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Joel Leaver

Chris Rock sold more tour tickets after Oscars slap 'than in past month' as sales surge

Ticket sales for Chris Rock 's comedy tour are said to have sky-rocketed, with him having reportedly sold more tickets since the Oscars than in the whole month prior.

The stand-up comedian, 57, was a guest presenter at the prestigious awards ceremony on Sunday night, which ended in controversy following a joke he made in his speech.

He suggested that Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, looked like G.I. Jane - seemingly in reference to her shaved head, which she has said is related to hair loss as a result of alopecia.

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