Chris Rock

“Chris Rock is in Samurai mode,” comedian Leslie Jones said in an intro. And he is. “I'm going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. I ...

“If the Russians came here right now, half the country would say, “Let’s hear them out.’ We’re in a bad place right now.” In fact, if you listen hard you can hear Baby Boomers canceling the last cable subscription packages.” “You know what i’m talking about. The thing I have a problem with is the selective outrage,” Rock said. He went on: “I have no problem with the wokeness. I’m going to try my best, because you never know who might get triggered,” Rock said as he opened his set from Baltimore.

Nearly a year after Will Smith's shocking assault at the 2022 Oscars, Rock broke his silence Saturday in the live Netflix special 'Selective Outrage.'

Earlier in the week, he was honored with an [NAACP Image Award](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2023-02-26/angela-bassett-wakanda-forever-top-naacp-image-awards) for outstanding actor in a motion picture for “Emancipation.” [“Emancipation,”](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-11-17/emancipation-apple-antoine-fuqua-will-smith) in which he plays a runaway slave. He also included edgy material about liking opioids and how the fact that he’s paid for abortions is a sign that he’s pro-choice: “I’ve paid for more abortions than any woman in this room.” Rock also tapped a more personal vein, with extended attention to child-rearing and his love life — and a mention that his mother was in the audience. He has addressed the incident occasionally, posting an Instagram video in July and making brief comments during interviews promoting “Emancipation.” “I can’t believe it, and I love ‘Men in Black.’ Never gonna happen. He also cited her as a catalyst in the contretemps as well, drawing whistles and gasps from the audience: “She starts it, I finish it. Everybody who really knows, knows I had nothing to do with that s—. I’m in a movie getting open heart surgery, I’m in a sweater. ... They called him a bitch, They called his wife a predator. “I took that hit like Pacquiao.” “The last thing I need is another mad rapper.” “Anybody who says ‘Words hurt’ has never been punched in the face.”

"Selective Outrage" will stream live at 10 p.m. ET, with a star-studded before and aftershow.

The academy board of governors [banned Smith from the Oscars](https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-oscars-ban-664346ac2d2441939764f35be2d8026b) and all other academy events for a decade. [the March 12 Oscars,](https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards) where the slap is sure to revisited by this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel. [“Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,”](https://www.netflix.com/title/80167499) streaming live on [Netflix](https://fortune.com/company/netflix/) at 10 p.m. There’s no guarantee that he will talk it about Saturday night, but he’s widely expected to and has long suggested this would be his chosen forum. The shows, which had been announced before the 2022 Oscars, have featured performances with Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart. He never sat down with Oprah Winfrey, and turned away the many media outlets that would have loved to land an exclusive in-depth interview.

Chris Rock is set to talk about the Oscars slap tonight in a new comedy special, but some of his material appears to have already leaked ... including a ...

[Chris Rock](https://www.tmz.com/people/chris-rock/) is set to talk about the Oscars slap tonight in a new comedy special, but some of his material appears to have already leaked ... [the slap](https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/27/will-smith-smack-punch-chris-rock-joke-jada-oscars/) at length for the first time, publicly, on his own terms. Now, in light of this new joke that may or may not make the special ... and a lot of people have aired their grievances about Chris since then ... [powering forward](https://www.tmz.com/2023/03/02/chris-rock-will-smith-speak-out-oscars-slap-netflix-special-return-award-stage/) ... And yet, Chris is [infamously depicted](https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/04/emancipation-producer-apologizes-whipped-peter-photo-premiere/) in a photo from the 1800s with scars on his back. [had it coming](https://www.tmz.com/2022/08/30/chris-rock-backlash-nicole-brown-simpson-o-j-simpson-joke-will-smith-jada-pinkett-smith/) -- harsh, but it's a POV out there. even more people are groaning, especially if he actually works it in. The problem ... [The Baltimore Sun](https://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-fe-chris-rock-hippodrome-20230222-6322eqtyxnfthgff2ornkcvk6a-story.html) came out with a story about a comedy show Chris did there in mid-February ... including a joke about watching [Will Smith](https://www.tmz.com/people/will-smith/) suffer on film -- which, if the internet is to be believed, he'd be wise in avoiding.

Nearly one year after Will Smith hit him onstage at the Oscars, Chris Rock joked about the moment during Netflix's first-ever live special, 'Chris Rock: ...

