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Chris Rock calls his kids 'rich and spoiled' in his Netflix comedy special. Meet his 2 daughters with his ex-wife.

Talia Lakritz   

Chris Rock calls his kids 'rich and spoiled' in his Netflix comedy special. Meet his 2 daughters with his ex-wife.
Chris Rock and his ex-wife, Malaak Compton-Rock (left), share two daughters, Lola and Zahra.Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Tony Awards Productions ; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Apollo
  • Chris Rock was married to Malaak Compton, a nonprofit executive, from 1996 to 2016.
  • They share two daughters, Lola and Zahra, who are both in college in Paris.

Nearly a year after he was slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, Chris Rock addressed the infamous moment in a new Netflix special, "Selective Outrage."

Nearly a year after he was slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, Chris Rock addressed the infamous moment in a new Netflix special, "Selective Outrage."
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards in 2022.      Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

At the 2022 Oscars, Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair while presenting the award for best documentary feature. Will Smith then walked on stage and took a swing at Rock.

Smith later issued a tearful apology during his acceptance speech for the best actor award, saying, "Love will make you do crazy things."

After criticizing both Smith and his wife in "Selective Outrage," which premiered on Netflix on March 4, Rock went on to joke about Smith's latest movie, "Emancipation," in which Smith plays a runaway slave.

"I have rooted for Will Smith my whole life," Rock said. "And now, I watch 'Emancipation' just to see him get whooped."

In the special, Rock mentions his ex-wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, and his two daughters, Lola and Zahra, whom he calls "rich and spoiled."

In the special, Rock mentions his ex-wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, and his two daughters, Lola and Zahra, whom he calls "rich and spoiled."
Malaak Compton-Rock and comedian Chris Rock at the Emmys in 2016.      Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images

Rock met Compton-Rock, then working as a publicist, at the Essence magazine awards in 1994, he told Rolling Stone in 1997. They were married from 1996 to 2016.

Rock has spoken publicly about how he was not faithful, telling audiences during his 2017 Total Blackout Tour that he had affairs with at least three other women during his marriage, Rolling Stone reported.

In his 2023 Netflix special, Rock also speaks about his children, saying, "I love my kids, I love my kids, but I don't like them. I don't like my kids. You know the reason I don't like my kids? Because my kids are rich. My kids are rich and spoiled. I know some people are like 'Chris, you're rich.' Yeah, I'm rich. But I identify as poor. My pronouns are 'broke.'"

Compton-Rock is a nonprofit executive whose humanitarian work focuses on supporting children in need.

Compton-Rock is a nonprofit executive whose humanitarian work focuses on supporting children in need.
Malaak Compton-Rock speaks onstage during a Children's Defense Fund gala in 2016.      Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Children's Defense Fund

Compton-Rock founded the Angelrock Project Foundation, serving youth from low socio-economic backgrounds in the US and South Africa, in 2008.

She is also a board member of the Children's Defense Fund New York and the author of "If It Takes a Village, Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too," which was released in 2010.

She is now in a relationship with businessman Eric Maurice, who was previously married to actress Sheryl Lee Ralph.

"Happy birthday to my love," Compton-Rock wrote alongside a series of photos of the couple in January 2023. "Sweet, kind, loving, romantic, adventurous, fun-loving, inquisitive, giving and spiritual. A great man. A great friend. A great father. And a great partner. Been around the world and back in two and a half years. Looking forward to more wonderful adventures!"

Their oldest daughter, Lola, is a college student studying in Paris.

Their oldest daughter, Lola, is a college student studying in Paris.
Lola Rock and Chris Rock attend Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks game in 2017.      James Devaney/Getty Images

In his comedy special, Rock says his daughters "went to the best schools on Earth" and "speak multiple languages." He added that they ski, ride horses, and fence.

Now 20 years old, Lola is a junior in college. In a 2021 apperance on "Live with Kelly and Ryan," Rock said Lola is studying documentary filmmaking, and joked that it "means I'm going to be lending her lots of money."

In November, Compton-Rock posted on Instagram about visiting her daughter in Paris, but she did not name her school.

In "Selective Outrage," Rock said he got Lola kicked out of high school after she snuck out drinking on a trip to Portugal so that she would "learn her lesson."

In "Selective Outrage," Rock said he got Lola kicked out of high school after she snuck out drinking on a trip to Portugal so that she would "learn her lesson."
Lola Rock and Chris Rock in New York City in January 2023.      MEGA/GC Images

Rock said he asked the dean of the school directly to expel Lola after he found her "just laughing with, like, three of her little white girlfriends" and not taking the situation seriously, Insider's Eammon Jacobs reported.

"Lola is like, 'Daddy, stop it. You're so serious! I'll be back in school in no time,'" he said.

Rock added: "They kicked her out. They kicked them all out, but they kicked my child out first."

Lola's younger sister, Zahra, is also studying abroad in Paris through the University of Southern California.

Lola
Zahra Rock and Chris Rock in 2018.      Paul Bruinooge/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

According to her Instagram bio, Zahra is studying at the American University of Paris through the University of Southern California.

In November, her mother wrote on Instagram, "Paris is beginning to feel like home. After 20 years of visiting this amazing city as a tourist, I now visit like a semi-local! With my oldest daughter in her junior year of university and my middle daughter doing an exchange, I have ample reason to visit!"

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