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Comedian Chris Rock is tired of talking about Will Smith\u2019s infamous Oscars slap, but he wants to make one thing clear: It hurt.<\/p>\n
Rock, 58, spoke at length about the 2022 Academy Awards incident during a live Netflix comedy special.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know what people say, they say, \u2018words hurt,’\u201d Rock said. \u201cAnybody that say words hurt has never been punched in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n
Will Smith has since said \u201cbottled\u201d rage led to his actions.<\/p>\n
The confrontation became a cultural lightening rod for conversations around\u00a0America\u2019s appetite for casual violence, as Mr Smith was allowed to remain at the ceremony and later accepted his first-ever Oscar for Best Actor.<\/p>\n
Rock was praised for maintaining his composure following the incident.<\/p>\n
In the streaming service\u2019s first live comedy show, \u2018Chris Rock: Selective Outrage\u2019, the performer tackled a wide range of issues, including woke culture, Meghan Markle and politics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to try to do the show without offending anyone,\u201d Rock said, in a nod to the Smith altercation. \u201cBecause you never know who might get triggered.\u201d<\/p>\n
Later he added, America \u201cis so screwed up right now if the Russians came here right now, half the country would go \u2018let\u2019s hear them out\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n
But he saved the best for last and used the final moments of the show to address the incident with Will Smith.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople are like, \u2018Did it hurt?\u2019 It still hurts! I got Summertime ringing in my ears,\u201d Rock said, referring to Smith\u2019s 1991 single.<\/p>\n
\u201cI took that hit like (Manny) Pacquiao,\u201d Rock boasted to cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n
In a nod to the show\u2019s title, Rock said he believes Smith practises \u201cselective outrage\u201d and that the slap had more to do with Smith and his wife, Jada\u2019s, relationship struggles, than his Oscars joke.<\/p>\n
The couple have been candid about the ups and downs of their relationship and even publicly addressed their struggles on Jada\u2019s Facebook Watch show, \u2018Red Table Talk\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve all been cheated on, everybody in here been cheated on, none of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television,\u201d Rock joked. \u201cShe hurt him way more than he hurt me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Social media lit up with reactions to Rock finally addressing the incident, with many noting how artists like Rock often laugh through their pain.<\/p>\n
Others felt the comedian\u2019s jokes about rooting for the slave owners in Will Smith\u2019s latest film, \u2018Emancipation\u2019, were a step too far.<\/p>\n
In a mic drop moment, Rock ended the special by addressing why he chose not to fight back.<\/p>\n
\u201cI got parents! Because I was raised!\u201d Rock said. \u201cAnd you know what my parents taught me? Don\u2019t fight in front of white people.\u201d<\/p>\n
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