The best takedown ever? Chris Rock's comic slap back to Will Smith breaks ... trends now
Chris Rock finally publicly addressed being slapped by actor Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars in what some are calling the 'best brutal takedown' in history.
During his new Netflix standup special which premiered live Saturday night, Rock verbally hit back at Smith a year after the incident that saw Smith banned from the Academy.
In a nearly two minute segment, Rock fired off at Smith's decision to slap him on the stage at the awards ceremony after he and wife Jada Pinkett-Smith had been made the butt of the joke over her infidelity.
'Everybody called him a b**ch, and who's he hitting? Me,' Rock joked to a crowd that included a friend of Meghan Markle's who was spotted laughing backstage, according to Page Six.
The comedian also took aim at the former 'Suits' actress during his special, saying she was 'acting all dumb' for not realizing the royal family are the 'OGs of racism.'
Chris Rock finally publicly addressed being slapped by actor Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars in what some are calling the 'best brutal takedown' in history
During his new Netflix standup special which premiered live Saturday night, Rock hit back at Smith a year after the incident that saw Smith banned from the Academy
Among those spotted in the audience laughing during the special was Janina Gavankar who was seen chuckling at jokes Rock made about Will Smith and her own friend, Meghan Markle
Rock's rant has since been applauded on social media as 'the perfect/best way' to get back at Smith for the moment that changed both of their careers.
The comedian made audience members and live viewers wait until the last ten minutes of 'Chris Rock: Selective Outrage' before he addressed the slap.
'You all know what happened to me, getting smacked by Suge Smith,' the comedian joked. Rock said: 'It still hurts. I got 'Summertime' ringing in my ears.'
The slap occurred last year after Rock made a joke about Pinkett-Smith's bald head, caused by alopecia.
Rock had joked that Pinkett-Smith was rocking a 'G.I. Jane' look which caused her husband to storm the stage and slap him, followed by him repeating: 'Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth!'
During his new standup special, Rock joked about his struggle in the year since.
'Anybody that say "words hurt" has never been punched in the face,' he said.
'But I'm not a victim, baby. You'll never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying,' Rock said. He joked that he 'took that s**t like [Manny] Pacquaio.'
The crowd in the audience laughed out loud while those at home took to social media to give their thoughts.
'Like most comedians I'm continuously grateful for the existence of Chris Rock. Thank you comedy gods,' wrote fellow comedian Jim Gaffigan.
'Listen me when I tell you. THIS IS THE MOST SAVAGE MIC DROP OF ALL TIME. NUF RESPEC,' wrote on Twitter user.
That user was referencing the mic drop at the end of his special when he responds to those who have asked why he didn't slap Smith back, saying: 'You know what my parents taught me? Don't fight in front of white people.'
Fellow comedian Jim Gaffigan thanked the comedy gods for Chris Rock after his special
Twitter users applauded the comedian for his hits Saturday night
'Good for you Rock,' wrote one person who praised the comedian
The internet quickly turned bits of the standup special into memes
'Chris Rock slapped Will Smith the perfect/best way,' said one Twitter