[Smith shared a video apology](https://people.com/movies/will-smith-apologizes-to-chris-rock-new-video-oscars-slap/) on his social media, shedding more light on that night and explaining that he has tried to reach out to Rock. Smith explained at the time that he is "trying to be remorseful without being ashamed of myself," adding: "I'm human. He said in his video, "I've reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he's not ready to talk, and when he is he will reach out. [Snoop Dogg](https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/https://people.com/tag/snoop-dogg/) doing commercials, assuring, "I love Snoop, I'm not dissing Snoop," before adding a reference to Smith without naming him, "The last thing I need is another mad rapper, right?" My behavior was unacceptable, and I'm here whenever you're ready to talk." Rock also went on to skewer Smith over the headline-making "entanglement" drama he had with wife Jada, and the He then added, "No, back to the show," continuing by doing a bit about [Meghan Markle](https://people.com/tag/meghan-markle/). "Until then, Will and I are continuing to do what we have done for the last 28 years, and that's [to] keep figuring out this thing called life together." [the Oscars](https://people.com/tag/academy-awards/), he did [reference it several times while on his comedy tour](https://people.com/movies/chris-rock-joked-was-that-will-smith-after-witnessing-dave-chappelle-onstage-attack/) in the months [directly after the incident](https://people.com/movies/chris-rock-addresses-will-smith-oscars-smack-first-time-still-processing-what-happened/). (Smith also spoke about [the Oscars](https://people.com/tag/academy-awards/) while on his press tour for Emancipation in November, including an [emotional interview with Trevor Noah](https://people.com/movies/will-smith-opens-up-about-slapping-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-i-lost-it/) on The Daily Show.) You will never see it. And people are like, 'Did it hurt?' It still hurts!"

Can You Watch the Chris Rock Special Later? Yes, Netflix subscribers will be able to rewind, pause and jump to Live, and the entire special will be streaming on ...

They will not be streaming on Netflix afterwards. Titled “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” the special is expected to be the first time Rock [addresses the Will Smith slap](https://www.thewrap.com/chris-rock-will-smith-emancipation-slave-joke/) at length on stage, for all the world to see. [Netflix history](https://www.thewrap.com/chris-rocks-comedy-special-netflix-first-live-event-video/) on Saturday with a new stand-up comedy special that will be streaming live, marking the first time Netflix has ever hosted a live event on its streaming service. The half hour will include live commentary from fellow comedians and special messages from some of Rock’s friends including Amy Schumer, Cedric the Entertainer, Ice-T, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Matthew McConaughey, Sir Paul McCartney, Sarah Silverman, Wanda Sykes, and more. If you exit during the special, it’ll remain under the “Continue Watching” row. “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” begins at 7 p.m.

How the comedian is setting Netflix apart from other streaming services with new comedy special.

[Rock will take the stage](https://en.as.com/entertainment/how-to-watch-chris-rocks-selective-outrage-live-on-netflix-n/) at 10 p.m. The performance will be exclusively available for Netflix users. Many fans are expecting Rock to work the incident into his live comedy set. This will be a move back into the traditional model of live TV. To hype up fans, Netflix has released a 30-second teaser for the special. He will be performing ‘Chris Rock: Selective Outrage’, signifying Netflix’s subtle move away from streaming services into live showings.

Chris Rock reveló que rechazó ser anfitrión de los premios Oscar 2023. Te compartimos la razón del comediante para no presentar la gala.

“Jimmy es el anfitrión perfecto para ayudarnos a reconocer a los increíbles artistas y películas de nuestra 95ª entrega de los Oscar. Cuando Kimmel fue el host de los Oscar en 2017, obtuvo una nominación al Emmy por Mejor Programa de Clase Especial. Kimmel fue anfitrión de la gala en 2017 y 2018. El actor bromeó con que regresar “sería como regresar a la escena del crimen”. Sin embargo, el comediante rechazó la oferta. Rock apareció en el escenario para presentar una categoría; sin embargo, incluyó una broma sobre Jada Pinkett Smith y su alopecia.

The comedian opens up about the infamous moment with Will Smith at last year's Academy Awards.

"Because you never know who might get triggered." "Anybody that say words hurt has never been punched in the face." "I'm going to try to do the show without offending anyone," Rock said, in a nod to the Smith altercation.

