While observers might look at Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after Rock made a joke at the Oscars at Jada Pinkett Smith’s expense as a PR nightmare, Rock himself seems to be reaping the benefit.
Rock has yet to make a public statement about Smith slapping him; yesterday Smith publicly apologized to Rock and the Academy in a statement on Instagram.
At that website, you won’t find available tickets on the tour for less than $100 until April 22, when Rock is performing in Baltimore.
According to the ticket marketplace website TickPick, they sold more tickets in the night after Smith slapped Rock on stage at the Dolby Theatre than they had in the entire previous month.