Martin Lawrence on Will Smith's slap: Chris Rock didn't deserve that | The VC Show

Martin Lawrence shares his thoughts on Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock and discusses his relationship with Smith.
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[@nbarealtalker]

Martin Lawrence going full Grandpa Joe on that camera angle 😂

[@willymaze368]

Bless the lord! its my baby sharie!

[@a.m.thomas9366]

Martin, I just LOVE the way you speak. " It's like brothers fighting, they both needed the love. We are all we have, to push forward in life, we need each other's strength, we need each other's wisdom and we need each other's blessings."

[@AlexHernandez-uj9cz]

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[@AlexHernandez-uj9cz]

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[@AlexHernandez-uj9cz]

No ffof

[@AlexHernandez-uj9cz]

Fmf

[@jeffjohnson5053]

It was NOT brothers fighting at all!! It was a much bigger bully, out of his own Arrogance, disrespect, with GOD mentality, who attacks a innocent man Chris Rock doing his job on stage as a comedian. That is what we saw. And all the other races of people, Whites, Asian, Mexicans, Indians, Middle Eastern, were shocked and sadden and disgusted by Arrogant will smith.

[@christyjoyce7730]

Why does he hold the phone like my dad😂

[@whattheysayk9558]

His kids grown af he older and he is a dad

[@terrancecarmichael619]

He’s only a year younger than my Dad and I feel like he does the same thing, when you get old you don’t pay attention to things on camera like being too close😂

[@nipunchawla]

He's probably watching TV as well

[@jason615lakers]

Hes like 56

[@christyjoyce7730]

@@terrancecarmichael619 exactly 🤣

[@itzreece6347]

2 of the best in movie/TV shows. Will and Martin have both done great work and hope they continue to bless us with their talents whether together or in their own separate work.

[@kingsolo6488]

Martin looking in the camera like tht got me dead ☠️☠️☠️

[@ronaldbarnes1422]

The spirit!🤔 ghost Dave Chappelle try to do me like they did my n**** Martin

[@AllThingsKen]

lmao

[@anthonywomack2260]

Lmao.

[@Tmorans]

He’s doing great, he had a pretty bad stroke.

[@southerngirlchef5886]

😂😂😂😂

[@clarissawestbrook2203]

Martin is one of the most iconic tv shows ever! I'm so excited for a Bad Boys 4!!!!

[@mrslywwilliams313]

Crossing fingers for that to happen now. Hollywood and the Oscars are like a marriage and Will Smith could get blackballed like many other actors that are blackballed for his actions towards Chris Rock! Not just banning Will Smith from the Oscars will be enough in Hollywood's eyes. I am praying for Will Smith to be able to rise above the madness and make that movie though!

[@Vforfreedom]

Iconic only to blacks

[@pillcosby3264]

Rush hour 4 is coming out. These 2 movies should be released on the same day.

[@Kurono_Comiks]

@@mrslywwilliams313 Michael Bay said days after that he's still going to work with Will Smith. So those series will still continue with him

[@mrslywwilliams313]

@@Kurono_Comiks I never said that Will Smith will get blackballed. I said he could get blackballed. And that's great to hear that. I prayed that they didn't take back his Oscars and they didn't which is a blessing. Only to hear that he's not invited back to the Oscars which is fine and he can at least live with that. Now I pray for Will's heart and soul and his family! Definitely want Bay to do the movie though!

[@prof3ssor178]

Martin The best sitcom of ALL TIME period!

[@senseisuave3010]

Agreed 100%

[@scottporcher4876]

Yes

[@boni_slinger]

Facts!!

[@aaronflowers8881]

Yes!

[@damionbranscomb3157]

Absolutely

[@mannyvlogind.r4018]

Sad that they did not make the black knight sequel with Martin that was one of my favorite movie.

[@laquettaowens6120]

What would've been the sequel. I love Black Knight as well.

[@wsanimal26]

I always felt like that was martin worse movie just as Wild Wild West was Will's worse movie

[@princeuxas686]

For real...

[@mannyvlogind.r4018]

@@princeuxas686 yeah bro the part at the end when the 3 lions were chasing him 😂😂😂

[@tawandatawanda8388]

Yeah black Knight is underrated,also Welcome home Roscoe was great.

[@ronaldjackson7541]

I love when Martin said we are all we have .I don't think that can be said loud enough because it is so so true and I hope more of us start realizing it.