Broadcast live from Baltimore, the comic's new special 'Selective Outrage' saw him go at his Oscar-winning slapper for ten straight minutes.

And by the way, he does that shit and everybody in the world called him a bitch. “Everybody that really knows knows I had nothing to do with that shit. I did not have any ‘entanglements,’” he said. “Why the fuck would you do that shit?” Rock asked. I played a piece of corn in Pootie Tang!” 6 riot, Meghan Markle, the Kardashians, abortion, and how Elon Musk’s body “looks so weird” due to a lack of sperm from getting his dick sucked all the time, Rock addressed the elephant in the room over the course of ten minutes. I took it like motherfucking Pacquiao, OK? I took that hit like Pacquiao, motherfucker. Kelly because one of them has “better songs.” At an after party, an inebriated Smith was captured on video beaming while dancing with the Oscar to his hit “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It.” On the evening of March 4, Rock released his new stand-up special [Chris Rock](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/chris-rock/): Selective Outrage on Netflix, marking the first time the streamer has aired a live stand-up concert. [issue a video apology](https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/will-smith-chris-rock-oscar-slap-apology-video-1389902/) for The Slap, and recently poked fun at it [in a TikTok](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2023/02/21/will-smith-hints-chris-rock-oscars-slap-tiktok/11317585002/), Rock has remained relatively tight-lipped about the episode, turning down interviews — and an offer to return as host of this year’s Oscars — and saving his response for the stand-up stage.

Chris Rock ended his live Netflix stand-up special with a 10-minute segment on Will Smith, saying he's "still hurt" by it, but he's "not a victim.

We won’t know this, but I bet you Will Smith slaps the fuck out of a TV tonight,” he joked. “I cannot emphasize how live things are today,” The Daily Show correspondent said. The last thing I need is another mad rapper,” he added, to cheers from the crowd. “Every commercial has a mixed-race couple,” adding that he saw a commercial the other day where a Japanese woman was married to a caterpillar. “I saw a commercial the other day where Snoop was selling reverse mortgages.” But he made it a purpose to note that he loves Snoop Dogg. “‘Cause I got parents,” Rock said. “There’s no Black couples either,” he said. “Did you see the Capitol Riots? I have rooted for Will Smith my whole life,” Rock said. “Everybody called him a bitch, and who did he hit? It still hurts,” adding, “but I’m not a victim, baby. None of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television.”

Chris Rock addresses the infamous Will Smith slap live on his Netflix comedy special.

[Smith publicly atoned for his actions against Rock the day after the Oscars (via a post on Instagram), writing,](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/will-smith-apologizes-chris-rock-slap-oscars-statement-1235216526/) “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.” Months later [ this time on video,](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/will-smith-chris-rock-apology-video-oscars-slap-1235329131/) and revealed that he had reached out to Rock. “Because I got parents,” Rock explained. I have rooted for Will Smith my whole life, I rooted for this motherfucker.” Rock said. After yelling at Rock from the audience, Smith took to the stage to smack Rock. The comedian went on to reveal that the title of his show was also inspired by the slap, “Will Smith practices Selective Outrage.” Rock said. Broadcasting live from Baltimore, MD at the Hippodrome Theatre, Rock’s presentation was bolstered by a live show hosted by comedian Ronny Chieng (who was also broadcasting live from the Comedy Store in Los Angeles, CA). I tried to call the motherfucker, I tried to call that man and give him my condolences, he didn’t pick up for me.” The comedian then went on to list off all the people in Hollywood who called Smith a “bitch” after the aforementioned interview including “The View,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Drink Champs” and so on. And after this interview Rock implies that, “everybody in the world called him a bitch. [Referencing the “Red Table Talk” between Smith and his wife](https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/jada-pinkett-august-alsina-affair-red-table-talk-1234703531/) Jada Pinkett Smith. “Everybody called him a bitch and who did he hit? “I got smacked like a year ago…

Speaking from the stage in Baltimore during his live, 68-minute Netflix standup comedy special, "Selective Outrage," Rock briefly referred to the slap that sent ...

In his introduction, Rock made a joke about a possible "G.I. Jane' joke," Rock replied. Jane" sequel in reference to Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. He continued: "I love Will Smith ... And Rock closed the show with an answer to the question some watching the Oscars may have wondered about: "A lot of people go, 'Chris, how come you didn't do nothing back?' Because I've got parents! "Then he gave me a concussion." It marked the first time Netflix streamed a live special globally. Even in animation, he's bigger: I'm a zebra, he's a shark." When the audience reeled, Rock quickly added, "No no no, back to the show." "But I'm not a victim, baby. Speaking about insults, he said, "Everybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face." I got summertime ringing in my ears!"

