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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Entertainment
Alexandra Del Rosario

Chris Rock’s Netflix special hit back at Will Smith, but one fumble was edited out

Chris Rock accused Will Smith of “selective outrage” in his latest special, but it seems Netflix has been selective with the comedian’s performance.

Days after Rock’s stand-up comedy special “Selective Outrage” debuted Sunday, Netflix has edited out one of the comedian’s less-than-smooth jokes from the set, according to several reports.

A source familiar with the production told the L.A. Times on Friday that Rock and Netflix agreed on the final cut and that such edits are common for comedy specials. Netflix also displays a caption noting that the special was “streamed live and edited” in its current iteration.

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