Will Smith addresses Chris Rock Oscars slap on new album: ‘You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth’

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infamous Chris Rock slap from the 2022 Oscars multiple times throughout the “Based on a True Story” album.“I heard he won the Oscar but he had to give it back/ And you know they only made him do that s–t because he’s Black,” he says on the first song. “Him and Jada both crazy girl, what you talkin’ bout?/ You better keep his wife’s name out of your mouth.”On the second track, “You Lookin’ for Me?,” he raps: “Took a lot, I’m back on top/ Y’all gon’ have to get acclimated/ Won’t stop, my s–t still hot/ Even though I won’t get nominated.”Despite his lyrics, Smith did not have to return his Academy Award for best actor for his role in “King Richard.” He won the golden statue moments after he stormed onto the stage and slapped Rock across the face for poking fun at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who was sitting in the audience with him.

The jab was about her shaved head; the actress has alopecia, which causes hair loss.When he returned to his seat, Smith shouted back: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth!”Smith was, however, banned from the Motion Picture Academy for 10 years over his conduct.

He made a public apology to Rock, saying in part: “I’m human and I made a mistake and I’m trying not to think of myself as a piece of s–t.”An Oscars producer went on to say that Rock was “in shock” and claimed the comedian jokingly said backstage that he just got hit by Muhammad Ali.

Smith played the boxer in the 2001 sport drama “Ali.”Nearly one year later, Rock, 60, joked about it again during his live Netflix standup show “Selective Outrage” in March 2023.“Everybody knows, yes it happened, I got slapped a year ago – I got smacked by this motherf—-r.