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Scarlett O'Toole

Netflix forced to edit Chris Rock's comedy special to remove Will Smith joke

Netflix has been forced to remove part of Chris Rock 's comedy special, Selective Outrage, after the comedian messed up a joke about Will Smith.

In the live performance, Chris finally addressed the moment he was slapped by Will at last year's Oscars before making a series of scathing jokes about the actor's marriage.

It was the first time Chris has spoken about the controversial incident, as he admitted the slap "still hurts".

The 58-year-old also said Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith deserved to be made fun of, claiming she was the one who "started this" as he argued she said he should "quit the Oscars".

Chris said Jada called for him to quit because Will hadn't been nominated for the film Concussion.

Chris Rock hit out at Will Smith during his set (AP)

However, Chris originally got the film name wrong and stopped himself mid-delivery to admit he had messed up the joke.

"Years ago, his wife said I should quit the Oscars. I shouldn't host 'cause her man didn't get nominated for Emancipation," he said.

"The biggest piece of s**t ever. Okay, so the n****r gives me a f***ing concussion. No, not Emancipation, I f****d up the joke. Concussion."

Netflix was on hand to edit out the blunder, however, as eagle-eyed viewers noticed that the slip-up has been deleted.

Will stormed on stage and slapped Chris at the Oscars (Chris Pizzello/AP/REX/Shutterstock)

"They fixed the Concussion-Emancipation slip up in the version that's now on Netflix," one person wrote on Twitter, before adding: "It makes one wonder if there has been other tweaks!"

Another fan said: "Netflix got that live edit up of Chris Rock’s standup special quick!"

"The balls it takes to record a Netflix special live without editing. F***ing up the concussion joke is the reason why nobody does this. Chris Rock is amazing, it's as simple as that," a third fan penned.

Some people were disappointed with the edit, with one person commenting: "@netflix the edit of Chris Rock’s special is a letdown."

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