Chris Rock Says Porn Habit and Infidelity Hurt His Marriage
WHO:
NY Post - Chris Rock said his porn use and infidelity contributed to the end of his marriage to Malaak Compton-Rock.
TMZ - Rock discussed his past porn use and its effect on his marriage in an interview for *GQ*.
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock discussed his marriage, porn use, therapy, stand-up career, filmmaking and the Oscar slap in a *GQ* cover story with senior special correspondent Zach Baron.
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said he wants people to focus on his work, including jokes, scripts, television shows and a book he is writing, rather than the Oscar incident involving Will Smith.
WHAT:
NY Post - The article described Rock’s marriage as lasting 18 years and said he had previously admitted to cheating on Compton-Rock multiple times during it.
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said, “I was not a great husband. I watched a lot of porn. I don’t watch porn anymore. I haven’t watched porn in five, six years.”
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said of the Oscar slap, “Something happened. It wasn’t cool. And I would like to move on.”
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said he went to therapy while crying and asking, “What the fuck is going on?”
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said he may perform stand-up again if he can “get separation”; he said he has released “six, seven specials.”
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said he plans to write and wants to direct more feature films.
WHERE:
The Hollywood Reporter - The Oscar incident occurred onstage; the article identified the event as the Oscars.
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock’s film *Misty Green* was set for a Netflix release and had debuted in theaters through A24.
WHEN:
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said he had not watched porn for “five, six years.”
The Hollywood Reporter - The article said *Misty Green* would be released on Netflix on “Nov. 9.”
WHY:
NY Post - The article attributed the breakdown of Rock’s marriage to porn use and cheating.
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said divorce takes time and that afterward “you’re not sitting on the money you had before,” so a person has to make money; he said he went on one or two tours.
HOW:
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock said he worked on getting his life together through stand-up touring and therapy, and stopped watching porn.
The Hollywood Reporter - Rock described his approach to future writing as: “Wake up, write. That’s it. Just write, write, write, write, write. Get it all out.”
(UPDATED November 3, 2026 23:00 UTC)
Chris Rock says porn use and infidelity contributed to the end of his 18-year marriage to Malaak Compton-Rock. He said he stopped watching porn years ago and sought therapy while working to get his life together. Rock wants people focused on his work, not the Oscar slap, and plans to write and direct more films.