[@TB-mj7gt]

Not really. We not opening doors for each other. Most get rich and forget and feed off the fact they doing better than others

[@breaks3085]

What did he mean by that

[@candacebennett7678]

Well Said. I like the fact the he disagreed with Will Smith’s action against but supported Will while recognizing that Chris Rock needed support and time to process.

[@silence6813]

Exactly, I can't imagine how embarrassing it was for Chris to be slapped by another man not only in front of a huge audience but on national TV. Glad he kept his cool.

[@mahadsaid7786]

Vince Carter is such emotional intellectual person but also a noble human. Appreciate you brother. If you know you know.

[@thatguyfromsandiego2660]

He also can barely form sentences

[@mahadsaid7786]

@@thatguyfromsandiego2660 ofcourse you can form full sentences as a superior Caucasian man.

[@2KILLAVILLE]

Still blasphemy VC didn't make the NBA 75th Anniversary Team

[@qs4177]

That camera angle is killing me, where are his kids and grandkids to correct him 🤦‍♀️, they failed him.

[@shamarianharris5885]

😂😂😂😂

[@tobydanger86]

Martin hold the camera like a grandfather 😂

[@jeseramirez9852]

Hahah fr. With the glasses and everything

[@tobydanger86]

@@jeseramirez9852 lmaooo right!!!😂😂

[@smanslam1]

Not sure though, but I think he is a grandfather now. At least Marcus is. 😂

[@dominicmurphy6856]

*holds

[@tobydanger86]

@@dominicmurphy6856 you are the one that cares bro. It’s KZbin 😂. But thanks

[@Mariyani]

Martin looking like he is in the cockpit of an X-wing Starfighter 😄

[@Barlitoo718]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@thehound1359]

Lolol

[@johndough4681]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joeconley1400]

I think Martin was very authentic in this interview…it was hard for him to show balance amongst his peers and friends, both professionally and from a friends perspective.

[@Ben-Dover777]

​@kevjoh1 clearly you don't know anything about Martin

[@alfredwilliams5977]

This is why I love Martin, he's right on track

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

At time's martin looks like he loses weight then picks up weight

[@kaybee6183]

@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc You mean like everyone does?

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

@@kaybee6183 nah!

[@BabsW]

This was the most mature and respectful response I've seen on the incident

[@BeyondMelly]

Vince looks like he can still dunk on anybody head

[@willymaze368]

Imagine getting dunked on by a 50 year old?

[@Bonescratcher]

He probably can!!!

[@NMG_OnTheTrack]

@@willymaze368 he is 44

[@JasonWalkerJamaica]

Facts!

[@bunbee2023]

He’s probably more athletic than anyone on the Raptors right now! 👍🏾🏀

[@jimbutta5444]

I'm going through the entire martin series again on HBO. Every episode still cracks me up. Amazing how their comedy still holds up after all these years. 🐐🐐

[@starastro4591]

What does GTD stand for?!

[@MentLeee]

Got the draws!! Ok? “Yea he got the draws”

[@chetoocrazy]

😂😂😂why he in the camera like that

[@ProblematicAraaB]

Cuz hes old dude he doesn't realize

[@southerngirlchef5886]

Right looking like Big Mamma!! 😂Lol

[@bilalrashad6636]

@@ProblematicAraaB He's not that old, He's only 57

[@ProblematicAraaB]

@@bilalrashad6636 thats the age of my parents they aren't tech savvy

[@dejamike88]

Well.. It's easy for us outside looking in to say we need to forgive, but imagine that you were the one that got slapped in front of literary millions of people...having said that, Chris Rock shows professionalism and maturity for sure.... Mad props to him.

[@atrainthatrucker5450]

Naw he can’t fight so he did nothing

[@chrisjohnson4272]

4:19)He really wanted to say Will wasn't in his right mind😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tonyareed5083]

That's true. Will wasn't in his right mind. Some of us are often not in our right minds. Hopefully, it is not caught on camera for the whole world to see. 😏

[@hitokiribattousai7703]

He wasn't though, Will doesn't have a violent history at all outside the slap I mean there is that one time he softly smacked this guy that kissed him but he deserved it.

[@silence6813]

​@@hitokiribattousai7703 I remember that, and that guy definitely deserved that slap from Will

[@Landon_Abraham]

Anyone wondering why this is on ESPN?

