Chris Rock Seemingly Launches Public Romance With Actress Lake Bell

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Chris Rock and Will Smith are both moving on from their violent Oscars incident earlier this year.

Chris Rock and Will Smith's violent incident at the Oscars earlier this year was all anyone could talk about for weeks, but by now, much of the world has moved on from the controversy – and so have the two men.

While the Gemini Man star took a trip to India in hopes of getting back in touch with his spiritual side after slapping the comedian for cracking a joke about his wife, the Madagascar voice actor seemingly has a budding new romance taking up much of his time.

Chris Rock Seemingly Launches Public Romance With Actress Lake Bell
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As TMZ notes, the South Carolina native was spotted at a Cardinals game in St. Louis with What Happens in Vegas actress Lake Bell last month. The two were sitting in the same box, seemingly trying to lay low and avoid attracting too much attention.

Over the weekend, the pair stepped out on several dates – first grabbing a bite to eat at Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica on Saturday (July 2) and the next day, hitting up Coast Restaurant in the same area for more great food.

Though it was just the two of them dining, sources note that there was no obvious PDA during their outing, though they did appear to be flirtatious and in good spirits.

The 57-year-old was previously married to Malaak Compton-Rock, who he shares two children with; they divorced in 2016, after 20 years of marriage. Bell, for her part, was married to tattoo artist Scott Campbell from 2013 to 2020.

Chris Rock Seemingly Launches Public Romance With Actress Lake Bell
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Hayley Hynes is the former Weekend Managing Editor of HotNewHipHop, she stepped down after two years in 2024 to pursue other creative opportunities but remains on staff part-time to cover music, gossip, and pop culture news. Currently, she contributes similar content on Blavity and 21Ninety, as well as on her personal blog where she also offers tarot/astrology services. Hayley resides on the western side of Canada, previously spending a year in Vancouver to study Fashion Marketing at Blanche Macdonald Centre and Journalism at Mount Royal University in Calgary before that. She's passionate about helping others heal through storytelling, and shares much more about her life on Instagram @hayleyhynes.