{"id":4783848,"date":"2022-07-06T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T20:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/?p=4783848"},"modified":"2023-04-28T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:36:16","slug":"chris-rock-girlfriend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/chris-rock-girlfriend-4783848\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Rock\u2019s Dating History: From His Marriage to New Romance With Lake Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Chris Rock and Lake Bell are rumored to be dating after they were spotted out together on multiple outings in Los Angeles. Find out more about their alleged relationship here.<\/h3>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-1\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/chris-rock\"  ><strong>Chris Rock<\/strong><\/a> is known for being funny. But the comedian is also romantic, which is something that was further proven over the weekend of July 4, when he was spotted on <em>two<\/em> public dates with <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/lake-bell\/\"  ><strong>Lake Bell<\/strong><\/a>. While we&#8217;ll further explain a bit about their alleged relationship and more of his past romances below, we first want to share one of Chris&#8217; many jokes about relationships. During a standup show (<em>Chris Rock: Tamborine<\/em>) that aired on <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KkXpKF4b5yA\"  target=\"_blank\"  >Netflix<\/a>, Chris once said, &#8220;love hard or get the f*** out.&#8221; He further added that &#8220;all you should be doing&#8221; in a relationship is &#8220;having sex and traveling. F***ing and going places. You should be coming and going.&#8221; Now, take a look at his relationship history below!<\/p>\n<script id=\"connatix_contextual_player_div1c83aad4-f7be-49dd-918f-9e6091799776\">\n\t\t\t\t\tcnx.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\tcnx({\n\t\t\t\t\t\tplayerId: \"f2aa341c-9005-4201-9846-80bd983e62bd\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\tmediaId: \"1c83aad4-f7be-49dd-918f-9e6091799776\",\n\t\t\t\t\t}).render(\"connatix_contextual_player_div1c83aad4-f7be-49dd-918f-9e6091799776\");  });\n\t\t\t\t<\/script>\n<h2><strong>Malaak Compton\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4783908\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4783908\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4783908 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/chris-rock-dating-history-Malaak-Compton-embed2.jpg?resize=620%2C827\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4783908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Rock &amp; Malaak Compton (Matt Sayles\/AP\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\"><strong>Malaak Compton<\/strong> was Chris Rock&#8217;s wife for nearly 20 years. They tied the knot on November 23, 1996 and didn&#8217;t finalize their divorce until August 22, 2016, so they were together for a very long time. He eventually opened up about their 2014 split and said he behaved badly while they were married. More specifically, he <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2017\/05\/06\/chris-rock-cheated-malaak-compton-kerry-washington-divorce\/\"  >admitted to cheating<\/a> on her with multiple women. During his Netflix standup show in 2018, he said, &#8220;The last few years have been crazy for me. Don\u2019t clap for that s*** unless you\u2019re a lawyer! You don\u2019t wanna get divorced. You got somebody you love? Hold tight, commit. It\u2019s my fault because I\u2019m a f***ing a**hole. I didn\u2019t listen. I wasn\u2019t kind. I had an attitude. I thought, \u2018I pay for everything, I can do what I want.\u2019 That s*** don\u2019t f***ing work. I just thought I was the s***. I didn\u2019t play the tambourine.&#8221; In the Netflix special, he not only admitted to cheating, he said he had a porn addiction, too &#8212; both of which led to the split with his ex-wife. They share two daughters: <strong>Lola <\/strong>and <strong>Zahra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Megalyn Echikunwoke\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4783971\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4783971\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4783971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/chris-rock-dating-history-Megalyn-Echikunwoke-embed3.jpg?resize=620%2C827\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4783971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Rock &amp; Megalyn Echikunwoke (Jim Smeal\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Chris Rock and <strong>Megalyn Echikunwoke<\/strong> <a  href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/chris-rock-and-megalyn-echikunwoke-arrow-actress-step-out-at-grammys-party\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >started dating<\/a> shortly after his divorce from Malaak Compton, according to <em>PEOPLE<\/em>. It was a more casual relationship than the one he had with Malaak, but it lasted four years before they, too, split.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Carmen Ejogo\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4783972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4783972\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4783972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/chris-rock-dating-history-Carmen-Ejogo-embed4.jpg?resize=620%2C827\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"827\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4783972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Rock &amp; Carmen Ejogo (BACKGRID)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">British actress and singer <strong>Carmen Ejogo<\/strong> was linked to Chris Rock after his split with Megalyn. They allegedly started dating in 2020, and were often spotted on public dates from <a  href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/chris-rock-steps-out-lunch-rumored-girlfriend-carmen-ejogo\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  >having lunch together<\/a> to walking while holding hands. But Chris&#8217; romance with Carmen, who was previously married to trip-hop artist <strong>Tricky<\/strong> and actor <strong>Jeffrey Wright<\/strong>, didn&#8217;t last very long.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lake Bell\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4783906\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4783906\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4783906 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/chris-rock-dating-history-Megalyn-Echikunwoke-embed1-1.jpg?resize=620%2C620\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"620\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4783906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Rock &amp; Lake Bell (Andrew H. Walker\/Chelsea Lauren\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Lake Bell is the latest woman to be linked to Chris Rock. Romance speculation first started in the summer of 2022, after they were <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/07\/03\/chris-rock-lake-bell-dinner-date-santa-monica-pics\/\"  >spotted leaving Giorgio Baldi<\/a> in Santa Monica, CA on July 2, 2022 &#8212; less than a month since their last outing at a sports game together. A source told <em>Page Six<\/em> that the duo showed off a bit of PDA, including holding hands, inside the Italian restaurant, leading many to believe they\u2019re dating each other. They were later seen <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/07\/05\/chris-rock-lake-bell-brunch-santa-monica-photo\/\"  >having brunch together<\/a> at Coast Restaurant in Santa Monica, California on Sunday, July 3. And as we said, they were previously seen attending a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game together in mid-June at Busch Stadium. They were hanging out in a box together at the game, which was captured in a video by\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/06\/14\/chris-rock-attends-cardinals-baseball-game-with-lake-bell\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener nofollow\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  ><em>TMZ.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Chris has been keeping a low profile professionally ever since he <a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/04\/20\/jada-pinkett-smith-family-healing-will-slap-red-table-talk-video\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  >was slapped<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/will-smith\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  ><strong>Will Smith<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0at the 2022\u00a0<a  href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/05\/17\/chris-rock-hosting-2023-academy-awards\/\"  data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"  >Academy Awards<\/a> earlier this year. But as you can see, that hasn&#8217;t stopped him from pursuing romantic relationships.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Rock and Lake Bell are rumored to be dating after they were spotted out together on multiple outings in Los Angeles. Find out more about their alleged relationship here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36616008,"featured_media":4783904,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exclude_post_from_river":false,"_cr_original_post":"","_cr_replace_post_id":"","_cr_replacing_post_id":"","mt_seo_title":"Chris Rock's Girlfriend: Everything To Know About His Dating History","mt_seo_description":"Want to know who Chris Rock's girlfriend is? 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