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Chris Rockjoked about promptly moving on after that controversial Oscars moment four months ago.
During a stand-up show on Sunday alongsideKevin Hartat the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, Rock said, “I’m not a victim, motherf—er,” according to a report fromUs Weekly.
The comedian, 57, was addressing the March incident in which Will Smith walked onstage at theAcademy Awardsandslapped Rock in the faceafter he made a joke aboutJada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. (Jada, 50, lives with alopecia.)
“Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock said Sunday, perUs Weekly. “Yeah, that s— hurt, motherf—er. … But I shook that s— off and went to work the next day … I don’t go to the hospital for a paper cut.”
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At the March 27 ceremony, before his win for Best Actor, Will, 53, walked onstage and hit Rock on live television after taking issue with the joke about wife Jada. Will explained in a statement days later that the punchline was “too much for me to bear"and he “reacted emotionally.”
Will, who laterresigned from the Academyand wasbanned from attending their ceremoniesfor the next 10 years, said in his statement, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
In the time sincethe Oscars, Rock has madebrief jokes at standup performancesreferencing the moment, but he hasn’t yet spoken about it in length. He has said he’ll “talk about it at some point” eventually.
Jadaaddressed the incidenton the June 1 episode of her Facebook Watch showRed Table Talk, saying, “About Oscar night: My deepest hope is that these two intelligent, capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile.”
“With the state of the world today, we need ‘em both, and we all actually need one another more than ever,” the actress continued. “Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years — and that’s [to] keep figuring out this thing called life together.”
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Meanwhile, Rock and Hart, 43, recently wrapped their five-date joint comedy tour, titledRock Hart: Only Headliners Allowed, with a show in Brooklyn, New York, on Monday.
In one moment from the show, Chappelle, 48, asked Rock, “What are you gonna name this goat, Chris?”
“The name isWill Smith,” Hart responded, as the audience laughed.
In all seriousness, though, “[Chris is]my G.O.A.T. — he’s my guy,” Hart toldJimmy FallonMonday onThe Tonight Show, recalling the memorable moment. “And I wanted him to feel that and experience the world of understanding how I feel about him in front of that audience.”
source: people.com
