‘A man who said hurtful words was never slapped in the face’: Chris Rock on being slapped by Will Smith | The Art News

Chris Rock talks about getting slapped in the face by actor Will Smith at the Oscars.

At the Oscars in Los Angeles last March, Smith walked on stage and slapped rockhe joked about the actor’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, ahead of the awards.

Rock’s joke refers to the 1997 film “Jane,” in which actress Demi Moore shaved her head.

It’s unclear if the comedian knew Pinkett Smith had alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes hair loss, when he made the remarks.

In the Netflix special “Chris Rock: Selective Fury” on Saturday, Rock said he “takes the punches like (former Filipino boxer) Pacquiao.”

He added: “You know what people say, they always say ‘words hurt’.

“That’s what they said.

“You have to watch what you say.

“Because words hurt, you know.

“Anyone who says hurtful words has never been slapped in the face.”

Smith has repeatedly apologized for the incident.

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