Nearly a year after Smith smacked the comedian across the face at the Academy Awards, Rock gave the stunning episode the full stand-up treatment.

[YouTube](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/movies/will-smith-video-chris-rock-slap.html?searchResultPosition=32) last year that he was “deeply remorseful” and, addressing Rock directly, that he was ready to talk at any point. [acceptance speech](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/27/movies/will-smith-king-richard-oscar.html) for the best actor award minutes later — stunned viewers and prompted a scramble inside the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which administers the awards ceremony, as it tried to figure out the proper response. Instead, [he said](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/movies/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars.html?searchResultPosition=15) at his first show after the Oscars that he was still processing what had happened, and he assured fans that there would be a time and place for him to discuss it in depth. At the Oscars ceremony last year, Smith climbed onstage and smacked Rock on live television shortly after the comedian made a joke about the buzzed hairstyle of Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, a condition that leads to hair loss. “’Cause I got parents, that’s why. “Will Smith does movies with his shirt off,” said Rock, pacing the stage in his white outfit. I got parents. ’Cause I was raised. At times, Rock made himself the target of his own jokes, noting Smith’s larger build. (At a show in London with the comedian Dave Chappelle, Rock was dismissive of the recorded apology, likening it to a “hostage video,” [according to a report](https://deadline.com/2022/09/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-hostage-apology-video-dave-chapelle-1235107682/) by Deadline.) Smith ultimately [resigned from the academy](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/movies/oscars-will-smith-slap.html?searchResultPosition=17), which [later barred](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/movies/will-smith-slap-academy.html?searchResultPosition=27) him from attending the Oscars ceremony for a decade. [why the “To Leslie” star’s nod was controversial](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/movies/andrea-riseborough-to-leslie-oscars-controversy.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-academy-awards-2023&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc).

"Selective Outrage," Chris Rock's big live standup special on Netflix was a big disappointment, our critic says.

Clad in all white and wearing Prince's love symbol around his neck, Rock did not get into his rhythm until the show was practically over, when he began a blazing rant about Smith and adamantly denied being a victim. But Rock is the power now. Even personal material about dating in his 50s after a divorce is so similar to his 2018 special "Tambourine," it feels a bit like self-plagiarism. It was embarrassing to watch Rock complain about the kids with their wokeness and their social media and their feelings. He doesn't have to like the people he talks about. However, Rock, like many of the

Almost a year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, the comedian tells his version of the event.

He talked about women, He talked about Meghan Markle. [Someone] he knows he can beat.” “Everybody called him a b----,” he said. on the internet,” Rock said, referencing the couple’s public remarks about the infidelity in their relationship. Rock, who said he took the hit like boxer Manny Pacquiao, blamed Pinkett Smith’s “entanglements” for Smith’s outburst.

A year after he was slapped on stage at the Academy Awards, Chris Rock hammered Will Smith and his wife in a comedy special streamed live around the world, ...

Netflix agreed to pay $40 million for two Rock comedy specials under a deal reached in 2016, according to a person familiar with the matter. The academy banned Smith from attending the Oscars for 10 years. In March 2022, Smith walked on to the Oscars stage and slapped Rock's face after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. "Don't fight in front of white people." Pinkett Smith said she was protesting the fact that Will Smith and other Black actors were not nominated. "I didn't have any entanglements," Rock said.

Almost a year later, Chris Rock is still seething about 'The Slap' and he told an audience how much he now despises Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.

I also loved his observation that the January 6, riots were "white men trying to overthrow the government...that they (already) run." Parts of the special seemed calibrated to tweak stereotypically liberal sensibilities, with Rock insisting, "Anybody that says 'Words hurt,' has never been punched in the face." For an hour, Rock held forth on an array of topics, some of which felt like they could have come from a special years ago – including jokes about the Kardashians, O.J. It was a dramatic end to a standup special that often felt less groundbreaking than the hype surrounding it suggested. On why the power of women's beauty gives them dominance over men: "Beyonce is so fine, that if she worked at Burger King, she could still marry Jay-Z. "I'm not a victim, baby...you will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying," the comic said. One reason Smith may have been able to rebuild his image somewhat, is because Rock wasn't speaking publicly about the incident — so the guy who was slapped wasn't giving his perspective. "It still hurts." Eventually, he got the punchline out: "She said a grown a-- man should quit his job because [her husband] didn't get nominated for Concussion. Rock also said he was once a huge fan of Smith's, but the slap had him watching the actor's movies, like his Civil War-era drama Emancipation, much differently. A n---- he knows he can beat [up]." "They called his wife a predator...And who's he hit?

