Well, someone had to crack the first Lamar Odom joke, following the basketball star’s brush with death in a Nevada brothel, and that someone turned out to be Chris Rock.
Yesterday, the comedian and 2016 Oscars host Tweeted the sage observation that Lamar is the first man in history whose marriage was actually saved by coke and hookers.
Odom was unconscious for nearly 72 hours after being discovered at the Love Ranch brothel, having taken cocaine and herbal Viagra. Estranged wife Khloe Karashian rushed to his side, and later withdrew her pending divorce filing.
While, to be honest, we LOL’d at Rock’s dad joke, the internet was less than amused, with Twitter users piling on to Rock to call out his joke as disappointing, “cold-blooded” and “fucked up”, and some crying “too soon.”
Stay strong Lamar. pic.twitter.com/oWeciBKR9t
— Chris Rock (@chrisrock) October 23, 2015
His mentions quickly filled up with things like this:
@Chrisrock this tweet truly disappointed me. Bless your heart Chris.
— m? (@_madipoopoo) October 23, 2015
@chrisrock bad joke considering Lamar is still in the hospital! Think about what his family has just gone thru and still is. 🙁
— Jessie Berthiaume (@berthiaumejess1) October 23, 2015
@chrisrock go work on ur marriage!!! Rather than use people weakness to criticise them. All Lamar needs now is LOVE
— Posh (@grooviebabe) October 23, 2015
@chrisrock Chris I like u but am disappointed n u 4 this joke about Lamar. The man is still ncritical condition. Have some ?? Chris #notcool
— dawn goodfallow (@dawngpsalm63) October 23, 2015
Back in 2001, Gilbert Gottfried made the mother of all “too soon” jokes when he made light of the 9/11 attacks just three weeks after they happened, at the Comedy Central roast of Hugh Hefner.
A few members of the audience cried foul, but Gottfried pushed on through, telling what may be one of the filthiest jokes our tender ears have ever heard, and cracking the crowd up in the process.
If Gilbert Gottfried can survive that, Chris Rock can definitely survive this.
via Uproxx
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