Who Is Chris Rock Dating?

Rock and Compton-Rock have been married for practically 19 years earlier than they break up. In line with Individuals, the comic and former publicist dated for 2 years earlier than tying the knot on Nov. 23, 1996. Again in 1997, Rock advised Ebony Journal (through Individuals) of his then-wife, “She’s modified me. She’s actually calmed me down and centered my life.”

After a couple of years of marriage, the previous couple welcomed their first baby, daughter Lola, on June 28, 2002. Their second daughter, Zahra, was born virtually two years afterward Could 22, 2004. Up to now, Rock has poked enjoyable at his and Compton-Rock’s ladies in his stand-up specials and has even mentioned that he believes they made him a greater comic. “I believe I am a greater artist. Every little thing I’ve accomplished since I’ve had youngsters is healthier than the stuff I did earlier than I had youngsters,” he mentioned again in 2007, per Individuals.

Rock and his ex-wife’s marriage wasn’t with out its challenges. In line with Individuals, in 2004, the comic mentioned with Howard Stern a sexual encounter that occurred exterior of his relationship in 1998. He mentioned he and Compton-Rock have been separated on the time. However then got here a paternity swimsuit, DNA assessments, and a sexual assault allegation, the Los Angeles Instances reported in 2009.

Earlier than that, divorce hypothesis surrounding Rock and his ex-wife surfaced in 2006, with TMZ reporting that the previous began formal proceedings. Nevertheless, the pair then shared a press release with Those who mentioned, “We stay, as at all times, very joyful and dedicated to our marriage and the attractive household that now we have constructed.”

The next yr, Rock fought paternity claims once more when a Georgia lady accused the comic of fathering her teenage son, although Right this moment reported {that a} DNA check proved the declare to be false. “Although we want to maintain our non-public life out of the media, we really feel that it’s obligatory to reply to the numerous grossly inaccurate media reviews that have been bought to the tabloids by Kali Bowyer who falsely claimed that Chris Rock fathered her 13-year-old son,” Rock and Compton-Rock mentioned in a joint assertion.

The pair known as it quits in December 2014, with Compton-Rock sharing a press release, per Individuals, that learn: “After a lot contemplation and 19 years of marriage, Chris and I’ve determined to go our separate methods.”

Rock issued his personal assertion through his lawyer, saying, “Chris Rock has filed for divorce from his spouse, Malaak. This can be a private matter and Chris requests privateness as he and Malaak work by this course of and concentrate on their household.” On the time, a supply advised Individuals, “This was a very long time coming. Chris has recognized it wasn’t salvageable for some time. He was the one to file as a result of he knew it was time to only transfer ahead 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 mentioned to a comedy-show crowd frankly, “I used to be a bit 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 girls on tour. “It is my fault as a result of I am a f*cking assh*le,” he mentioned, per Us Weekly. “I did not hear. I wasn’t sort. I had an perspective. I assumed, ‘I pay for every part, I can do what I need.’ That sh*t do not f*cking work. I simply thought I used to be the sh*t.”