Comedian Chris Rock appears to be back on the dating scene.
The actor was seen having al fresco dining with actress Carmen Ejogo in New York’s West Village neighborhood on Saturday night.
SNL’s 55-year-old vet and 46-year-old Avengers actress appeared to lash out as they engaged in a heated conversation over white wine while barely parting ways. eyes.
Getting Close: Chris Rock seems to be back on the dating scene. The actor was seen having dinner with actress Carmen Ejogo in New York’s West Village on Saturday
They have a connection: 55-year-old SNL vet and 46-year-old Avengers actress seem to agree
At one point, the two leaned close to each other as they held hands.
She wore a casual white top and loose black pants for the occasion, while Chis kept it casual as well in green cargo pants and a black t-shirt.
This is the first time that the lovebirds have been photographed together.
Rock split from actress Megalyn Echikunwoke in March this year after dating for four years.
And in 2014, he separated from his wife for four years, Malaak Compton-Rock; their divorce was finalized in 2016.
I can’t keep my eyes on you: they engage in a heated conversation over white wine while barely taking their eyes off each other
Pretty lady: Carmen wore her hair with light makeup as she sat at the small wooden table
I like you! At one point, the two moved closer to each other as they held hands.
The Kensington native was married to Tricky in 1998 and was married to actor Jeffrey Wright from 2000 to 2014 after meeting on the set of Boycott. Their children are Juno and Elijah Wright.
She began her career as the host of the Disney Saturday Morning Show from 1993 to 1995. Carmen is best known for her work on The Avengers, Love’s Labor’s Lost and What’s the Porst That Could Happen. His last big hit was True Detective and his next project is Your Honor.
It comes just a week after he said he was diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disability.
Dressed up: She wore a casual white top and loose black pants for the occasion, while Chis kept it casual as well in green cargo pants and a black t-shirt
The beginnings of a new romance for the two? This is the first time the lovebirds have been pictured together
The comedian revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that he struggles to understand the non-verbal cues emitted in conversations, which he says is great for comedy and joke-writing, but not for “ relationships. individual ”.
“And all I understand is the words. By the way, all of these things are really great for writing jokes – they just aren’t great for one-on-one relationships. And I always considered him to be famous, ” the funny man said, adding that he has seven hours of therapy a week.
“ Every time someone answered me in a negative way I would think, ‘Either way, they’re responding to something that has to do with who they think I am. Now I realize it was me. It was mostly me.
He went through therapy to learn to communicate: it comes just a week after he said he was diagnosed with a nonverbal learning disability.
His Struggle: The comedian revealed he struggles to understand non-verbal cues in conversations, which he says is great for comedy and joke-writing, but no more “ one-on-one relationships ”
Rock underwent “nine hours of testing” to find out his nonverbal learning disability (NVLD). He had to pass “a battery of tests” before doctors could confidently diagnose him.
He said: ‘[I took] a battery of tests, like nine hours of testing. They came back and said, “You don’t have Asperger’s, but you have something very close, and it’s called NVLD, Non-Verbal Learning Disorder.”
“One of the things is that I have a hard time picking up social cues. Like when I talk to people, I hear the words, but if you’re mad at me, if you feel a certain way, maybe I will have a hard time understanding.
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Chris also explained that receiving the diagnosis helped him “ relax ” as he suffered from anxiety because he knew something was wrong with him, but he couldn’t determine what that was.
Speaking during an appearance on The View, he added: ‘I had squirrel-like energy … you can’t sneak up on a squirrel he’s always alert he’s scared everyone. time. Here we go. I am much more relaxed now.
Chris also admitted to HR that he never really “dealt” with his childhood trauma. He added: “ I don’t belittle the youth of today, but I wish someone had sent me the wrong text when I was a kid. These m ************ were trying to kill me … I thought I was dealing with this, and the reality is, I never did.
“The reality was the pain and the fear that brought me, I lived it every day.
Chris also learned to swim during the lockdown.
Difficult for him: The star said the disorder was “great for writing jokes – they’re just not good for one-on-one relationships”; seen in 2019 with Megalyn Echikunwoke who he split up with earlier this year
His ex-wife: In 2014, he separated from his wife for four years, Malaak Compton-Rock; their divorce was finalized in 2016. Seen in 2010
He shared, “ Do you know how difficult it is for an adult to learn to swim? You shouldn’t be afraid of dying.
‘The other day this guy said to me,’ OK, you’re going to dive into the depths and swim to the other side ‘and I’m like,’ Are you f ****** crazy?
“ But then I dived into the depths and swam to the other side, and it’s a metaphor for what I tried to do during that time. ”
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