Gilbert Gottfried’s latest social media post supports Chris Rock after Oscar slap

Gilbert Gottfried’s latest post on social media was a sign of support for fellow comedian Chris Rock after Will Smith badly attacked him at the Academy Awards last month.

Gottfried, whose death was announced on Tuesday at the age of 67, in a social media post a day after the March 27 incident, shared a snapshot with Rock, 57.

Gottfried wrote in the post: ‘What is the worst crime? Was Chris Rock physically attacked or is Chris Rock telling a joke?’

Latest: Gilbert Gottfried’s latest social media post was a sign of support for comedian Chris Rock, 57, after 53-year-old Will Smith badly attacked him at the Academy Awards last month. Gottfried’s death, aged 67, was announced on Tuesday.

Gottfried’s family announced his death in a statement posted on their social media pages on Tuesday.

“We are proud to announce that our beloved Gilbert Gottfried has passed away after a long illness,” the statement said. Besides being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful husband, brother, friend, and father to his two young children.

“While today is a sad day for all of us, please keep smiling in Gilbert’s honor as much as you can.”

Gottfried’s death was the result of a rare genetic muscle disease that causes an abnormal heartbeat, press secretary and friend Glenn Schwartz People confirmed in a statement Tuesday.

Gottfried joked about the Oscar incident on March 27: ‘What’s the worst crime? Was Chris Rock physically attacked or is Chris Rock telling a joke?’

Gottfried’s family announced his death in a statement posted on his social media on Tuesday.

“Dear and iconic comedian Gilbert Gottfried died at 2:35 pm ET on April 12, 2022, from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to myotonic dystrophy type II,” Schwartz said.

After Rock, who said the incident was serious, slapped Smith in the face, Gottfried made fun of the incident by chatting with The Associated Press in March.

The comic said he “should have been worried about wearing a mask” before the show, referring to the coronavirus.

“Now I have to worry about wearing a football helmet,” Gottfried said, adding, “If Will Smith is reading this, dear God, please don’t come to my shows.”

Gottfried’s death was the last untimely death to hit the comedy community in the past seven months after Norm Macdonald died in September 2021 at the age of 61; Bob Saget turned 65 in January, and Louie Anderson turned 68 that same month.

Gottfried’s death was the last untimely death to hit the comedy community in the past seven months. The comic was made in New York in 2018.

After the deaths of Bob Saget at age 65 and Louie Anderson at age 68 in January, Gottfried later shared a photo of Saget and Anderson posing for a selfie. He wrote: ‘This photo is so sad right now. RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. We will miss both good friends.’

After Norm Macdonald died last fall, Macdonald shared a photo of himself at a table with Saget and Jeffrey Ross saying we will miss Macdonald.

Ross shared a photo of himself with Gottfried following the news of his death on Tuesday.

Gottfried later shared a photo of Saget and Anderson posing for a selfie, saying, “This photo is so sad right now. RIP Bob Saget and RIP Louie Anderson. We will miss both good friends.”

After Macdonald’s death last fall, Macdonald shared a photo of himself at a table with Saget and Jeffrey Ross.

“This photo was taken after being a guest on Norm’s show. The laughter did not stop during the meal. We will miss him. RIP Norm Macdonald,” Gottfried said.

Gottfried leaves behind his wife Dara, sister Karen, 14-year-old daughter Lily and 12-year-old son Max.