In his first public remarks after getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars, Chris Rock accused the actor of “practicing selective outrage” and made fun of the fidelity rumors between the “King Richard” star and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
The 58-year-old comedian explained how the title of his Netflix stand-up special, the network’s first-ever live global streaming event, had references to the “Men in Black” actor because he conjectured that Smith retaliated against him by “practicing selective outrage.” He also made fun of the “Girl’s Trip” actress’ 2020 admission that she had a “entanglement” with singer August Alsina while she and her husband were on a break,
“His wife was f****** her son’s friend. Now, I normally would not talk about this s***, but for some reason, these [people] put that s*** on the internet. I have no idea why two people that talented would do something that low-down.
“We all been cheated on. Everybody in this industry has been cheated on. None of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television. None of us. … Why the f*** would you do that s***? She hurt him way more than he hurt me, okay?”
Rock claimed “everybody in the world” called Smith “a b****” after the “entanglement” revelation and said he tried to get in touch with him but the actor didn’t pick up.
Repeatedly branding the star a “b****”, he quipped: “Everybody. And who’s he hit? Me, a [person] he knows he can beat.
The comic also referred to a 2016 Oscars dispute with the couple, recalling how Jada told him not to host the ceremony because of the #OscarsSoWhite controversy and Smith’s lack of nomination for ‘Concussion’.
He said: “I did some jokes about her. Who gives a f***? That’s how it is: She starts it, I finish it.
“That’s what the f*** happened. Nobody’s pickin’ on this b****. She started this s***.
“I love Will Smith… he makes great movies. I rooted for Will Smith my whole life. And now, I watched ‘Emancipation’ just so I could watch him get whooped.”
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Smith hit out at Rock during last year’s ceremony after he mocked Jada — who suffers from alopecia — over her bald head.
The ‘Top 5′ star said he didn’t react or respond physically during the event “because I was raised”.
He added: “You know what my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of White people.”
He then dropped the mic and left the stage to a standing ovation.
Throughout the special, which was recorded at Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre, Rock made numerous references to the incident, noting after joking about Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z that he didn’t “need any more rappers mad at him”.
He also quipped: “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” and noting — after jokes about Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z that he didn’t “need any more rappers mad at him.”
But it wasn’t until the end of the show that Rock spoke in depth about what had happened.
He said: “Everybody f*****’ knows. Yes, it happened, like a year ago, I got smacked at the f****** Oscars by this motherf*****.
“People are like, ‘Did it hurt? It still hurts! I’ve got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears.”
But Rock insisted he isn’t a “victim”.
He vowed: “You will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying. Never gonna happen. I took that hit like Pacquiao, motherf*****.”
