Photographed by Nino Muñoz for the March 2016 issue of Essence magazine, Chris Rock charms in pale grey suiting. Covering the magazine for the first time, Rock connects with Essence to dish on diversity in Hollywood. Discussing the topic of black actresses, Rock reveals, “I’ve never done a movie, any movie, the silliest movie, where someone, some studio person hasn’t gone, ‘Does the girl have to be black?’ It happens every time.”
Chris Rock Essence Photo Shoot
The 51 year-old comedian continues, “Black women get paid less than everybody in Hollywood. Everybody’s talking about Jennifer Lawrence. Talk to Gabrielle Union. If you want to hear stories, talk to Nia Long. Talk to Kerry Washington. They would love to get to Jennifer Lawrence’s place, or just be treated with the same amount of respect.”
Rock reflects on the same experiences in television. He adds, “With Tichina Arnold in Everybody Hates Chris, I had to fight for Tichina. I’m not even going to tell you who the network wanted. She’s literally as good as Tina Fey or Julia Louis-Dreyfus or any of these chicks. They’re like, ‘Tichina who?'” Read more on Essence.com.
