Comedian Chris Rock finally shared his thoughts on “the slap heard around the world.”
This image released by Netflix shows promotional art for"Chris Rock: Selective Outrage" a comedy special streaming live on March 4.“I’m going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. I’m going to try my best, because you never know who might get triggered,” said Rock, during the opening of his livestreamed show in Baltimore. “People always say words hurt. Anybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.
“You all know what happened to me, getting smacked by Suge Smith,” Rock said. “It still hurts. I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears. But I’m not a victim, baby. You’ll never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying… I took that hit like Pacquiao.” During last year’s Academy Awards, Rock, who was presenting an award, cracked a joke about Smith’s wife,. In a tense and shocking onstage altercation, Smith stunned audiences by walking onto the Oscars stage and striking the presenter.
US actor Will Smith slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., March 27, 2022.to the Academy and fellow nominees in a tear-filled speech after accepting the Oscar for the best actor for his role as Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends Serena and Venus Williams, in the biopic “King Richard,” but did not mention or apologize to Rock directly.
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