Let's take a look at the comedian and actor's rise to fame and cultural significance.

Chris Rock unleashed his wrath on Will and Jada Pinkett Smith almost a year after the infamous Oscars slap during his Netflix special.

[stand-up audiences in ](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/chris-rock-will-smith-slapped-him-over-nicest-joke-ever-told)his "Ego Death World Tour." [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER](https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) Last week, Smith appeared to joke about the slap in a video that he shared on Instagram. [Meghan Markle](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/celebrity-news/meghan-markle), the Kardashians, O.J. In August, he shared a five-minute-long video on Instagram in which he apologized to Rock and others — including Chris' mother Rose Rock. He was referring to the 1997 film "G.I. Following Rock's joke, Smith stunned the audience when he walked up onstage and smacked Rock across the face. "I rooted for Will Smith my whole life," he said. Rock recalled how much he previously admired Smith's music and movies, saying that he "loved" him. I'm a zebra, he's a shark." I played Pookie in 'New Jack City.' I played a piece of corn in "Pootie Tang"…even in animation, he's bigger. We are not the same size."

Nearly a year after Smith smacked the comedian across the face at the Academy Awards, Rock gave the stunning episode the full stand-up treatment.

[YouTube](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/29/movies/will-smith-video-chris-rock-slap.html?searchResultPosition=32) last year that he was “deeply remorseful” and, addressing Rock directly, that he was ready to talk at any point. [acceptance speech](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/27/movies/will-smith-king-richard-oscar.html) for the best actor award minutes later — stunned viewers and prompted a scramble inside the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which administers the awards ceremony, as it tried to figure out the proper response. Instead, [he said](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/30/movies/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars.html?searchResultPosition=15) at his first show after the Oscars that he was still processing what had happened, and he assured fans that there would be a time and place for him to discuss it in depth. At the Oscars ceremony last year, Smith climbed onstage and smacked Rock on live television shortly after the comedian made a joke about the buzzed hairstyle of Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, a condition that leads to hair loss. “’Cause I got parents, that’s why. “Will Smith does movies with his shirt off,” said Rock, pacing the stage in his white outfit. I got parents. ’Cause I was raised. At times, Rock made himself the target of his own jokes, noting Smith’s larger build. (At a show in London with the comedian Dave Chappelle, Rock was dismissive of the recorded apology, likening it to a “hostage video,” [according to a report](https://deadline.com/2022/09/chris-rock-will-smith-slap-hostage-apology-video-dave-chapelle-1235107682/) by Deadline.) Smith ultimately [resigned from the academy](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/movies/oscars-will-smith-slap.html?searchResultPosition=17), which [later barred](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/08/movies/will-smith-slap-academy.html?searchResultPosition=27) him from attending the Oscars ceremony for a decade. [why the “To Leslie” star’s nod was controversial](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/08/movies/andrea-riseborough-to-leslie-oscars-controversy.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-academy-awards-2023&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc).

The comedian said he "took that hit like Pacquiao."

He added that he was "still kind of processing what happened." Genius." "I did not have any entanglements," said Rock. "You've got to give it to the tech companies for inventing something that existed for decades," said Chieng. "Don't fight in front of white people." "And you know what my parents taught me?" "Now I watch 'Emancipation' just to see him get whooped." "I played Pookie in 'New Jack City.'" "You will never see me do a movie with my shirt off. "The last thing I need is another mad rapper." Everybody knows," Rock said. "Anybody who says words hurt hasn't been punched in the face."

A year after Will Smith slapped him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock ended what has been mostly silence to unload on the actor as a coward who ...

