Comedians defend Chris Rock over backlash to Will Smith, Jada Pinkett jokes

Comedians like D.L. Hughley and Leslie Jones defended Chris Rock against critics who said he was unfair to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett in his Netflix stand-up special.

Comedian D.L. Hughley wrote on Instagram after his show, "I’m going to give my brother, his flowers and his respect,"@chrisrock YOU DID THE DAMN THING, MOST IMPORTANTLY… YOU STAYED TRUE TO YOURSELF!! as far as everyone else that seems to have an opinion on whether or not he should’ve mentioned what happened to HIM, you don’t get to decide when, why or how someone else deals with THEIR trauma." 

He noted that while Rock stayed silent for a year, the "ENTIRE WORLD" weighed in on the slap and many comedians did bits on it.