Chris Rock is a huge name in the movie and comedy worlds. It is only natural that his fame is often accompanied by questions that include his personal life. This then travels us to his ex-wife, Malaak Compton Rock who on her own has created a place for herself among notable as well as successful people. She has a career where she works with many non-profit organizations and is the owner of StyleWorks. Malaak is also a humanitarian, author, and the winner of the 2002 Mothers & Shakers Awards.
Regardless of her own success, her association with comedian Chris Rock continues to be at the front of many things as far as it has to do with the spotlight even though the marriage has crashed in 2016 after 2 daughters and decades. Since she has a life of her own before, during and after the marriage, here is every important about her you should know.
Early Life of Malaak Compton Rock
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Malaak Rock who is currently 55 years old was born on June 13 1969 in Oakland, California, United States. She spent some years of her life in Brooklyn before moving to New Jersey.
Malaak Compton attended Howard University where she studied fine arts/production management and was later awarded an honorary doctorate by Fairleigh Dickenson University in 2009.
Her Career Journey as a Humanitarian and Author
The former celebrity wife is best known for her works towards humanity in different organizations that include Safe Horizon, The Children’s Defense Fund, Champions for Children Campaign which was co-founded by Chris Rock to create awareness about the signs and prevention of child abuse. She also has worked with The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Foundation, HOPE Worldwide and UNICEF.
She got rooted in the work and founded her own organization, StyleWorks. She is also the executive of the organization which is saddled with the responsibility of providing free services for women who are moving from welfare into the workforce.
Her philanthropic works have landed her in different parts of the world that include Africa. However, she decided to journey people through her world in writing. Malaak Compton Rock has books such as:
- If It Takes A Village
- Build One: How I Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too
She Married Chris Rock When She Was 27 Years Old And Divorced Him at 47
Malaak Compton Rock met Chris Rock at the Essence Awards and on November 23 1996 they tied the knot. Their marriage as much as the public knew had a great footing until divorce rumours took charge in 2014 18 years into the marriage when Malaak was 45 and Chris was 46. However, it was in 2016 when she was 47 that the divorce was finalized.
The divorce was not far-fetched from Chris Rock’s infidelity as reported. He was also said to have admitted to his struggling with pornography addiction. Also, it was claimed by some reports that her ex-husband cheated on her with American actress, Kerry Washington.
She Has 3 Children
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Although her marriage to Chris Rock produced 2 daughters, Lola Simone who was born on 28 June 2002 and Zahra Savannah who was born on May 22 2004; the former couple had another girl, Ntombi from South Africa who had been living with them since she was 6 months old.
However, during their divorce, Chris Rock mentioned that he had only 2 children and Ntombi was brought from South Africa by Malaak Rock. By the time the girl was 12, Malaak had decided to formally adopt her – making her the last and 3rd child of the humanitarian.
Her 2 oldest and biological daughters have also become famous due to their father’s fame. The eldest, Lola Simone is a University student in Europe while Zahra is an equestrian.
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Who is Malaak Compton Rock Dating Now?
The humanitarian is living her private life away from making it to the pages of magazines and away from the lenses of cameras. This has rather made it difficult to track her life as regards dating.
Nonetheless, her ex-husband, Chris Rock since their divorce has reportedly dated 2 women. The first is an American actress of Nigerian descent, Megalyn Echikunwoke whom he started dating in 2016 and the relationship reportedly ended in 2020 after 4 years.
Still, in 2020, he reportedly started dating another actress and singer, Carmen Ejogo. She is a British actress that was birthed by a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother in 1973.
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