The comedian opens up about the infamous moment with Will Smith at last year's Academy Awards.
Comedian Chris Rock is tired of talking about Will Smith's infamous Oscar's slap, but he wants to make one thing clear: It hurt.
Rock, 58, spoke at length about the 2022 Academy Awards incident during a live Netflix comedy special. "You know what people say, they say, 'words hurt,'" Rock said. "Anybody that say words hurt has never been punched in the face."The confrontation became a cultural lightening rod for conversations around America's appetite for casual violence, as Mr Smith was allowed to remain at the ceremony and later accepted his first-ever Oscar for Best Actor.
"I'm going to try to do the show without offending anyone," Rock said, in a nod to the Smith altercation. "Because you never know who might get triggered." With his distinct cadence and unapologetic and uncensored tone, Rock joked to a sold-out auditorium in Baltimore, Maryland.
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