Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Dreamer’ Reflects On That Slap Heard ‘Round The World
deadline.comDave Chappelle calls it “one of the craziest things I have ever seen.” He is talking, of course, about the infamous Will Smith/Chris Rock Oscars confrontation.
Like many, Chappelle wasn’t sure what he was watching. He thought it was “fake,” and he “waited 30, 40 minutes” before calling Rock to find out what really happened. “I called him on FaceTime, and he picked up,” Chappelle shared. “Soon as he picked up, he said, ‘Yous the only n***a I’d answer the phone for.’ Apparently, Obama and Oprah, everybody called this n***a to see if everything’s all right.” “And I thought it was fake.
I didn’t know,” he continued. “So I asked. I go, ‘Well, you know.’ He said, ‘What?’ I said, ‘Did it hurt?’ He said, ‘Yes, n***a, it hurt.’ And then I knew it was real.
And then, and only then, was I offended.” Chappelle was offended how “Will just sat down and enjoyed the rest of his evening.
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