Chris Rock performs in Atlantic City after Oscars slap
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Comedian Chris Rock took to the stage in Atlantic City a week after the smack heard around the world and it appears Rock and venues like the Borgata are getting the last laugh as ticket prices skyrocket.
Two-hours before show time the cheapest tickets found were around $550, with people telling FOX 29 they couldn’t find anything under $800 in the days after the slap.
"Afterword, I said, ‘Babe did you see the slap,’ because she was asleep," said Andrew Hackman. "I said oh this is real. I looked at my phone and said these tickets are going up, we just hit the jackpot."
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Alas, the tickets were a 60th birthday gift, so they decided not to cash them out and go see the show. They bought the tickets two weeks ago for around $130.
"I looked where I’m sitting now and the tickets are $735," Hackman commented.
"I bet you’re glad you didn’t wait?" FOX 29’s Eddie Kadhim asked.
"We wouldn’t be going," Hackman replied.
Cell phones and cameras aren’t allowed inside the show. A person attending stated Rock echoed what he said in his first show since the slap, that he’s processing the incident and he has a whole routine written that he is sticking to for this tour.
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