He [resigned his membership to the film academy](https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-resignation-2022-oscars-b11234425a83cd5384ecede456ff0013) in the aftermath of the slap, and the academy board of governors [banned Smith from the Oscars](https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-oscars-ban-664346ac2d2441939764f35be2d8026b) and all other academy events for a decade. Netflix, with 231 million global subscribers, also recently signed on to stream next year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, signaling that “Selective Outrage” may be just the start of a new trend. He added that he was “still kind of processing what happened.” But Rock has avoided all the usual platforms celebrities often go to air their feelings. “How was your weekend?” he asked the crowd. "Everybody knows I had nothing to do with that. "It still hurts," Rock said of the strike. [2018’s “Tamborine.”](https://www.netflix.com/title/80167498) They’re part of a two-special $40 million deal Rock signed with the streamer in 2016. It's never gonna happen." [has apologized](https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-slap-chris-rock-apology-oscars-ea00112a4be03337d660272727e57525) and [repeatedly spoken about the incident](https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-emancipation-film-oscars-movies-9ea74e7c054e680161b463d29ce3309c) since last March. I didn't have any entanglements." "I got 'Summertime' ringing in my ears.

In "Selective Outrage," comedian Chris Rock speaks for the first time about Will Smith's slap at the Oscars. Netflix earns big buzz with foray into live ...

“From a business perspective, Netflix is likely hoping to attract new subscribers or retain ones at risk of churning in a competitive streaming market,” she says. Expect to see a lot of chatter long after the live show has aired,” Ong says. [more live programming](https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonifitzgerald/2023/01/12/netflix-snags-the-sag-awards-are-sports-the-streamers-next-target/?sh=26ed47e41451) at all the streamers, including Netflix—sports, live events, music, festivals, etc. Online, people dissected Rock’s routine, which built up to addressing the Smith slap and ended once he’d said his piece. which means that the industry's poster child of innovation is actually going back in time to drive appointment viewing.” It drives differentiation, reaches broad audiences, and provides valuable IP [intellectual property] for their libraries,” says Linda Ong, CEO and founder of CULTIQUE, a strategic cultural advisory.

Chris Rock's Netflix comedy special 'Selective Outrage' aired live on March 3. Here are all the jokes he made about Will Smith and the 2022 Oscars slap.

“None of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television.” He added that he tried to call Smith to express his condolences during a time when everyone was calling him a bitch. The comedian claimed that he has rooted for Smith his whole life, but now watches [Emancipation](https://www.vulture.com/2022/11/will-smith-emancipation-trailer-release-date.html) and finds himself “rooting for massa” to hit Smith, who plays an escaped slave. According to Rock, no one was picking on Jada, who he feels actually “started this shit.” She previously called for a boycott of the 2016 Oscars due to a lack of diversity among nominees, which Rock characterized as her telling him to quit his job because her husband wasn’t nominated for his role in Concussion. [“entanglement”](http://www.vulture.com/2022/04/will-smith-jada-pinkett-smith-august-alsina-timeline.html) situation involving [August Alsina](https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/jada-pinkett-smith-august-alsina-red-table-talk.html) that was [dissected on Red Table Talk](https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/will-jada-pinkett-smith-red-table-talk-celebrity-relationships.html). “I got [‘Summertime’](https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/will-smith-sings-summertime.html) ringing in my ears.” Still, he insisted that he’s not a “victim” and will never cry on TV about it, adding that he “took that hit like [boxer Manny] Pacquiao.” The stand-up comedian has been testing material about Will Smith’s infamous slap out on tour for a while now, but his live [Netflix special Selective Outrage](http://www.vulture.com/article/chris-rock-selective-outrage-netflix-how-to-watch.html) was a chance to get those jokes in front of a wider audience.

With “Selective Outrage,” the comedy legend breaks his silence on Hollywood and his Oscars altercation with Will Smith.

The selective outrage that allows luxury brands to tout their anti-racism stance while using exploitative labor practices, and allows bad actors to shield themselves by co-opting the language of social justice. The severity of their actions may differ—blindly marrying into royalty is considerably less destructive than attempting to overthrow the government—but Rock’s targets are united by what he considers hypocrisy. “The last thing I need is another mad rapper,” he says as he ponders Snoop Dogg’s excess of endorsement deals and pokes fun at Jay-Z’s ability to attract a woman as sublime as Beyoncé.

A year after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars, Rock responded fiercely in a new stand-up special, Netflix's first experiment in live entertainment.

