Chris Rock slams Will Smith’s Oscar slap: ‘But I’m not a victim, baby.’ You’ll never see me cry on Oprah…”

After Rock made jokes about the appearance of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith (especially her hair; Jada suffers from alopecia), Smith slapped him on stage and on live television. comedian speech People asked him about the slap and why he didn’t do anything about it: ”Why are you doing nothing? Because I have parents. Because I grew up. Do you know how my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of white people. “

“Will Smith practiced selective rage. Angry because everyone knew what the fuck was going on. Everyone who really knew knew I had nothing to do with that shit. I had nothing to do with it,” Locke told the audience, saying he A reference to Jada’s affair with singer August Alsina. Rock added that he tried to contact Smith after learning about Jada’s fight with him, but Smith never got a call from him. He claimed that the world was slandering Jada at the time, and even named some celebrities. However, Rock claimed that Smith hit him only because he could.

He continued: “You know what people say, they say, “words hurt.” Anyone who says hurtful words will not be slapped in the face. But I’m not a victim, baby.You’ll never see me cry at Oprah or Gail,” Rock insisted. He joked that he “took that [Manny] Pacquiao (former professional boxer). “

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel, who will be hosting the Oscars this time around, also addressed the issue in an interview with PEOPLE. He said he wasn’t done yet, adding that “it’s still shocking that this happened.” Jimmy said, “I mean, getting slapped and keeping calm is something Chris should be proud of. I hope Ke Reese’s grandchildren will still be proud of him after his death.”

Due to his misconduct, Will Smith was banned from the Academy and from the show for ten years. Meanwhile, this year’s awards ceremony will be held on March 13th at IST.