The Head of State actor-turned-standup comedian, Chris Rock, has reportedly found a new romantic partner. As per People, the Grown Ups star, Rock, was spotted while indulging in PDA with Simone Henault in Manhattan, New York City.
Rock and Henault, who were spotted in a park in Manhattan, were photographed walking side by side. In the pictures, they were also seen kissing one another. While there have been no comments from Rock yet regarding the matter, people are curious to learn who Simone Henault is.
It is further noted that Simone Henault is a creative producer and content strategist, as per her Instagram profile. She is also a DJ. According to her LinkedIn profile, Henault has worked as a senior creative producer at Cornerstone Agency and The FADER. She has also worked at Google as a creative producer. While she is originally from Austin, Texas, she has roots in New York and New Orleans.
Before Simone Henault and the Down to Earth star Chris Rock were spotted in Manhattan, New York, the alleged couple were seen in March 2026 leaving a restaurant, Giorgio Baldi, in Santa Monica, California. Rock previously had a romantic relationship with screenwriter-turned-actress Lake Bell.
Before that, the 61-year-old Chris Rock was married to Malaak Compton-Rock, with whom he shares two daughters, Zahra Savannah and Lola Simone. After a twenty-year marriage, they split in 2016.
Chris Rock says “I’m a lonely man!”
The Longest Yard actor, Chris Rock, who is reportedly dating Simone Henault, appeared on Kevin Hart’s series Hart to Hart in 2022. While Rock was single at the time, Kevin Hart, during a conversation with him, said:
“You’re a 56-year-old bachelor now.”
To which Chris Rock responded:
“Let’s not go there. I’m by myself. I’m a lonely man.”
While Hart asked him whether he would consider remarrying again, Rock replied by saying:
“I think I’m good. At some point I’ll have a woman and whatever, and hopefully she’ll be with me for a while, and one day I won’t be able to make it up the steps and I’ll put her in my will. ‘I can’t get up the stairs — somebody get me my will! I gotta put Angie in my will.'”
Following that, Rock talked about being an empty nester, as both his daughters, Zahra and Lola, had gone to attend college, leaving him alone at home.
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Edited by Ritika Pal