Chris Rock Wasn’t ‘Hurt’ By Jimmy Fallon’s Blackface Impression

“Hey, man, I’m friends with Jimmy. Jimmy’s a great guy. And he didn’t mean anything. A lot of people want to say intention doesn’t matter, but it does. And I don’t think Jimmy Fallon intended to hurt me. And he didn’t,” Rock said. When asked further whether it is justified to call for the removal of instances of blackface from existing movies and TV shows, Rock said he will be “the worst guy in the world” if he shares a contrary opinion about it. “There’s literally one answer that ends my whole career. Blackface ain’t cool, OK? That’s my quote. Blackface is bad. Who needs it? “It’s so sad, we live in a world now where you have to say, I am so against cancer. ‘I just assumed you liked cancer’. No, no, no, I am so against it. You have to state so many obvious things you’re against,” Rock added.

Previously, actor Jamie Foxx came out in support of Fallon, saying that he was just doing an “impression” of Rock. “(Fallon) was doing an impression of Chris Rock. It wasn’t blackface. We comedians I know it’s a tough time right now. But this one is a stretch,” Foxx had said.