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Chris Rock says he got his daughter kicked out of school so she could 'learn her lesson' after being caught sneaking out and drinking

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Chris Rock has made plenty of headlines over the past year after the infamous slap onstage at the 2021 Oscars, and he took plenty of jabs at Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith in his latest Netflix special, "Selective Outrage." But he also told a surprising story about getting his own daughter kicked out of school.

The comic said his daughter Lola went to a very expensive private school, adding that he found it strange that "my kids ski, ride horses, they fence" because he "identifies as poor." 

Rock recalled that Lola went on a school trip to Portugal in her senior year, adding that she and her friends snuck out to go drinking. He said: "Of course, they got busted. Rich, white schools, they don't play that."

The "Grown Ups" and "Spiral" star added that the parents of the kids all hired lawyers to help deal with the incident, saying: "Even the ones that were lawyers got lawyers — good lawyers."

But Rock said his daughter wasn't taking the situation seriously, adding that he came home to find her "just laughing with, like, three of her little white girlfriends."

He added: "Lola is like, 'Daddy, stop it. You're so serious! I'll be back in school in no time.'"

Unfortunately for Lola, this comment was enough for Rock to decide that she needed to learn a lesson about her behavior and went to the school and spoke with Lola's dean.

Rock recalled telling the dean: "I need you to kick my daughter out of this school. I need you to kick her Black ass out of this school. I need my Black child to learn her lesson right now before she is up on OnlyFans and some shit.

"Please kick my child out."

He followed up by saying: "They kicked her out. They kicked them all out, but they kicked my child out first."

Rock was also quick to point out that things worked out OK since Lola ended up in college. And "except for some weird things," he said, his life is "pretty good."

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Eammon Jacobs is an Entertainment Reporter at Business Insider's London bureau. He covers movies and TV shows, with a specific focus on genres like horror, science fiction, action, thrillers, comic book adaptations, and true crime.He's well-versed in franchises like Star Wars, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC Comics, Hellboy, Fallout, Scream, Hellraiser, and the Alien movies.You can get in touch with him via email at ejacobs@jkmperu.comPopular ArticlesA CIA counterterrorism officer's cover was being a comic book author. Now, he's an award-winning writer for DC, working in Hollywood on HBO's 'Lanterns.'Ron Perlman has made peace with the death of 'Hellboy 3'Macaulay Culkin is reportedly heading to the wasteland for 'Fallout.' Here's everything we know about season 2.'Babylon' director Damien Chazelle responds to negative critical reaction: 'We all knew the movie was going to ruffle some feathers'