Chris Rock is finally ready to crack public jokes about the 2022 Oscars smackdown that blew up pop culture back in March.
Will Smith infamously slapped the stand-up comic, 57, onstage during the 94th Academy Awards, after Rock cracked a bald joke about the actor’s wife, Jada-Pinkett Smith, who’s openly discussed her struggles with alopecia.
Rock has mostly refused to discuss the incident since then — but on Thursday, during his new live comedy show, “Ego Death,” he quipped that words don’t hurt as much as being hit in the face.
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