Chris Rock got everything he wanted to say about the Will Smith slap at the 94th annual Academy Awards off his chest during his Netflix special.
On Saturday, the 58-year-old comedian performed his “Selective Outrage” stand-up special in Baltimore, live on Netflix, where he addressed the incident involving Smith a year later. “Selective Outrage” has been a long time coming.
A source tells ET, Rock was focused on the comedy special for the past year and his hard work paid off and he can now “relax.” “Everyone was very happy with how it turned out,” the source says, adding that Rock was “in his element and was calm and comfortable onstage.” The source noted that the special was a “big deal” not only because it was a live event, but because it was the first time that Rock publicly addressed “the slap” in a meaningful way.
Now, the “Saturday Night Live” alum is ready to move on. “He said everything he wanted to say,” the source says. “It was funny, self-deprecating, and thought-provoking.
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