Tony Rock, famed comedian and brother of actor-comic Chris Rock, is coming to his brother’s defense as the latter continues ride headlines for being the recipient of an unceremonious slap at this year’s Academy Awards ceremony.

As has been widely reported, the elder Rock got rocked by Will Smith for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair.

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