Chris Rock has spoken out for the first time about the "painful" slap he received from Will Smith at last year's Oscars ceremony.
54-year-old Will made global headlines and faced widespread criticism after storming the Academy Awards stage and slapping 58-year-old Chris over a joke made about Jada Pinkett Smith.
While he continued to pick up his Best Actor gong at the bash, the actor later resigned from the Academy and has been banned from attending for 10 years.
