Moving in the right direction? Following the Oscars drama, producer Will Packer has been pleasantly surprised by how Will Smith has handled the aftermath of him slapping Chris Rock.
27.07.2022 - 19:59 / justjared.com
Chris Rock is speaking out about the infamous incident between him and Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.
Towards the end of the annual awards show, Will slapped Chris across the face after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith‘s bald head. Will then returned to his seat, yelling at Chris to “keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”
During a recent set at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, Chris directly addressed the shocking moment.
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“Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” he said, per Us Weekly. He later added, “I’m not a victim. Yeah, that s–t hurt, motherf–ker. But I shook that s–t off and went to work the next day. I don’t go to the hospital for a paper cut.”
Chris embarked on a solo comedy tour right after the Oscars, but hadn’t gone into detail about the slap during his shows. “I don’t have a bunch of shit about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend,” he said back in March. “I’m still kind of processing what happened. So, at some point I’ll talk about that shit. And it will be serious and funny.”
In April, the Academy announced that Will had been banned from its membership for 10 years because of the slap. He had previously resigned prior to the announcement.
It was also reported that Will had sought therapy after the incident.
Moving in the right direction? Following the Oscars drama, producer Will Packer has been pleasantly surprised by how Will Smith has handled the aftermath of him slapping Chris Rock.
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Chris Rock "isn't ready to speak" to Will Smith despite his recent public apology for slapping Rock during the live telecast of the 94th Academy Awards in March. "Chris has no plans to reach out to Will," a source told Entertainment Tonight. Rock, who is currently on tour, believes the timing of Smith's apology is "more for Will's best interest." "He needs the public's forgiveness, not Chris," the insider added.
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Will Smith has finally spoken out about the Oscar incident between himself and Chris Rock that saw the actor slap the comedian across the face. The actor, 53, has said he’s “deeply remorseful” about the incident that occurred after Chris, 57, made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head. Will uploaded a video to YouTube, where he answered questions from social media.
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