Current:Home > ScamsChris Rock Says Will Smith Has "Selective Outrage" With Oscars Slap During Netflix Comedy Special -Prime Capital Blueprint
Chris Rock Says Will Smith Has "Selective Outrage" With Oscars Slap During Netflix Comedy Special
View
Date:2025-04-14 04:36:00
Chris Rock did not hold back when sharing how he feels about Will Smith's Oscars slap.
The comedian, who endured an onstage hit from Will during the 2022 Oscars after Chris joked about Will's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, addressed the infamous incident during Netflix's live-streamed comedy special Chris Rock: Selective Outrage on March 4.
During his routine, Chris addressed the slap while making comments on Jada's "entanglement" with August Alsina—a relationship Jada had said she had while her and Will were temporarily separated. He also shared words on how Jada boycotted the 2016 Oscars, which Chris hosted, due to lack of diversity of the nominees.
"She f--king said [I] should quit because Will didn't get nominated for Concussion. What the f--k?," Chris said during the live-streamed event. "I did some jokes about her. Who gives a f--k? That's how it is. She starts it, I finish it. That's what the f--k happened. Nobody's pickin' on this bitch. She started this s--t. Nobody was pickin' on her."
Looking back on how he reacted when Will got physical onstage, Chris said he didn't fight back for a reason.
"A lot of people like, ‘How come you didn't do nothing back that night?'" Chris said. "Cause I got parents. Cause I was raised. You know what my parents taught me? Don't fight in front of white people."
Not only did Chris take multiple verbal hits at Will's slap but also on the topic of the "entanglement" between Jada and August.
"Will Smith practices selective outrage. Everybody know what the f--k happened," Chris said. "Everybody that really knows knows I had nothing to do with that s--t. I didn't have any entanglements. His wife was f--king her son's friend."
Chris declared that he "normally" wouldn't talk about topics of that matter, but Jada and Will put that specific story on the internet through Red Table Talk.
"I have no idea why two talented people would do something that low down. We all been cheated on," Chris said. "None of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television. Why the f--k would you do that s--t? She hurt him way more than he hurt me, okay?"
Chris claimed that multiple people expressed negative feelings toward Will after Jada's confirmation of her entanglement with August went live.
"Everybody in the world called him a bitch. I tried to call the mother--ker and give him my condolences he didn't pick up for me," Chris said. "Everybody called that man a bitch. They called his wife a predator. And who's he hit? Me, a n---- he knows he can beat. That is some bitch-a-- s--t."
E! News reached out to Will and Jada's reps for comments, and did not hear back.
Following the infamous slap, Will publicly apologized during his acceptance speech for for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the awards show and online.
"Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," Will wrote on Instagram March 28. "My behavior at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally."
Will continued by addressing Chris directly in his message, writing, "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."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (39557)
Related
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Harris focuses on shaping a post-conflict Gaza during a diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders
- 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 first look: new cast members, photos and teaser trailer
- Wisconsin never trails in impressive victory defeat of No. 3 Marquette
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Protester lights self on fire outside Israeli consulate in Atlanta
- Burkina Faso rights defender abducted as concerns grow over alleged clampdown on dissent
- Elon Musk sends vulgar message to advertisers leaving X after antisemitic post
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- An Israeli raced to confront Palestinian attackers. He was then killed by an Israeli soldier
Ranking
- Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
- It's been a brutal year for homebuyers. Here's what experts predict for 2024, from mortgage rates to prices.
- DeSantis-Newsom debate has sudden end, just after Hannity announces last-minute extension
- What do we know about Jason Eaton, man accused of shooting 3 Palestinian students
- Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
- Gun factory in upstate New York with roots in 19th century set to close
- No. 8 Alabama knocks off No. 1 Georgia 27-24 for SEC title. Both teams await postseason fate
- Strong earthquake that sparked a tsunami warning leaves 1 dead amid widespread panic in Philippines
Recommendation
NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
Sheriff says Alabama family’s pet ‘wolf-hybrid’ killed their 3-month-old boy
The international court prosecutor says he will intensify investigations in Palestinian territories
Colombian navy finds shipwrecked boat with over 750 kilos of drugs floating nearby
Meta releases AI model to enhance Metaverse experience
Group of swing state Muslims vows to ditch Biden in 2024 over his war stance
Elon Musk sends vulgar message to advertisers leaving X after antisemitic post
Vermont day care provider convicted of causing infant’s death with doses of antihistamine