“She hurt him way more than he hurt me”: Chris Rock surprises when talking about Will Smith and confirms that Jada Pinkett hurt him more with her infidelity and mocks saying that “everyone is deceived”

Almost a year after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, the comedian is bringing the issue back to the table by talking about it in an all-live Netflix show.

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Under the title “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” (‘selective outrage’ in Spanish), the 58-year-old Rock touched on a variety of topics including abortion, racism in the United States and addiction. He also referred to Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, the Kardashian family and the ‘social awakening’. However, he devoted the last ten minutes to the blow he received live on March 27, 2022.

The American comedian warned at the beginning of the episode that he will try to make a “show without insults” because he understands that “you never know who you can provoke”. Although he didn’t mention the fight with Will Smith at first, this was a preamble to recall an incident he experienced last year at a Hollywood gala.

“You know what people say, ‘words hurt,'” Rock said, adding, “anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.”

With his words, he made it clear that the slap hurt, writes the BBC. Despite the blow, Chris Rock remained calm or avoided the fact that was seen by millions of viewers, while criticism focused on the actor who won an Oscar a few minutes later.

“People say things like ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts! I’ve got Summertime ringing in my ears,” Rock expressed in a clear reference to the song Smith recorded in 1991. He then added that he “assimilated that punch like (Manny) Pacquiao,” something that was clearly noticed in 2022. broadcast.

Chris Rock talks about ‘selective rage’

After the incident, Smith justified himself with “suppressed” anger, but for Chris Rock, it was about something that had more to do with problems in the relationship between Will and his wife Jade, the same media reported.

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Rock then alluded to the title of his show by mentioning that Smith engaged in “selective rage” by taking out his anger on him, after his wife Jada Pinkett Smith admitted he had an affair. affair.

“We’ve all been cuckolded, everyone here has been cuckolded, but none of us have ever been interviewed on television by the person who cuckolded us,” Rock joked. “She caused him much more pain than he caused me,” he added.

Before wrapping up the episode that aired Saturday, March 4 from Baltimore, Chris Rock talked about his reaction to that night in 2022 and the questions he gets asked about it. “How come you didn’t do anything that night?”, they asked him, according to CNN.

“I have parents! Because they raised me!” Rock said. “And you know what my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of white people,” he said. (AND)