Chris Rock reveals he hasn't watched porn in five years after finally beating his addiction... and admits he was 'not a great husband' for cheating on his ex-wife

Chris Rock reveals he hasn't watched porn in five years after finally beating his addiction... and admits he was 'not a great husband' for cheating on his ex-wife

Chris Rock is getting candid about his personal struggles.The 61-year-old comedian has reflected on his failed marriage to ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock in a new GQ interview.Rock, who shares two kids with Compton-Rock, 57, candidly discussed being unfaithful during their union and revealed he hasn't watched pornography 'in five, six years.'After previously admitting to adultery in his 2018 Netflix comedy special Tamborine, the star told the magazine, 'I was not a great husband. I watched a lot of porn. I don’t watch porn anymore. I haven’t watched porn in five, six years.'Of his infidelity, he confessed: 'It’s not anything I’m proud of, but it’s something I had to go through.'I tested my powers. I definitely realized I wasn’t God or anywhere near him, and I was severely humbled, as I should have been.' Chris Rock has once again gotten candid about his personal struggles; pictured in October The 61-year-old comedian reflected on his failed marriage to ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock in a new GQ interviewThe Hollywood fixture went on to explain how his 2016 divorce affected his career.'Nobody has a successful divorce, so that takes time,' he said about getting back to work following the split.'Then once it’s done, you’re not sitting on the money you had before, so now you got to really make some money. So you go on tour, or two tours. So there was a lot of stand-up. There was a lot of getting my life together,' he added.In his Netflix special nearly eight years ago, the actor called himself a 'f***ing a**hole' for thinking he could get away with cheating on his wife.He added that he only had himself to blame for their split.'You don't wanna get divorced. You got somebody you love, hold tight. Commit,' he advised his audience.Looking back, Rock noted that the divorce was his fault because he 'didn't listen.''I wasn't kind. I had an attitude, I thought, "I pay for everything, I can do what I want." That shit don't f**cking work! I just thought I was the s**t,' he reflected.Rock also addressed the old cliche about mean cheating because they want 'something new.' Rock pictured with then-girlfriend Compton-Rock, whom he wed in 1996, in 1994 Rock, who shares two kids with Compton-Rock, 57, owned up to cheating throughout their union and revealed he hasn't watched pornography 'in five, six years' He confessed, 'It’s not anything I’m proud of, but it’s something I had to go through. 'I tested my powers. I definitely realized I wasn’t God or anywhere near him, and I was severely humbled, as I should have been''But then you know what happens?' he continued. 'Your woman finds out, and now she's new. She is never the same again. So, now you have new, but you have a bad new.' Rock's GQ profile for the outlet's Men of the Year issue comes amid the release of his A24 dramedy Misty Green, which came out on Apple TV+ on October 9. Elsewhere in the interview, he opened up about seeking therapy to improve his personal relationships.'My personal life wasn’t what I wanted it to be. And I’ll leave it at that,' he said plainly.There was also discussion of his nonverbal learning disorder, which affects how a person understands nonverbal social cues.The standup comedian said receiving the diagnosis helped him understand the effect his behavior has on other people.'It made me realize how insensitive a lot of my behavior was throughout the years,' he acknowledged.Speaking on his fame, he shared, 'Mental illness and celebrity – it’s a weird combination there, because you think people are reacting a certain way because of celebrity. Because it’s this weird thing that you can’t quantify. So I used to just blame everything on celebrity. It’s like, "Oh, we’re not connecting because I had a chronic unique-ism." I thought I was so f***ing unique.'

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