Chris Rock Says He’s ‘Still Processing’ Will Smith Slap In 1st Stand-Up Show Since Oscars
hollywoodlife.comChris Rock finally opened up about the slapping incident with Will Smith that took place on-stage at the Academy Awards at his comedy show in Boston on Wednesday March 30.
Chris admitted he’s “still processing” the shocking incident as he performed at the Wilbur Theater. “What’s up, Boston?” he reportedly asked the crowd, before adding: “How was your weekend?!” As the comedy show attendees apparently started getting rowdy and screaming things like, “Sue him Chris, sue him,” he spoke out. “I don’t have a bunch of s— about what happened,” he said, according to the New York Post, before revealing he already wrote his whole comedy show before the headline-making slap happened. “I had like a whole show I wrote before this weekend.
I’m still kinda processing what happened. So at some point, I’ll talk about that s–. So I’m gonna tell some jokes It’s nice to be out.” The incident happened after Chris made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith and her shaved head look, where he quipped that she’d star in a G.I.
Jane sequel. After Will stormed the stage and hit him, Chris said, “Wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.” After the yelling subsided, Chris went on to present the award for Best Documentary.
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