Chris Rock on the Will Smith slap-will smith and chris rock

Chris Rock has finally spoken publicly about the slap he received from Will Smith at the

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2022 Academy Awards, during his Netflix stand-up comedy special "Selective Outrage".

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In the special, Rock only briefly mentioned the slap until the final minutes of the show.

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When talking about insults, Rock said that words don't hurt as much as physical

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violence: "Everybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face."

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Rock also made a joke about not wanting to upset Snoop Dogg, adding "The last thing I need is another mad rapper."

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Towards the end of the show, Rock opened up about the slap, saying that it still hurts and referencing the ringing in his ears.

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However, he also made it clear that he doesn't consider himself a victim and wouldn't go on Oprah or Gayle to cry about it.

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Rock also pointed out that he is smaller than Will Smith and joked that Smith's outrage was misplaced.

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He also made a reference to Jada Pinkett Smith's affair with rapper Augustus Alsina, saying that it hurt Will more than the slap hurt him.

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Finally, Rock explained that he didn't fight back because he was raised not to fight in front of white people.

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