During the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony in March, the “King Richard” actor slapped Rock, who was performing, for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and his hair loss condition, known as alopecia.
Smith later returned to the stage that night to accept his first Best Actor Oscar. Although Rock refused to claim that night, he and his famous friends made it clear that this former friendship may be over.
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Chris Rock & Dave Chappelle Target Will Smith & His ‘Impact on 30 Years of Perfect Man’
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As Deadline reported early Sunday morning, both Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle made appearances at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday night as part of their ongoing European tour.
Rock took the stage first, and reportedly only spent a little time discussing Will Smith. At one point, he appeared to take aim at the “Independence Day” actor and his viral apology video, saying, “f— your hostage video.” This is the first time Rock has publicly addressed the video himself.
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As in previous stand-up routines, Rock confirmed that Smith’s slap hurt, saying, “Yeah, that s— hurt. He plays Ali. I can’t play Floyd Mayweather either.” He also referred to Smith as “Suge Smith” again, a reference to former Death Row Records music executive Suge Knight who is currently serving a 28-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter.
Rock also doubled down on earlier comments that he was “not a victim” and returned to work the day after the slap. He then moved on to discuss other topics, such as Donald Trump and the dating life of the Kardashian family.
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Dave Chappelle Discusses Will Smith & Netflix’s ‘The Closer’ Controversy
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Dave Chappelle talked about how he was attacked on stage in Los Angeles in May, and, although he was lucky not to be injured, the suspect was armed. Chappelle said the incident made him wary of performing on stage, as he now can’t be sure if anyone in the audience might try to hurt him.
“That was kind of scary—,” Chappelle recalled before joking that Rock outdid him that night by walking on stage and making a joke about Will Smith right after the attack.
Chappelle later admitted that he doesn’t know what his reaction would be if he were in Rock’s place and the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” had slapped him at the Oscars. However, he was certain that Smith would not “enjoy the rest of his night” if he did.
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Chappelle also touched on his controversial Netflix stand-up special, “The Closer,” and discussed the walkout of Netflix employees last year following the backlash to his special. Chappelle ended his set by asking the crowd to be themselves, and not be like Will Smith, who he said, “does an impression of a perfect man for 30 years.”
“I just hope he doesn’t wear that mask again,” Chappelle added.
Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle will continue their tour of the UK and northern Europe before returning to the US at the end of September.
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Will Smith Says Chris Rock Is Not Ready To Forgive Him Yet
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In an Instagram apology video that went viral, “The Pursuit of Happyness” actor began his video with a brief statement to his viewers. “It’s been a minute… Over the past few months, I’ve been doing a lot of personal thinking and work…” a message on the screen read. “You ask a lot of fair questions that I want to take some time to answer.”
When asked why he didn’t apologize to Chris Rock in his Oscar acceptance speech, Smith said he was “fuzzy at that point” and said his memory was “fuzzy”.
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“I called Chris, and the message that came back was that he’s not ready to talk yet, but when he is, he’ll call him,” he said before calling Chris directly. “So I’ll tell you, Chris, I’m sorry to you. My behavior is unacceptable and I am here when you are ready to speak.”
Smith also apologized to Rock’s family, mother and brother, Tony Rock, who had appeared on Smith’s 2007 sitcom “All of Us.” In the video, Smith recalled, “We had a great relationship,” adding, “Tony Rock is my man and this may not be fixed.”
The full apology video can be seen here.
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