Chris Rock uses infidelity to Will Smith for his comedy show

Almost a year after the 2022 Oscar Awards ceremony and the unforgettable slap that Will Smith gave Chris Rock on stage, for the comedian, the moment continues to lend itself to being brought out as soon as the opportunity arises. Just as he did during his show Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Selective Outrage), available on Netflix from March 4.

During Netflix’s live opening special, Chris assured that Will Smith practices selective indignation, jokingly, the 58-year-old actor commented that Smith took it out on him despite the fact that the one who hurt him was his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Normally I wouldn’t talk about such things, but for some reason they put it on the Internet. I have no idea why they would. She did more damage to him than to me. And who does he hit? Me, who she knows she can beat. Will Smith practices selective outrage. Everyone knows that I had nothing to do with it. I didn’t have any tangles.

With this comment, the comedian refers to the confession that Jada made to Will at the time, when she revealed that she had had an affair and confirmed an infidelity. In addition to this, Chris Rock also made ironic comments about the difference between the physique of each one, while joking that he has never felt like a victim despite the slap he received at the Oscar ceremony.

But I’m not a victim. You’ll never see me crying with Oprah [Winfrey] or Gayle King. Never Gonna happen. I took that hit like [Manny] Pacquiao. Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face […] Still hurts.

Let’s remember that this painful event arose from the fact that the comedian was serving as presenter and entertainer of the 94th edition of the Oscars and made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, something that Will Smith was extremely unpleasant and reacted so aggressively in front of millions of viewers, thus earning a ten-year ban from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.