Describing his jokes about Smith’s wife at the ceremony in 2016, he put it bluntly: “She started it. Here, he offers his theory on Will Smith, which is essentially that the slap was an act of displacement, shifting his anger from his wife cheating on him and broadcasting it onto Rock. The way his fury became directed at Pinkett Smith makes you wonder if this was also a kind of displacement. “She hurt him way more than he hurt me,” Rock said, using his considerable powers of description to describe the humiliation of Smith in a manner that seemed designed to do it again. There’s a comic nastiness to Rock’s insults, some of which is studied, but other times appeared to be the product of his own bottled-up anger. But here, he follows one of his most polished and funny jokes, comparing the dating prospects of Jay-Z and Beyoncé if they weren’t stars but worked at Burger King, with a long, sustained section on the Oscars that closes the show. Through a combination of razzle dazzle and Rolodex spinning, the streaming service packaged this special more like a major sporting event than a special, a star-studded warm-up act to the Oscars next week. “And now,” he added, pausing before referencing the new movie in which Smith plays an enslaved man, “I watch ‘Emancipation’ just to see him get whooped.” His jokes about Meghan Markle are very funny, mocking her surprise that the royal family is racist, terming them its originators, the “Sugarhill Gang of racism.” It messed up his momentum, but the trade-off might have been worth it, since the flub added an electric spontaneity and unpredictability that was a drawing card. HBO Max releasing that in the last week was its own counterprogramming. Normally, such an error would have been edited out, but since this was the first live global event in the history of Netflix, Rock could only stop, call attention to it and tell the joke again.

Chris Rock's new Netflix comedy special, 'Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,' streamed live on March 4, with jokes mocking Will Smith, Meghan Markle, and more.

Sobre un escenario y en los últimos minutos de un show retransmitido en directo por la plataforma Netflix, el actor aseguró que no se considera una víctima ...

La agresión de Smith a Rock marcó para siempre la gala número 83 de los Óscar. Tú nunca me verás en Oprah (Winfrey) o Gayl (King) llorando, nunca va a pasar. Todavía me duele, tengo el golpe sonando en mi oído, pero no soy una víctima.

(CNN) — Chris Rock finalmente abordó la bofetada de los Oscar e hizo historia en Netflix este sábado al ser el primer evento global de streaming en vivo de la ...

De hecho, si escuchas bien puedes oír a los baby boomers cancelando los últimos paquetes de suscripción por cable”. Sabes de lo que hablo… “Ya sabes de lo que hablo. “Todos saben lo que me pasó, recibir una bofetada de Suge Smith”, dijo Rock. No te pelees delante de los blancos”. cualquiera que diga que las palabras duelen nunca ha recibido un golpe en la cara”.

En una nueva rutina que presentó en Netflix, el cómico comentó sobre el tristemente célebre incidente en el que Will Smith lo agredió frente a una audiencia ...

"A todos nos han puesto los cuernos, a todos aquí les han puesto los cuernos, pero ninguno de nosotros ha sido jamás entrevistado en televisión por la persona que nos puso los cuernos", bromeó Rock. "La gente dice cosas como, '¿Si dolió?' ¡Todavía me duele! "Ustedes conocen lo que dice la gente, 'las palabras hieren'", dijo Rock.

Rock ended his big Netflix special Selective Outrage by insisting that Jada Pinkett Smith is worse than the Oscars slap.

Rock then explained why he didn’t do anything back to Smith that night at the Oscars: “Cause I got parents. [Will Smith slapping him](https://www.avclub.com/chris-rock-will-smith-jada-pinkett-smith-oscars-slap-1848710405), but he made it clear that any problems he has are not with Will Smith; they’re with Jada Pinkett Smith. “Everybody in the world called him a bitch… [as everyone assumed](https://www.avclub.com/here-are-the-will-smith-jokes-chris-rock-is-testing-for-1850186515), the comedian used a good chunk of it to talk about getting slapped by Will Smith onstage at the 2022 Oscars. Simpson, Meghan Markle (he joked about the royal family being the original racists, but still came around to that being her fault), and the Kardashians. He also noted that he’s so pro-abortion that he’s paid for more abortions than any woman in the room.

