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First off if you didn’t know, Tony Rock is Chris Rock’s brother. Recently he expressed some what of disappointment over not being cast in many of his older brother Chris Rock’s films.

During an appearance on the Green Room podcast with comedian Aries Spears, the conversation shifted to Chris, prompting Spears to ask why Tony hasn’t appeared in more of his brother’s movies.

Here’s a link from Tony’s chat with Art of Dialogue and the commentary provided by Karen Civil:

Tony went in to the situation, explaining, “I’m going to try to explain to you guys. I’m not saying it’s going to make sense, but my brother—he’s a businessman when it comes to movies.” He added that Chris tends to cast big-name actors to help market his films, which Tony understood from a business perspective.

Let’s dive in …

Get this, the All of Us actor admitted feeling “crushed” after missing out on a role in Chris’s film Top Five. According to Tony, Chris had invited him to be part of the project but never followed up. He only learned about the film’s production when friends called him from the set. “Two months in, I get a f**king phone call that says, ‘Yo, you at the wrap party? We here,’” Tony recalled. “That sh*t crushed me. I have never seen the movie Top Five.”

Now Tony made one thing clear, he said he rarely asks his brother for favors. “I’ve asked Chris for five favors my whole life. He said ‘no’ every time, and I swore on everything I loved I would never ask him for anything for as long as I live,” he said.

That’s real and his transparency is admirable.

These comments come two years after Tony publicly stood by Chris following the infamous Oscars incident where Will Smith slapped him. Tony took shots at Smith in defense of his brother, declaring during a stand-up set, “If you think you’re gonna walk up on this stage, this ain’t the motherfking Oscars. And if you walk your a up here, you ain’t nominated for sh*t but these motherfuking hands! Oh, we going to pop the rest of the year, nia. Every time you see me do a show, pop!”

Tony continued, “I didn’t want to start the show like that. You gonna hit my motherfking brother because your bih gave you a side-eye? Oh, it’s a lot of Rock brothers, y’all ain’t know, it’s a lot of Rock brothers.”

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We live in some strange times. Marlon Wayans recently opened up about his initial struggles with accepting his child’s decision to transition, revealing that he even attempted to prevent it by trying to hypnotize them.

It all went down in an interview with Neal Brennan, where the comedian candidly discussed his journey of understanding and coming to terms with his child Kai’s transition.

Understandably, Wayans bravely admitted that it was a challenging process for him as a parent, as he wrestled with his own expectations. “This was happening when they were 22, 23, and for me… you’re trying to hold on, and you want this thing in your head, you want normalcy… grandchildren… but yo, it’s not on me, and like, this is their life, they should be happy,” he said. “And if they want to do this or change this or whatever they want to do… it’s not on me to punch down on my child. So, I’m gonna love my child. Period.”

Get this, when Brennan asked if Wayans had actively tried to stop his child from transitioning, Marlon responded, “Oh, of course.” He then humorously admitted, “I tried to hypnotize that bih,” laughing as he recalled his failed attempt. “I was like, ‘No, wait, hold on, wait—’ And I protested against it. I don’t say that with pride. I look back on those actions, and I’m ashamed. I was embarrassed when I was forced to look in the mirror, and it only took me a week. I will say that I got to a beautiful place of acceptance, and I pray for a lot of parents, family members, and people in general. It’s not on us to judge anybody like, hey man, life yo life.”

Brennan pressed further, as he should have when asking what Wayans’ plan was if hypnosis didn’t work. The comedian confessed that he resorted to “imposing sanctions,” joking that he tried to “take away allowance,” though this too proved ineffective.

What’s more, Wayans also reflected on how his relationship with Kai evolved as they transitioned, emphasizing his commitment to loving his child unconditionally, but with one humorous caveat: “I’m a father first, I’m a comedian second, and those two clash.”

“I told my child, ‘I’ma have my jokes, ni**a… and they know my heart, and they trust that I’ma tell a great story, and I can’t wait for people to see it,” Wayans concluded, underscoring both his acceptance and his sense of humor about the situation.

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