Chris Rock Says That Will Smith ‘Hit Me Over The Nicest Joke’ During Stand Up Show

Chris Rock, 57, erstwhile again spoke retired astir Will Smith‘s infamous slap astatine the 2022 Academy Awards. The comedian reportedly said the histrion deed him implicit “the nicest joke” he’s ever told, during a amusement connected his and Dave Chappelle‘s co-headlining European tour connected Sept. 2. “Did that s–t hurt? Goddamn right,” helium said, according to ET. “The motherf*cker deed maine implicit a bulls*t joke, the nicest gag I ever told!”

Chris was referencing the gag helium made astir Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, and her shaved head. “Jada, I emotion ya. G.I. Jane 2, can’t hold to spot it,” helium said connected the Oscars signifier earlier Will got up and slapped him with an unfastened hand. After returning to his seat, the former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air prima shouted, “Leave my wife’s sanction retired of your f*king mouth.”

The infinitesimal Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. (Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times/Shutterstock)

Since the shocking incidental happened, Chris has spoken astir it concisely astatine assorted drama shows and Will issued a nationalist apology to Chris and his household aft stepping distant for a fewer months.  “I’ve reached retired to Chris and the connection that came backmost is that he’s not acceptable to speech and erstwhile helium is, helium volition scope out,” Will said successful the YouTube video. “So I volition I volition accidental to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behaviour was unacceptable.”

Chris besides revealed that helium was offered a accidental to big the 2023 Academy Awards, but declined. He reportedly compared the connection to returning to the country of a transgression and peculiarly mentioned the O.J. Simpson execution case. He seemingly explained him going backmost connected the Oscars signifier would beryllium similar asking the precocious Nicole Brown Simpson “to spell backmost to the restaurant” wherever she near a brace of eyeglasses the nighttime of her death.

Another photograph of the slap. (Rob Latour/Shutterstock)

Will’s actions toward Chris resulted successful him being banned from attending the Oscars for the adjacent 10 years. “I judge and respect the Academy’s decision,” Will said successful a connection soon aft the prohibition was announced. “My actions astatine the 94th Academy Awards presumption were shocking, painful, and inexcusable. The database of those I person wounded is agelong and includes Chris, his family, galore of my beloved friends and loved ones, each those successful attendance, and planetary audiences astatine home. I betrayed the spot of the Academy.”