Chris Rock Tells GQ That His Porn Addiction (and Repeated Cheating on His Wife) Destroyed His Marriage
Chris Rock admits his p-rn addiction and repeated cheating played a role in destroying his marriage, saying his divorce left him deeply humbled. “I was not a great husband. I watched a lot of p-rn. I don't watch p-rn anymore. I haven't watched p*rn in six years. It's not anything I'm proud of. It's something I had to go through.”
I know I shouldn't have this take, especially as a guy who's dealt with drug addiction, and knows people who've dealt with drug addiction, and knows how much it can be helpful when others open up about it. I know how hypocritical this is. But every time I hear a celebrity open up about their devastating porn addiction, I can't help but think, "Why on earth are they telling us this? You couldn't pry that information out of me with a crowbar."
Remember when Terry Crews opened up about his addiction to porn? Terry Crews said some wild shit. The man admitted to watching porn for 13 hours straight.
When you tell people you've been addicted to drugs, there's at least some thought that the journey might have been fun. Maybe you were the life of the party. Maybe everyone wanted to hang out with you because you knew how to have a good time. That was almost never the case. And when you tell people you were a drug addict, that's almost certainly not where their minds go. They mostly just double-check that they know where their wallet is. But you can at least kind of lie to yourself and imagine that people say things about you like, "Oh yeah, that guy... he lived a wild and crazy life back then... I bet he's got some cool stories."
But with porn, there are no mental gymnastics that can be done to convince yourself of anything other than, "Yeah, that was pretty pathetic."
Which does make coming clean about a porn addiction that ruined your marriage in an interview with GQ all the more admirable. Chris Rock had just been presented as the cover star for GQ's 2026 Men of the Year issue.
He wouldn't have HAD to talk about the porn. GQ probably thought they would sit down with a legendary comedian, have some laughs, talk about getting slapped by Will Smith, then maybe they'd get into topics a little more serious. But I suppose the interviewer was prepped. He's the one who brought up the porn thing, and Chris Rock was willing to speak on it. When that happens, you know the #1, and probably only takeaway from your interview is going to be, "Chris Rock tells GQ he couldn't control his masturbating."
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“I didn’t listen. I wasn’t kind. I cheated… I realized I wasn’t God or anywhere near him, you know, and I was severely humbled, as I should have been.”
Men like Chris Rock and Terry Crews make coming clean about pretty much anything short of rape or murder look like child's play. Good for them, honestly. I'd like to think at least one person out there felt… seen? That doesn't seem like the right word in this instance, but you know what I mean. It can help to hear that someone as famous and successful as Chris Rock went through struggles similar to yours.
So again, good for Chris Rock. Good for Terry Crews. But god damn. Back in my day, old celebrities would tell tales of shooting heroin-cocaine speedballs with Johnny Depp in the back of the Viper Room. Now they have war stories about how PAWGS ruined their marriage. Weird times.