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Chris Rockis using comedy to address hisOscarsslap fromWill Smith.
During a standup set on Thursday at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the 57-year-old comedian briefly joked about the lasting effects ofSmith’s strike at the 2022 Academy Awardsin March.
“I’m okay, if anybody was wondering,” Rock said, according to U.K. outletThe Telegraph. “Got most of my hearing back.”
“Don’t expect me to talk about the bulls—,” he also said,The Telegraphreports. “I’ll talk about it at some point … onNetflix.”
“Your tickets were expensive, but notthatexpensive,” Rock reportedly joked.
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Duringthe Oscars, Smith, 53, walked onstage andstruck Rock in response to a jokethe comedian made about his wifeJada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. (Pinkett Smith, 50, has been open aboutliving with alopecia.)
Since the incident, Smith — whowent on to win Best Actor, for his performance inKing Richard—has publicly apologized to Rock, saying that he “reacted emotionally” because the “joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear.”
The star has sinceresigned from the Academy, which has alsobanned the actor from attending its eventsfor the next 10 years.
Smith also has been working on himself, as asource told PEOPLElast month he traveled to India for spiritual purposes, to practice yoga and meditation.
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While Rock hasn’t addressed the incident at length thus far, he did reference it earlier this month as he sprung toDave Chappelle’s side after Chappelle, 48, wasattacked onstage near the end of his performanceduring the Netflix Is a Joke Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.
“Ithought that was Will Smith!” Rock said of the assailant.
Wanda Sykes, who co-hosted this year’s Oscars, said during a comedy stop on Thursday in Orlando, Florida,that she is “still traumatized"and gets “emotional” talking about the slap.
“I couldn’t believe he was still sitting there, like an assh—,” continued Sykes, 58, referring to how Smith remained seated during the ceremony, before later winning the Best Actor award. “Shouldn’t you be sitting there with a lawyer or LAPD, motherf—–?”
Added the star, “I hope he gets his s— together. Until then, f— him.”
source: people.com
