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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

‘It still hurts’: Chris Rock speaks about Will Smith slap for first time

Chris Rock performing at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore on Saturday night.
Chris Rock performing at the Hippodrome Theater in Baltimore on Saturday night. Photograph: Kirill Bichutsky/Netflix

Chris Rock has spoken at length for the first time about being slapped by Will Smith during the Oscars, almost a year since the scandal that shocked millions watching around the world.

“Everybody knows, yes it happened, I got slapped a year ago – I got smacked by this motherfucker,” Rock said. “And people are like, ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts. I’ve got Summertime ringing in my ears.”

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