By Blessing Udeobasi
57-year-old veteran comedian, Chris Rock refused to talk about the incident at the 2022 Oscar when Will Smith slapped him on stage for making a joke about his wife’s hair.
Rock said this when he showed up for a surprise stand-up set at New York City’s iconic Comedy Cellar on Tuesday night where he made it known that he wouldn’t be addressing the slap incident at the Oscars.
A source who spoke to Page Six said that as soon as Chris got on stage he got on the microphone and said: “Lower your expectations, I’m not going to address that s***.”
The source also revealed that Chris joked about the new interest in his stand-up performances and that he was workshopping material because ‘all of a sudden people cared about his early shows.”
The talented comedian has refused to go into any detail about the Academy Awards incident for the most part but did stop fans from cursing out Will during his comedy show in Boston on Thursday night.
“‘F**k Will Smith!’ a fan shouted, likely in an attempt to show support for Chris days after Will slapped him onstage during Hollywood’s biggest night.
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“No, no, no, no, no…” the comedian replied, according to People, putting an end to the verbal attacks.
The night before, during his first public appearance since the Oscars slap, Rock was also met with ‘Will Smith’ chants from the audience, and the comedian briefly addressed the slap during the show, noting that he still needs time to ‘process’ the assault.
He also told the crowd: “I haven’t talked to anyone, despite what you heard,’ referencing rumors that Rock and Smith had made amends.
Rock took to the stage at the Wilbur Theatre on Wednesday and asked: ‘How was your weekend?’
The question got a big laugh from the crowd, but Rock warned those at the sold-out venue that the show would go on as planned.
“I don’t have like a bunch of s*** to say about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I had like a whole show I wrote before… this weekend…’ he said to more laughs. ‘And I’m still kind of processing what happened.
“So at some time I’ll talk about that s***… and it’ll be serious. It’ll be funny,’ he said before an audience member shouted, ‘F*** Will!’
“I’m gonna tell some jokes,’ Rock concluded, later revealing that he hasn’t spoken to ‘anyone’ since the incident, alluding to reports that he and Smith have reconciled.
