Chris Rock TV Special - Preview
1Chris Rock finally speaks since the infamous Will Smith slap.
Rock presented the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 94th Academy Awards in March 2022. During the ceremony, Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, which he compared to Demi Moore's shaved head in G.I. Jane, saying: "Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can't wait to see it!". Pinkett Smith had shaved her head due to alopecia areata. Her husband, Will Smith, responded to Rock's joke by walking onstage and slapping Rock, who remarked: "Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me." Smith then returned to his seat and yelled twice at Rock, "Keep my wife's name out your f$*&ing mouth!" Later in the night, Smith was named Best Actor for King Richard, and while accepting the award, he apologized to the Academy and the other nominees, but not to Rock, in his acceptance speech. Rock declined to file a report with the Los Angeles Police Department regarding the incident.
The next day, amid public backlash, Smith formally apologized to Rock, adding, "a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear, and I reacted emotionally." He also stated that "I was out of line" and that his behavior was "unacceptable and inexcusable."[65] During a stand-up performance in Boston, Rock stated that Smith had not contacted him personally, and they had not spoken since the ceremony.
Claims that Rock had apologized circulated on social media but was debunked. There have been no verified public apologies from Rock to Smith or Pinkett Smith.
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