[@dipsetkory7964]

Bc espn is so desperate for views. They turned to covering movies and celebrity drama

[@honchoskeezy]

that’s my confusion

[@anthonywomack2260]

@@honchoskeezy I dead said that when I got the notification for this video

[@shawnmills4358]

Man I forgot how much I love this fella

[@KingSebastian10]

2 is the best bad boys hands down and no matter how many they make it’ll ever equal to that

[@breaks3085]

Number 1 clearly the best

[@pitbulljasper22]

Martin lawrence has been my favorite comedian since age 5 he made sum terrible mistakes back in the late 90s but he managed to bounce back and become one of best Hollywood movie actors and if martin deserves a second chance so does will smith

[@bpknows1]

what he do

[@pitbulljasper22]

@@bpknows1 what who do

[@bpknows1]

@@pitbulljasper22 martin

[@pitbulljasper22]

@@bpknows1 martin was acussed of sexual harnessesmemt on Tisha Campbell which is why the show had to be canceled, he also had a nervous breakdown when he was waving the gun in the air screaming they trying to kill me they trying to kill me,he also arrested for punching a man at a night club look it up on Wikipedia it has all the information

[@amazinglocksmiths]

@@pitbulljasper22tisha lied , they were trying to kill him , and he dude at th club deserved it. Think for yourself bro

[@joshuasmith1786]

Martin is awesome much love and respect, he was sounding like Big Mama at the end

[@AllThingsKen]

martin holding the camera like a sugar daddy

[@WrestlingIsReal649]

W mans for sticking for Chris rock like that 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@calisfinesttheultimateexpe337]

I love this and I agree with Martin Lawrence 100%

[@vyshak4455]

Love Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak and National Security!!!!

[@candylady618]

My favorite films by him!

[@theblackstatuetv7206]

Life Blue Streak National Security Big Mommas House Nothing To Lose Rebound Martin got classics

[@UNDERGODSPROTECTION]

Martin Lawrence look like he snuck in somebody's live stream. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheSal702]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@michaelbuettner1487]

I think he’s had a stroke? Hope not poor guy

[@Dragon_king4567]

😂

[@reneebrown3623]

i hope ! the will and chris slap is over between them .cause forgiveness needs to step in for these two guys .and move on in life! great speech martin laerence.

[@nedstarks4142]

Will said Martin is a straight up guy. He will speak his mind, no matter who you are and he'll do it to your face.

[@Myrocke24]

I hate Martin had those strokes because he was my favorite entertainer hands down

[@lisawhitmore-perry711]

He still my favorite

[@djshakedown13akamonqueztha11]

That's not Martin Lawrence

[@djshakedown13akamonqueztha11]

That's not Martin Lawrence

[@kentagious1246]

Will got a Grammy after the Smack go figure!

[@debbieguinyard1570]

❤ My Brother Very Well Spoken ✊️✊️✊️

[@MrEvans557]

Martin and Will are STILL loved. ✊🏾🙏🏾💪🏾

[@Sun-Warrior1911]

If Bad Boys 4 happens, Chris Rock needs to be in it & his character needs to slap the SH*T outta Mike!! A REAL SLAP TOO!!!

[@Cloud-9_C9]

Chris Rock doesn't want anything to do with Will Smith if anything he'll just hide behind his brother and let him do all the slapping in those regards

[@WeBbillionairz]

That's a good idea

[@goldteethpoohproductions2707]

CORNY

[@melimelou9045]

Best idea I hope they see your comment

[@ricardofoster1244]

Go sit to....down somewhere.

[@kingJshawn]

Imagine if we came more together as a community... IMAGINE Will and Chris Rock sitting down at a table sorting it all out and squashing it once and for all then suddenly, Kanye, Jay Z, ice cube, Jordan, Denzel, Obama, and any other powerful influential artists or leaders enter the room to discuss real production.. That would be something special for the culture!

[@JessicaL3003]

I guess you don’t think black women are a part of the community smdh

[@miraclessaint-hilaire4941]

Waste of time imagining something that would never happen. Sounds dope tho fs

[@peterbanner4820]

@@miraclessaint-hilaire4941-oh yea of little faith, anything is possible with the power of the most high…just saying

[@vonvon1991]

Big fan of Martin man grew up off this man and plus we both Aries and both our birthdays in April much respect.💯💯♈️💪🏾🙏🏾

[@215nativeify]

Martin, still my all time favorite comedian. Vince, the all time dunk champion. Keep growing in this space. . Much success

[@keysboogie9966]

I have always loved Vince He is still handsome.

