Chris Rock: Will Smith Slapped Me Over the ‘Nicest Joke I Ever Told’
variety.comZack Sharf Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle recently kicked off their joint comedy tour in Liverpool, England at the M&S Bank Arena, and the two comedians held nothing back while addressing the 2022 Oscars incident where Will Smith slapped Rock across the face.
Rock was presenting an award and made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, angering Will Smith since Pinkett Smith has alopecia.
Rock said during his Liverpool set that he got slapped for “a bullshit joke” (via Daily Mail UK). “Did that shit hurt? God damn right,” Rock said. “The motherfucker hit me over a bullshit joke, the nicest joke I ever told.” The joke Rock told during the Oscars was the following: “Jada, can’t wait for G.I.
Jane 2.” The comedian was referencing Dami Moore’s shaved head in the original “G.I. Jane” movie. Chappelle came down even harder on Smith during the Liverpool show, saying, “Will did the impression of a perfect person for 30 years, and he ripped his mask off and showed us he was as ugly as the rest of us.
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