rock was THE biggest comedian in the world. He guest starred if not starred in one or more major films a year, he frequently had standup specials that were amongst the most popular of all-time, etc.

The closest comparison would be to Kevin Hart today (though admittedly not to that degree). He was the biggest comedian of his era.

He’s kept a relatively low profile since 2014 after “Top Five”. Outside of last year’s pseudo-sequel to “Saw” he ‘s had essentially guest roles if not outright cameos.

punk rebel ecks posted:

I was prepared to lock this post only to realize that I’m just to realize how old I am.

Up until the 2010s, Chris Rock was THE biggest comedian in the world. He guest starred if not starred in one or more major films a year, he frequently had standup specials that were amongst the most popular of all-time, etc.

The closest comparison would be to Kevin Hart today (though admittedly not to that degree). He was the biggest comedian of his era.

He’s kept a relatively low profile since 2014 after “Top Five”. Outside of last year’s pseudo-sequel to “Saw” he ‘s had essentially guest roles if not outright cameos.

Biohazard posted:

He did release another special in 2018, but yeah for the most part he's been pretty quiet. Dude's got enough money to not have to do anything anymore, which I'm sure is an awesome phase of life to be in.

Eric Cantonese posted:

He divorced in 2016 and had 2 tween kids so I think that played a part too.

kntfkr posted:

Judd Apatow has never done anything good ever, thanks.

punk rebel ecks posted:

He’s kept a relatively low profile since 2014 after “Top Five”. Outside of last year’s pseudo-sequel to “Saw” he ‘s had essentially guest roles if not outright cameos.

kntfkr posted:

Judd Apatow has never done anything good ever, thanks.

runnypoops posted:

Is season 4 fargo good? I really liked the first couple seasons and the third season was pretty good

YeahTubaMike posted:

I can't imagine how much straightening Jada did, but I would absolutely believe that she straightened her hair enough to destroy it, and I wouldn't blame her for it either. Countess Vaughn had/has a similar issue, where her skin had bad reactions to wig glue so now she has missing hair & scalp discoloration.

Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:

It's just funny that that is one of the main issues that Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair raises, in which is he is beyond adamant about how destructive that is, and he goes out of his way to appear to support the women. And then he turns around and makes the joke that he did.

It must have been something he came up with on the spot, and he showed his whole rear end for all to see. Next year they're probably gonna run all jokes by some committee or similar.

Eric Cantonese posted:

Next year, they should just go straight WWF and let celebrities hit each other with chairs and slam their rivals through tables.

OH MY GAWD! IT'S MARTIN SCORSESE'S MUSIC. WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?!?!?

Extra Large Marge posted:

My favorite Will Smith moment is when he taught his kids financial literacy by reading them "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMmuj4e5e8

Sophy Wackles posted:

I read that and it was basically "start a business and hire smart people to make money for you" from what I remember.

Extra Large Marge posted:

My favorite Will Smith moment is when he taught his kids financial literacy by reading them "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqMmuj4e5e8

Robobot posted:

Didn’t he relaunch Paul Rudd’s career a bit? I like Paul Rudd.

BBC article posted:

Rock has yet to comment publicly on what happened at the Oscars or Smith's apology.

However, tickets for his upcoming comedy shows have reportedly skyrocketed in Sunday's aftermath.

One live event ticketing site, TickPick, said on Monday that it sold more tickets the previous night than it did in the past month combined.

A spokesperson also told CBS that prices for an upcoming Rock show on Wednesday in Boston rose from $46 (£35.16) to $411 (£314).

Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:

It's just funny that that is one of the main issues that Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair raises, in which is he is beyond adamant about how destructive that is, and he goes out of his way to appear to support the women. And then he turns around and makes the joke that he did.

It must have been something he came up with on the spot, and he showed his whole rear end for all to see. Next year they're probably gonna run all jokes by some committee or similar.

CyberPingu posted:

runnypoops posted:

Is season 4 fargo good? I really liked the first couple seasons and the third season was pretty good

kntfkr posted:

.there are other paul rudds out there

Steadiman posted:

Every Chris Rock standup show is gonna start with a "Lemme check Will Smith isn't in the audience before I start" joke from now on

Sophy Wackles posted:

Name one.