[@McFarlaneDragonClan]

Looking up to these stars it was tough to see for me too. I never thought in a million years it would happen. All you can do is learn and grow from it.

[@donkeykong4712]

I love how Martin narrows it down to of the 3 movies, to 2 🤣

[@clestephen]

Love Martin! That’s how you respond to questions being asked involving your peers! Those clowns on TNT and ESPN that went after Colin, Kyrie and anybody else, need to take notes! Or just keep your mouth closed. No comment, I haven’t looked in to it, I’m not aware of it, I’m in no position to comment on that situation. Everybody else does it.

[@dapooramericanhomesteadfar7192]

They tried the same thing. Martin was very smart to avoid it by not picking sides. You can tell the guy interviewing is trying to push it.

[@kr_deem1007]

Vince Carter was very important in this interview

[@DREPR0787]

Thought I was the only one that noticed.

[@HimynamisTerrence]

He Added so much.

[@zyrover]

Martin's face looks huge! I almost didn't recognize him.

[@jordanbaker7197]

Why Martin face in the camera like that😭

[@alegnarolyart5133]

The first one is my favorite. 🙂🙂

[@Biotoze]

Martin going with the under chin angle 😂

[@shannondbrown1552]

I love Martin and Will. He answered this just like a real friend should. Call out who is wrong, without judging and give them support, no talking about the other behind their back. When Chris is ready I’m sure they will work it out. I hope Will finds peace and gets into a better relationship for his soul….

[@jelanicaldwell1024]

He couldn't slap martin like that. Alot of people don't know , but Martin has boxing skills ...

[@channel19283]

Tommy Hearns taught him a lot

[@lexkanyima2195]

He is a tough guy

[@cdgates1]

Will Smith has boxing skills to. U didn't see Ali.....

[@518SOMHG]

Bad boys 2 was the best on the series no cap

[@Gatorfan_Cavon]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@hitking683]

First was my favorite. 1st one had more of a new feel to it. 2 was good but got kinda out of hand towards the end. The action was over kill and felt a lot of the action was forced. I still loved it tho. #1 better plot better movie

[@DeadlyBeast205]

Facts

[@icydiamonds3747]

No lol that was the reason we almost didn’t get 3

[@mikekillagreen9432]

3 is the best

[@MarioScott-jt9gv]

I love Martin Lawrence, that's what a true friend does, you call out a friend's wrongdoing whether they like it or not.

[@dice268926]

💯If Martin says it (& he loves both of them) We gotta choose love

[@eleanormapp8253]

Amen to Martin he said it best. We all need eachother. 💯

[@wccollins2212]

Great interview

[@WearyKawhi]

Why is Martin holding the phone like that

[@sarakiahmebemeye2542]

That's why Martin is loved, as he said we're all we have and we need to show love even when we're in a bad place🖤

[@andreidinu7316]

VC has a show? This should be promoted more!

[@rodschermerhorn6996]

Love ya Martin miss you being everywhere on my tv

[@blaze18206]

That was a great interview with little Roscoe, do a Martin Lawrence interview next😅

[@user-oc1gf3rs8k]

We need each other 🖤

[@jenniferlarsen8819]

Omg is ok? One of my favorite actors ❤

[@DirkDiggler87]

The second one is my favorite too after the first one

[@Mist3man4423]

Vince was on point. Even though Will was wrong he needed the support of his close ones to get through that dark period in his life.

[@munzienio]

I'm glad Martin acknowledged that Chris needed support too.

[@lexkanyima2195]

@Cheech Vitale but it was bad timing just less then a hour for his Oscar win

[@jaboski02]

@@lexkanyima2195 yeah, definitely took away the high point of the evening... certainly of his career..

[@greigmonkpics]

Priceless!

[@jeffreyross71]

Really wish martin would have made another bluestreak movie

[@benbritton1984]

Nah. Blue streak is a classic. Leave it be.

[@BNTministries]

Do Vince get to talk on his own show……😂

[@henryperez5404]

Lol u funny

[@kellyblanco2020]

Y’all still care about that 😳

[@byrontyrone4871]

Martin said its "neck and neck" 🤣

[@elcoqui5932]

One of my dream goals in life was wanting to work with Martin Lawrence ,, will smith or any other great legend that is at there level,,on a comedy action pack movie film or just a great movie film that can be a classic hit , , acting was a dream of mine since I was a kid ,, but it never happen and now its worse cause I'm dealing with serious health complications for many years and having to focus on my health has become a big priorities in my life,, things happen in this world we sometimes don't understand why life at times hit you with the hardest challenges and all you can do is hold strong threw the storm and just keep moving on .

