Chris Rock blames Jada Pinkett Smith for the Oscar slap

As expected, Chris Rock took time in his new Netflix special to address the infamous Oscars slap, in which Will Smith rushed the stage after the comedian made a joke at Jada Pinkett Smith’s expense.
Selective Outrage was a highly anticipated special, not only as Netflix’s first livestreamed comedy special but because it would be Rock’s widest audience yet since the Oscars incident. Not only did Chris Rock discuss the slap itself, but Will Smith and his wife, taking on the couple’s personal life–which, since they’re celebrities, has become public life–directly, even saying the special’s title comes from the pair. “Will Smith practices ‘Selective Outrage’…Everybody who really knows, knows I had nothing to do with that shit. I didn’t have any ‘entanglements’…His wife was f**king her son’s friend. I normally would not talk about this shit…I...
Selective Outrage was a highly anticipated special, not only as Netflix’s first livestreamed comedy special but because it would be Rock’s widest audience yet since the Oscars incident. Not only did Chris Rock discuss the slap itself, but Will Smith and his wife, taking on the couple’s personal life–which, since they’re celebrities, has become public life–directly, even saying the special’s title comes from the pair. “Will Smith practices ‘Selective Outrage’…Everybody who really knows, knows I had nothing to do with that shit. I didn’t have any ‘entanglements’…His wife was f**king her son’s friend. I normally would not talk about this shit…I...
- 3/5/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
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