
’Not a victim, baby’: Why Chris Rock did not respond to Will Smith’s Oscar slap
Live MintWhile another Oscar awards ceremony knocks on the door, Chris Rock has finally opened up about the incident during Oscar 2022 that kept people talking for months to come - Will Smith walking up to stage and slapping Chris Rock for a joke on Smith's wife- Jada Pinkett Smith. In a first of Netflix's first live global streaming event, Chris Rock, made Netflix history when he said, “I’m going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. People always say words hurt … anybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.” In a quick recap, the Will Smith–Chris Rock slapping incident took place during the 94th Academy Awards on 27 March 2022, when actor Will Smith walked onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face during Rock's presentation for Best Documentary Feature. “I have rooted for Will Smith my whole life … now I watch ‘Emancipation’ just to see him get whooped.” Smith plays an enslaved man in the period drama, “Emancipation.” “‘How come you didn’t do nothing back that night?’” Rock said people have asked him.
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Will Smith and wife Jada Pinkett issue message to fans after his 'inappropriate' act with female singer
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Will Smith's career in crisis as a ‘long-tail consequence’ of slap incident at Oscars 2022: Report
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Jada Pinkett Smith reveals THAT Oscars slap made her relationship with Will 'deeper than romance'
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Jada Pinkett Smith was ‘shocked’ Will referred to her as ‘wife’ in Oscar meltdown
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Chris Rock sought counseling after Will Smith Oscars slap, says Leslie Jones
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Oscars producer reveals certain Will Smith slap jokes were cut from broadcast
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"This was real and raw": Fans weigh in on Chris Rock's special, from trans jokes to Slap clapback
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Chris Rock states that Jada Pinkett Smith ‘started’ their feud during his Netflix special
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Chris Rock explains why he didn’t hit Will Smith back at the Oscars
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Will Smith 'has tried unsuccessfully to make amends with Chris Rock' after Oscars slap
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Chris Rock roasts Will Smith over Oscars slap in live Netflix comedy special: ‘I’m not a victim, baby’
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Year after the slap, Chris Rock punches back in new special
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Chris Rock's funniest moments, as live special hits Netflix
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Chris Rock to finally have his say in new stand-up special
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Chris Rock slaps back at Will and Jada Pinkett Smith — hard — in live Netflix special
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Chris Rock FINALLY breaks silence on Will Smith Oscars slap in Netflix special
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