The American comedian opened his first show in the United Kingdom after the Oscars with a joke for the slap he received from actor Will Smith.
At the Oscars six weeks ago, Smith went on stage and slapped Kirs Rockwhen the comedian he joked about his wife’s hairdoJada Pinkett Smith, who has shaved her hair due to alopecia.
According to media reports, as he took the stage at the Royal Albert Hall in London on May 12, Rock said: “I’m fine, if anyone was wondering. I have regained most of my hearing and I am trying to make a decent show “.
Explaining that he had no intention of devoting any more time of his performance to the incident, he added: “People are waiting for me to talk about ***, I’m not going to talk about it now, I will get to them eventually. On Netflix».
However, once again he hinted, mentioning how easily people are offended, saying: “Anyone who says “words hurt” has never been hit in the face».
Following the controversy in March, Smith apologized and resigned from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on April 1.
On April 8, the Academy decided to ban Will Smith from attending the awards ceremony. Oscars for the next 10 years.
Rock’s mother, Rose, recently said she felt Smith physically hurt her when she slapped her son. “When you hurt my child, you hurt me,” he said.
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