[@joeyeldrecht27]

The vc show is great salute Vince

[@Cr7elrey08]

Its december for goodness sake

[@lakersrdbest]

Another month....

[@kev6ettinchan6chan67]

Why is this on ESPN channel 😂

[@mysterymann187]

Wished they would have created a TV show together ❤️ fresh prince meets Martin 🤣

[@jonathancarter4334]

OMG that would have been to much for tv. Marin and Fresh Prince on the same episode at least would have been crazy!

[@jaboski02]

Will Smith did actually make a cameo on martin show once when it was martins birthday..but wait🤔, it wasn't as the fresh prince..

[@sbest06]

Well said Martin.

[@didierarteis]

Facts. Becuz the Era of up and coming black actors action stars was on the rise. Need to bring that back. Miss you brother. Huah.🤙🏽🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

That's never gonna happen ever again the 8ps and the 90s was just different

[@hutchboyproductions3933]

Uh... I think Martin took a few shots before this interview. LOL. he's my fav tho.. I hope Mike Bay returns for the final Bad Boys IV

[@itsburgan497]

Why are we still talking about this

[@malcolmwayne8457]

Because Mike Lowry Smacked Chris Rock 💯🤣💯🤣💯🤣💯

[@aaronanders855]

I guess since Vince Carter is a former NBA all star, that counts for a sports channel lol

[@Kevin.branum]

Martin seems so different compared to the way he acts in movies

[@jay07261986]

Most comedians have a switch like that...its crazy...

[@Mjc100]

That’s why it’s called acting lol

[@theghettoracle]

Martin experienced his paradigm shift; he has grown a lot wiser and more peaceful. Totally different than the Martin I grew up watching since Def Comedy Jam.

[@ColtranesOffspring45]

Miles Davis said that about comedians in the 80's, that they aren't really funny off stage. He said the only one who was to him was Redd Foxx

[@jason615lakers]

Because hes a actor😑

[@jessejackson8633]

Can’t wait for the next bad boys

[@philjacobs4804]

I love Martin. Greatest sitcom . I dunno what happened to him. Since 98 99 he ain't seemed the same. shell of former self.

[@cashsantana5890]

That’s what happens when people lie on you.

[@TheDundeal]

That sucked the way she slipped that in. " Everybody over it and moved passed it, but....."🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♀️

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

She’s a reporter/interviewer it had to be asked. It sucks this will live with Will for a long time but he made the choice.

[@indiareid2920]

Perfectly said

[@jarrodwardle1258]

Martin looks like retired Marcus chilling on the couch watching a heat game😂

[@asmanr888]

Haha

[@EricSmith-jo1lt]

Oh Chris Rock definitely deserved at least a slap!!!

[@Gius_13]

God bless you Martin Lawrence❤ and. Chris Rock❤ hope time can heal the pain spilt in both young men. Both were just as equally affected

[@goodday104]

Martin looking like Big Momma 😂 my dog Ole Marty Mar

[@D-money813]

Lmao stop

[@djshakedown13akamonqueztha11]

That's not Martin Lawrence

[@jonbenetramsey0806]

fast forward to the 👋

[@shanekajohnson1320]

Marty Mar look like Roscoe doing virtual learning

[@dagameplayer]

Vince Carter still looking like he in his prime sitting there chillin.

[@nathanieldortch6253]

Definitely agree with him that we black people African Americans we really really need to be more supportive of each other and respect each other's lives and not be killing and fighting and be little our own people, we are our worst enemies 💜

[@wilso3697]

Where can I buy this shirt?

[@rodschermerhorn6996]

You are the best martin!!

[@IssacFlores10456]

Martin Lawrence and Will Smith from Bad Boys (1995), Bad Boys II (2003) and Bad Boys For Life (2020)

[@LeafyNebula]

One of my favorite martin episodes is the halloween oneq

[@xMontorix]

Martin on ESPN! Unexpected

[@deirrikethesmurf8261]

Gotta love Martin mann but he getting up there

[@shanewise1359]

Agreed