BALTIMORE — Nearly one year after actor Will Smith assaulted comic Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards, the legendary funnyman is finally prepared to discuss the incident known as “Slapgate” — and he’s doing it for one of the first times on a Baltimore stage.
Rock joked for nearly five minutes about The Slap on Friday night as he roamed from wing to wing at the Hippodrome Theatre, dressed head to toe in white. A reporter for The Baltimore Sun attended the performance and took notes with a pen and paper.
Though the concert was billed as part of Rock’s “Ego Death Tour,” he appeared to be testing out material for an even bigger stage.
