Chris Rock's comedy tour noticed a rise in ticket gross sales after he was slapped by actor Will Smith over a joke he made about his spouse through the Oscars Sunday night time.

Rock, whereas presenting the award for Finest Documentary function, cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair as a result of her situation with alopecia, referring to her as "G.I. Jane." The wisecrack made Smith stroll shortly onto the stage and slap the comic—a transfer that shortly went viral and divided followers.

Nevertheless, some viewers felt moved to buy tickets to Rocks' ongoing comedy tour that's dubbed the "Ego Loss of life World Tour," which has greater than 50 reveals in cities throughout the USA and different nations.

TickPick, a ticket-selling service, reported Monday a surge in ticket gross sales for his reveals after the controversial incident. "We offered extra tickets to see Chris Rock in a single day than we did previously month mixed," the corporate tweeted.

Costs for his tickets additionally elevated Monday, doubtless as a result of a better quantity of demand.

Screenshots from StubHub confirmed a soar in costs for Rock's present on the Wilbur Theater in Boston, which is scheduled for this Friday. Tickets for one desk elevated from $338 simply earlier than 11 a.m. to $450 at about midday. By 1 p.m., desk tickets have been utterly offered out, in accordance with StubHub.

Newsweek reached out to TickPick for extra data on Monday.

The incident rocked the award present, changing into one of the crucial talked about Oscar second in years. Movies of the slap amassed thousands and thousands of views on social media by Monday afternoon, with conversations arising about whether or not or not Smith was mistaken, considerations about security for comedians and even whether or not or not the slap was staged to extend publicity for the Oscars.

Later within the night time, Smith returned to the stage to simply accept the award for Finest Actor for his position in King Richard, a critically-acclaimed biopic wherein he portrayed Richard Williams, the daddy of professional tennis gamers Venus and Serena Williams.

Throughout his acceptance speech, he apologized to the Academy and his different nominees. "This can be a stunning second, and I am not crying for successful an award. It is not about successful an award for me, it is about having the ability to a shine gentle on all the individuals," he stated.

The Academy condemned the slap in an announcement early Monday morning and stated it "doesn't condone violence of any kind."

Many celebrities have additionally spoken out in regards to the altercation.

"Let me inform you one thing, it is a very dangerous observe to stroll up on stage and bodily assault a Comic. Now all of us have to fret about who needs to be the following Will Smith in comedy golf equipment and theaters," tweeted comic Kathy Griffin.

Chris Rock ticket sales boost
Chris Rock, above, noticed a rise in ticket gross sales for his comedy tour after he was slapped by actor Will Smith through the Oscars on Sunday.Picture by ROBYN BECK/AFP by way of Getty Pictures