Chris Rock Says He Contracted Covid-19, Urges Vaxx For His Fans

Chris Rock posted this morning that he has contracted the Covid-19 coronavirus.

The 56-year-old actor/comedian used the news to urge his fans to get vaccinated. noting in his post, “trust me you don’t want this.”

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Rock last worked on an untitled David O. Russell film with Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek and Margot Robbie that filmed in Los Angeles last spring. It is scheduled for a November 2022 release. The film’s brief description is that it is about a doctor and a lawyer who “form an unlikely partnership.”

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