AceShowbiz - Unlike Chris Rock who has restrained himself from talking too much about Will Smith's Oscars slap, his brother Tony Rock has addressed the incident multiple times in public and he will keep doing so. The 48-year-old stand-up comedian has defended himself against allegations that he keeps talking about the controversy for "clout."

In an appearance on BigBoyTV, Tony claimed that he genuinely cares about his brother Chris. "I don't need to talk about it for clout," he said. "It's my brother. I been doing standup for 25 years why would I need to talk about this for clout?"

The actor further insisted, "It's my brother, you guys don't have siblings that you care deeply about? I love my family more than anything in the world. So why would I not be offended by something like this happening?"

In the same interview, Tony accused Will of lying when the Oscar winner said that he had tried to reach out to Chris to apologize for assaulting him at the 2022 Academy Awards. "That wasn't true, that wasn't true. I think like, two nights later, he said, 'I reached out to Chris, and he didn't want to talk.' That wasn't true," Tony said.

Tony added he is also surprised Will has never reached out to him either, saying, "He doesn't owe me anything, I just thought we were better than that. My phone number has never changed. So, I just thought I'd get a phone call one day like, 'Ay, let's just you and I just talk.' It hasn't happened, so I guess it's not going to happen."

Tony, who admitted he wasn't watching the Oscars when Will slapped Chris because "the Oscars don't support black movies," went on blasting Samuel L. Jackson and Denzel Washington for not helping his brother at the time, but comforted Will. "Nobody assisted my brother... I saw that Samuel L. and Denzel comforted Will, but didn't say anything to my brother," he pointed out.