Chris Rock Speaks Out About Will Smith’s Oscars Slap During Netflix Stand-Up Special, Jokes About Jada Pinkett Smith’s Entanglement

Finding the humor. Chris Rock had a few choice words while reflecting on Will Smith‘s infamous slap during his Netflix stand-up special Selective Outrage — and he made sure to involve Jada Pinkett Smith in the drama.

The comedian, 58, took to the stage on Saturday, March 4, to address the controversial moment during Netflix’s first-ever live stand-up set.

“Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock joked early on before bringing up the incident again later in the night. “I got smacked at the f—king Oscars by this motherf— ker. And people are like, ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts! I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears.”

The Madagascar actor noted he did not want to spend too much time discussing the past. “I’m not a victim,” he continued. “You will never see [me crying about it]. Never gonna happen.”

He continued: “Will Smith is significantly bigger than me, we are not the same size. Will Smith does movies with his shirt off. You’ve never seen me do a movie with my shirt off. If I’m in a movie getting open heart surgery, I got on a sweater. Will Smith played Muhammad Ali in a movie; you think I auditioned for that part? I played Pookie in New Jack City. I played a piece of corn in Pootie Tang. Even in animation this motherf—ker’s bigger. I’m a zebra, he’s a shark.”

During his show, Rock said that the title was inspired by the slap, adding, “Will Smith practices Selective Outrage. Everybody who really knows, knows I had nothing to do with that s—t. I didn’t have any entanglements.”

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