Rock, for his part, joked about the incident in his Netflix stand-up show “Selective Outrage” in March 2023. 7 Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2012 Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards.

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

Will Smith seemingly addresses Chris Rock in a new freestyle released on June 22 "Disrespect me on the stage, expect me on the stage," the Academy Award winner raps; ...

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 27: Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

Smith never says Rock’s name over the course of his “freestyle”– which should be a song called “The Illest”– but the not-so-subliminal shots aimed at Chris Rock are noticeable.