Just months after the controversial Oscars moment where Will Smith smacked Chris Rock over a joke, the host of the 94th academy awards is speaking more about the wild incident that left everyone shocked.
According to @USWeekly, Rock addressed the slap during a recent comedy show at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey. Rock reportedly said he is not a victim, but did joke that getting slapped by Will Smith on the Oscars stage actually hurt.
“Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Rock said, later adding, “I’m not a victim. Yeah, that sh*t hurt, motherf*cker. But I shook that sh*t off and went to work the next day. I don’t go to the hospital for a paper cut,” the outlet quotes.
Recap Of What Happened
As we previously reported, during the live show, Rock was presenting the award for Best
Documentary when he made a joke about
Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance. “Jada, I love you. GI fane 2, can’t wait to see
you,” he quipped in an apparent reference to
the actor’s shaved head. In response, Will socked him right in the face.
Chris Rock declined to file charges. However, the Academy has decided to ban Smith from its membership for 10 years because of the slap. The actor resigned from the organization prior to the ban announcement.
In a statement announcing his resignation from the Academy, Smith said, “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home. I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken.”
Smith added that “change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.”
What Has Jada Pinkett Smith Said About The Slap?
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Months after the incident, Jada finally spoke about the slap during an episode of her Red Table Talk. She said at the time of her show,
“Considering what I’ve been through with my own health and what happened at the Oscars, thousands have reached out to me with their stories,” she began. “I’m using this moment to give our alopecia family an opportunity to talk about what it’s like to have this condition and to inform people about what alopecia really is.”
She went on to say, “Now, about Oscar night, my deepest hope is that these two intelligent capable men have an opportunity to heal, talk this out and reconcile,” she continued. “The state of our world today, we need them both and we all actually need one another more than ever.” She added, “Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years,” she concluded, “and that’s keep figuring out this thing called life together.”