Instead, he doubled down on his attack on the A-list couple by bringing up Pinkett-Smith's admitted affair with her son Jaden's close friend, musician August Alsini, in 2020. The comedian certainly didn't hold back when it came to dredging up the slapgate scandal on stage. This was very cathartic to him,' the source added. 'Chris wanted to get this out once and for all and be done with it. In fact, Will has only addressed the situation twice - once on Instagram the day after the Oscars and once in a video apology.īut the insider insisted that Rock's decision to rehash the scandal in his Netflix show had nothing to do with seeking revenge, but was rather a way for the comedian to 'get it all out' and 'be done with it.' 'Chris never got a one-on-one private apology from Will, only the public one which really meant nothing,' a source close to the comedian insisted. Rock has accused the Oscar winner of having 'selective outrage' during the show's finale and added salt to the wound by rehashing Pinkett-Smith's well documented infidelity.īut a source close to the comedian tells that it could have been avoided with a simple 'I am sorry.' While reportedly hurt and embarrassed by Selective Outrage, the outlet claims Smith is yet to actually watch it and has instead been informed of its content from those who have. Sources have since told Entertainment Tonight that Smith has been deeply affected by the Netflix special, and is keen for Rock to 'let it go.' Smith, 54, has since been punished with a 10-year ban from the awards ceremony, while Rock - who was presenting at the event - has used the incident as source material for his new stand-up show, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage.Īppearing at the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore - ironically the city of Pinkett-Smith's birth - Rock has debuted a series of stinging rebukes aimed the married couple, among them a comedic monologue inspired by her extra-marital affair with singer August Alsina. In 2022, the pair made ceremonial history for the wrong reasons after Smith marched onstage and slapped Rock across the face for making a joke about wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's alopecia. Shopping: Chris Rock indulged in some retail therapy at Prada on Wednesday, after breaking his silence about the infamous Oscars slap he received from Will Smith last year

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