Chris Rock talks about Will Smith's Oscars slap in a live Netflix show

Comedian Chris Rock is bushed of talking astir Will Smith's infamous Oscar's slap, but helium wants to marque 1 happening clear: It hurt.

Rock, 58, spoke astatine magnitude astir the 2022 Academy Awards incidental during a unrecorded Netflix drama special.

"You cognize what radical say, they say, 'words hurt,'" Rock said. "Anybody that accidental words wounded has ne'er been punched successful the face."

Will Smith has since said "bottled" rage led to his actions.

The confrontation became a taste lightening rod for conversations astir America's appetite for casual violence, arsenic Mr Smith was allowed to stay astatine the ceremonial and aboriginal accepted his first-ever Oscar for Best Actor.

Rock was praised for maintaining his composure pursuing the incident.

In the streaming service's archetypal unrecorded drama show, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the performer tackled a wide scope of issues, including woke culture, Meghan Markle and politics.

"I'm going to effort to bash the amusement without offending anyone," Rock said, successful a motion to the Smith altercation. "Because you ne'er cognize who mightiness get triggered."

With his chiseled cadence and unapologetic and uncensored tone, Rock joked to a sold-out auditorium successful Baltimore, Maryland.