Rock and Compton-Rock had been married for practically 19 years earlier than they cut up. According to People, the comic and former publicist dated for 2 years earlier than tying the knot on Nov. 23, 1996. Back in 1997, Rock instructed Ebony Magazine (through People) of his then-wife, “She’s changed me. She’s really calmed me down and centered my life.”
After a couple of years of marriage, the previous couple welcomed their first youngster, daughter Lola, on June 28, 2002. Their second daughter, Zahra, was born virtually two years in a while May 22, 2004. In the previous, Rock has poked enjoyable at his and Compton-Rock’s women in his stand-up specials and has even stated that he believes they made him a greater comic. “I think I’m a better artist. Everything I’ve done since I’ve had kids is better than the stuff I did before I had kids,” he stated again in 2007, per People.
Rock and his ex-wife’s marriage wasn’t with out its challenges. According to People, in 2004, the comic mentioned with Howard Stern a sexual encounter that occurred outdoors of his relationship in 1998. He stated he and Compton-Rock had been separated on the time. But then got here a paternity swimsuit, DNA checks, and a sexual assault allegation, the Los Angeles Times reported in 2009.
Before that, divorce hypothesis surrounding Rock and his ex-wife surfaced in 2006, with TMZ reporting that the previous began formal proceedings. However, the pair then shared a press release with People that stated, “We remain, as always, very happy and committed to our marriage and the beautiful family that we have built.”
The following yr, Rock fought paternity claims once more when a Georgia girl accused the comic of fathering her teenage son, although Today reported {that a} DNA check proved the declare to be false. “Though we prefer to keep our private life out of the media, we feel that it is necessary to respond to the many grossly inaccurate media reports that were sold to the tabloids by Kali Bowyer who falsely claimed that Chris Rock fathered her 13-year-old son,” Rock and Compton-Rock stated in a joint assertion.
The pair referred to as it quits in December 2014, with Compton-Rock sharing a press release, per People, that learn: “After much contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I have decided to go our separate ways.”
Rock issued his personal assertion through his legal professional, saying, “Chris Rock has filed for divorce from his wife, Malaak. This is a personal matter and Chris requests privacy as he and Malaak work through this process and focus on their family.” At the time, a supply instructed People, “This was a long time coming. Chris has known it wasn’t salvageable for a while. He was the one to file because he knew it was time to just move forward already.”
Following their divorce, which was finalized in 2016, Rock was fairly candid about his faults in his marriage. A 2017 Rolling Stone profile revealed that Rock stated to a comedy-show crowd frankly, “I was a piece of sh*t,” whereas reflecting on the connection.
Then in his 2018 Netflix “Tambourine” particular, he admitted that he cheated on his spouse with three ladies on tour. “It’s my fault because I’m a f*cking assh*le,” he stated, per Us Weekly. “I didn’t listen. I wasn’t kind. I had an attitude. I thought, ‘I pay for everything, I can do what I want.’ That sh*t don’t f*cking work. I just thought I was the sh*t.”
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