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Chris Rock is going into detail about the end of his marriage, admitting he wasn’t the best husband and took accountability for mistakes he made in the relationship.
During a recent interview with GQ, the 61-year-old comedian shared that there were many factors that caused the divorce, noting he cheated and was addicted to pornography during his marriage.
“I was not a great husband,” he admitted. “I watched a lot of porn. I don’t watch porn anymore. I haven’t watched porn in five, six years.”
He also admitted to cheating on his wife, noting, “It’s not anything I’m proud of, but it’s something I had to go through.”
Rock took ownership of the fact that he cheated on his wife and was addicted to pornography. (Richard Burbridge/GQ)
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The comedian compared himself to a character in a Marvel movie who “has to test his powers” and see how far they can push things before they eventually “crash down.”
“Every Marvel movie, man or woman, they have to test their powers,” he said. “They’re a- -holes. They get these powers and they’re a- -holes, and they’re racing trains and they’re lifting up ocean liners and they try to go to the sun, then they crash down because they realize they’re not God. And then they start helping people.”
Rock compared himself to a superhero learning he had powers and pushing the limits. (Simon Ackerman/Getty Images for BFI)
He explained that he “tested my powers” during his marriage by cheating on his wife, noting he “was severely humbled” when he realized he definitely “wasn’t God or anywhere near him.”
Rock was married to Malaak Compton-Rock for nearly 20 years. They tied the knot in 1996, separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016. They share two children together, daughters, Lola and Zahra.
The comedian was married to Malaak Compton-Rock for nearly 20 years before separating in 2014. (Kris Connor/Getty Images)
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The actor recently directed the film, “Misty Green,” the first movie he has directed in 12 years, the last one being 2014’s “Top Five.” He explained that some of the reason behind that is that he got divorced.
Rock recently directed the film, “Misty Green.” (Richard Burbridge/GQ)
“Nobody has a successful divorce, so that takes time,” he said. “Then once it’s done, okay, you’re not sitting on the money you had before, so now you got to really make some money. So you go on tour, or two tours. So there was a lot of stand-up. There was a lot of getting my life together. You got a pandemic, you got a bunch of nonsense going on there.”
“Misty Green” is the first film Rock has directed in 12 years. (Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty Images)
“Misty Green” follows an award-winning actress, Misty Green, who is working hard to make a comeback after years of watching her career slowly fade away, with Rock portraying a casting director who once worked with the actress.
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While promoting the movie, Rock told “The Daily” podcast in October that he wanted to make a movie about Los Angeles, calling it a “tale of two cities,” noting that while there is “sunshine and palm trees,” people are also “constantly walking over homeless people.”
Chris Rock said L.A. attracts a dark “underbelly” which he wanted to show in his new film. (Getty Images for Night of Too Many Stars)
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The actor previously spoke about the message he wanted to get across when making the film, telling Variety in September that much of the movie is about Los Angeles, which he called a “complicated place” that “attracts an underbelly that people want to pretend doesn’t exist.”
“A lot of it’s about L.A. L.A. has got very wonky priorities,” he said. “There’s a real estate office on the same street as The Ivy on Robertson, and in the window, there are houses for $30-$40 million. In the window. But there’s a homeless guy sleeping right outside. The movie is about that crazy dichotomy.”
Rock wanted to make a film about Los Angeles. (Richard Burbridge/GQ)
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