Chris Rock Slams Jussie Smollett At NAACP Image Awards

Chris Rock said he was told not to make any Jussie Smollett jokes at the NAACP Awards, but he went for it anyway. “They said no Jussie Smollett jokes. I know, I know! What a waste of light skin, you know?” said Rock, drawing laughter from the crowd. “You know what I could do with that light skin? That curly hair? My career would be outta here. F—ing running Hollywood. That’s no… What the hell was he thinking?” From now on I ain’t never gonna say no Jussie – you’re a Jessie from now on. You don’t get the ‘u’ no more. That ‘u’ was respect. You don’t get no respect from me.” Recently, all charges were dropped against Jussie Smollett, after he claimed that two masked men attacked him in Chicago on and tied a rope around his neck, pouring bleach on him. The "Empire" actor was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, but lost out to “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams. Smollett did get support at least one time during the show. "I stand with Jussie," said Yara Shahidi, while helping the "Black-ish" cast accept their Outstanding Comedy award.