Chris Rock took a dig at Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's 'entanglement' scandal during his live Netflix special.

our experiences of working through it, fighting through it, talking through it and therapizing through it — I think that the ‘Why now?’ is weird.” “There’s no way around it.” “Everybody in the world called him a b—. That is some b—ass s—.” “I think it could feel weird for people that we’re laughing and talking about it,” Smith said at the time. [Jada Pinkett Smith confirms August Alsina relationship while she and Will were split](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-10/jada-pinkett-smith-will-smith-august-alsina-red-table-talk) None of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television. Parental advice be damned, Rock certainly got back at Smith during last night’s stand-up set by tapping rich, tabloid-sustaining headlines and rubbing salt in old wounds. “A lot of people say, ‘Chris, how come you didn’t do nothing back?’” Rock said during the special. (Rock briefly confused the two movies while workshopping some fresh anti-Smith material on Saturday.) “‘Cause I got parents. Everybody in here’s been cheated on.

I'm not a victim, baby. You will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying. You will never see it. Never going to happen," Chris Rock said of Will Smith ...

“You’ve got to give it to the tech companies for inventing something that existed for decades,” said Chieng. He added that he was “still kind of processing what happened.” Rock said the reason why he didn’t physically retaliate at the Oscars was because “I got parents.” “I did not have any entanglements,” said Rock. “How was your weekend?” he asked the crowd. Netflix added pre- and post-show bookends of star-studded live programming with, as host comedian Ronny Chieng said, “every comedy legend who owes Netflix a favor.” Bono lent a opening introduction. The comedian on Saturday referenced Pinkett Smith’s earlier confessions of having an “entanglement” with another man while married. If I’m in a movie getting open-heart surgery, I got on a sweater.” Rock, who also riffed on how he’d respond if his father transitioned to a woman (he would support him, Rock said), made clear “Selective Outrage” was not going to be just a Will Smith show. “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage,” streamed live from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, marked Netflix’s first foray into live streaming. I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears.” This guy does movies with his shirt off,” said Rock.

A year after Will Smith smacked him on the Academy Awards stage, Chris Rock finally gave his rebuttal in a forceful stand-up special, streamed live on ...

The academy board of governors [banned Smith from the Oscars](https://apnews.com/article/will-smith-oscars-ban-664346ac2d2441939764f35be2d8026b) and all other academy events for a decade. “You’ve got to give it to the tech companies for inventing something that existed for decades,” said Chieng. He added that he was “still kind of processing what happened.” [the March 12 Oscars,](https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards) where the slap is sure to revisited by this year’s host, Jimmy Kimmel. Rock said the reason why he didn’t physically retaliate at the Oscars was because “I got parents.” “I did not have any entanglements,” said Rock. “How was your weekend?” he asked the crowd. Netflix added pre- and post-show bookends of star-studded live programming with, as host comedian Ronny Chieng said, “every comedy legend who owes Netflix a favor.” Bono lent a opening introduction. The comedian on Saturday referenced Pinkett Smith’s earlier confessions of having an “entanglement” with another man while married. Rock, who also riffed on how he’d respond if his father transitioned to a woman (he would support him, Rock said), made clear “Selective Outrage” was not going to be just a Will Smith show. If I’m in a movie getting open-heart surgery, I got on a sweater.” I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears.”

Chris Rock went after Will Smith's relationship with wife Jada Pinkett Smith in his new standup special, dredging up their "entanglement" scandal from years ...

"It was a lot of things," Smith said of what led to the slap. Smith, who subsequently resigned from the Academy after the incident happened and faced a suspension, shared, "I was gone, dude. "It was the little boy who watched his father beat up his mother… "I got into a different kind of ‘entanglement' with August," the actress revealed, while also admitting she and Smith were separated at the time. Good luck." "Jada got mad, Jada said she’s not coming… "And we are powerful, and let's not forget it. "Why the f--- would you do that s---? So, let's let the Academy do them, with all grace and love, and let's do us, differently." And we are a dignified people," she shared, speaking directly to people of color. "And for people that don't know what everybody know(s)… Now, I normally would not talk about this s--- but for some reason, these n----- put that s--- on the Internet."

There were, of course, slap jokes in Rock's new show last night. Here's what he said, plus other highlights.

During the closing segment, Rock also responded to the vocal minority of people who bashed him for not retaliating in the moment. “Now, I watch Emancipation, just to see him get whupped.” “Will Smith played Muhammad Ali in a movie. “She hurt him way more than he hurt me,“ Rock said. Coming out to Baby Keem’s “Family Ties,” dressed in all white and commanding the stage with signature aplomb, Rock was clearly charged up. The comic also drew attention to the size disparity between himself and Smith, who is known for playing muscular action stars.