Chris Rock reportedly didn’t finish his stand-up set at billionaire Anthony Pratty’s Christmas Party.
According to The New York Post, the comedian “stormed out” in the middle of his surprise performance after joking, “Our new push will be outer space. We’ll put all the Mexicans on the rockets.”
The Post’s Cindy Adams said Rock then “saw something the audience did not” that “upset him.” He then reportedly yelled that “he wasn’t supposed to be taped, videoed, reported or whatever else wasn’t supposed to happen.”
Rock supposedly “[barreled] quickly, forcefully, through people to the exit doors” and didn’t say why, per Adams. She added, “Without a second’s hesitation, stormed out—never to return."
Keith Urban then performed a 90-minute set for the guests.
Rock became the center of attention when Will Smith slapped him at the 2022 Oscars after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head.
Since then, many have weighed in on whether or not the controversial incident was a boon to Rock. In August, Adam Sandler sat down with Joe Rogan for The Joe Rogan Experience, where they agreed that the slap helped Rock.
“I think that was the best thing that ever happened to him because then (his standup) became wild again,” Rogan said. “It became outrageous.”