The 94th Academy Award on Sunday became the talk of the entire world after Hollywood actor Will Smith angrily slapped comedian Chris Rock for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's medical condition. Not only this but the Oscar 2022 Best actor winner Will Smith also angrily shouted and abused Chirs Rock and warned him to keep his wife Jada Smith's name out of his jokes. Now, Will Smith's slap to Chris Rock is turning out to be profitable for the comedian as tickets for his upcoming comedy tour are in huge demand.
Chris Rock comedy tour tickets turned into a huge demand overnight after Will Smith physically expressed his anger toward the comedian. As per TickPick, Chris Rock comedy tour is seeing a surge in the sale and price of tickets. TickPick took to its Twitter handle and wrote, "We sold more tickets to see Chris Rock overnight than we did in the past month combined."
Not only this, but Chirs Rock comedy tour ticket prices also surged after demands increased exponentially. As per the report, the price of the cheapest ticket on March 18 was $46 ( Rs 3,500) which has now increased to $411 ( Rs 31,274). TickPick PR Kyle Zorn also tweeted, "Chris Rock performs at Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday...$46: Cheapest ticket sold on March 18th. $411: Cheapest ticket currently available (Data via @TickPick)." TickPick retweeted him.
Chris Rock comedy tour schedule
Those who are eager to know about the Chris Rock comedy tour can read further. As per report, Chris will perform six shows at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre from March 30-April 1. He will then begin his Ego Death World Tour on April 2. Notably, Boston show tickets have been sold out quickly, there were tickets still available on resale sites such as Ticketmaster, Vivid Seats, and Stubhub.
The comedian will then travel to over 30 cities and 38 dates scheduled for his tour. He will perform in New York, Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Oakland, Toronto, and Chicago. After Boston, he’ll perform in Atlantic City and wrap up on November 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Chris will end his tour in the same venue where he was hit by Will Smith. The comedian, who was one of the presenters in the show, had told Will's wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, that she could feature in GI Jane 2. It is a putative sequel to a film about a female soldier who has a shaved head.
Will Smith's 'public apology' to Chris Rock
After Will Smith's slap-gate spread around the globe, the Oscar 2022 best actor took to his social media publically apologized to Chris Rock. 'Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behaviour at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally," Smith wrote.
"I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness."