Chris Rock speaks out for first time after Will Smith smacked him across face at Oscars
31.03.2022 - 10:47
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Chris Rock told his fans he is still "processing" Will Smith smacking him on the face at the Oscars on Sunday night.
The comedian finally broke his silence after Oscar winner Will stormed the stage and slapped him after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.
Chris spoke out during a comedy gig in Boston on Wednesday night, with him telling the audience that he is still "processing" what happened.
The popular comedian said he does intend to speak about the incident with humour in the future, but continued on with his show without saying much about it, reports the Mirror.
Chris told the audience this evening: "I don't have a bunch of s*** to say about [the incident], so if you came here for that ... I had written a whole show before this weekend."
He further commented: "I'm still processing what happened. At some point I'll talk about that s***. It'll be serious. It'll be funny, but right now I'm going to tell some jokes."
Chris - on stage at the Oscars - had addressed Jada in the audience, telling her he was looking forward to seeing her in the sequel to GI Jane.
He was making a reference to Demi Moore, who famously shaved her head for the role.
Jada shaved her hair off after being diagnosed with alopecia, and clearly wasn't impressed by Chris' joke.
While she and Will did both initially laugh, her face soon dropped and she looked upset about her condition being the butt of the joke.
It was in that moment that Will stormed onto the stage and slapped Chris across the face.
As he returned to his seat, Chris said: "Wow, wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me."
Will then shouted at Chris: "Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth."
As Chris insisted he was just making a joke, Will repeated himself,