Chris Rock’s botched Will Smith joke edited out of Netflix special

It was the slap heard world wide — however the world received’t get to listen to one among Chris Rock’s jokes about it.

A joke about Will Smith in Rock’s Netflix particular “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” was edited out after the comic messed it up in the course of the dwell present.

Rock, 58, was joking about Smith, 54, and his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith, 51, towards the tip of his March 4 present, particularly discussing a dialog he claims to have had with them about his internet hosting gig for the 2016 Oscars when he botched the joke.

“Years in the past, his spouse stated I ought to give up the Oscars; I shouldn’t host ’trigger her man didn’t get nominated for ‘Emancipation,’ the most important piece of s–t ever!” Rock stated throughout Netflix’s first-ever international live-streaming occasion. “No, not ‘Emancipation,’ I f–ked up the joke.”


Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage in the course of the 2022 Oscars.
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The comic meant to check with the 2015 sports activities drama “Concussion,” a movie primarily based on the true story of neuropathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, performed by Smith, who was the primary to find CTE, a football-related mind trauma.

Rock went on and continued the joke accurately: “She began this s–t. She stated that me, a f–king grown-a** man, ought to give up his job as a result of, ‘My husband didn’t get nominated for ‘Concussion.””

This a part of the particular has now been edited out, and a supply advised The Hollywood Reporter that Rock is conscious of the edit and labored with Netflix on the ultimate lower that’s now out there to individuals streaming.


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This image released by Netflix shows Chris Rock during a performance his comedy special "Chris Rock: Selective Outrage" at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore, Md.
Chris Rock was discussing a dialog he claims to have had with them about his internet hosting gig for the 2016 Oscars when he botched the joke.
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A joke about Will Smith in Rock’s Netflix particular “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” was edited out after the comic messed it up in the course of the dwell present.
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The 2016 Oscars was the identical 12 months that Pinkett Smith boycotted the ceremony for the #OscarsSoWhite motion, which protested the Academy’s historical past of lack of variety.

Final 12 months, Smith slapped Rock after the comic made a joke about Pinkett Smith’s hair — which Smith took as a jab at his spouse’s battle with alopecia. The tone-deaf remark impressed the actor to hustle as much as the Los Angeles Dolby Theatre stage and smack Rock within the face.

In the meantime, it was reported that Smith was left “embarra**ed and harm” over Rock’s feedback made within the particular.


This image released by Netflix shows Chris Rock during a performance his comedy special "Chris Rock: Selective Outrage" at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore, Md.
Chris Rock was joking about Will Smith and his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith towards the tip of his March 4 present.
Kirill Bichutsky/Netflix through AP

“Will is embarra**ed and harm by what Chris stated about him and his household in his Netflix particular,” a supply advised Leisure Tonight. “He didn’t watch it, however he had individuals inform him what Chris stated,” the insider went on, including that “Will and Jada have seen feedback about it.”

“Will apologized to Chris and would really like for Chris to let it go,” the supply added.

Smith reportedly feels Netflix made a “distasteful” transfer airing Rock’s particular.

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