{"id":3222,"date":"2025-04-09T12:03:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3222"},"modified":"2025-04-09T12:03:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:03:54","slug":"chris-rock-reportedly-furious-over-will-smiths-new-music-referencing-oscars-slap-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=3222","title":{"rendered":"Chris Rock reportedly furious over Will Smith\u2019s new music referencing Oscars slap incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Chris Rock is reportedly furious with Will Smith for referencing the infamous 2022 Oscars slap in new music and film scenes. According to RadarOnline.com, Rock has privately expressed his frustration, reportedly calling the Men in Black star \u201carrogant and self-serving\u201d for \u201ccashing in\u201d on the assault.<\/p>\n<p>Smith recently released his new album, Based on a True Story, which includes the line: \u201cWill Smith is cancelled, You can\u2019t cancel no icon.\u201d The track appears to allude directly to the backlash he received after slapping Rock, 60, on live television. Smith also included a nod to the incident in his 2024 film The Bad Boys: Ride or Die, with his character being slapped in a scene reminiscent of the Oscars altercation.<\/p>\n<p>Sources close to Rock say the comedian believes Smith\u2019s public apologies are insincere, especially given the continued use of the slap as comedic or promotional material. \u201cFor Chris, that laugh at the incident just reveals how truly insincere Will\u2019s apologies are,\u201d one insider said. \u201cHe\u2019s convinced it\u2019s all just a show.\u201d Rock is also reportedly unimpressed with Smith\u2019s efforts to present himself as someone on a \u201cspiritual journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 Oscars incident \u2014 which shocked viewers worldwide \u2014 was sparked by a joke Rock made about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s shaved head, a result of her battle with alopecia. Smith stormed the stage, slapped Rock, and shouted from his seat, \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out your [expletive] mouth.\u201d The fallout led to a 10-year ban from Oscars events and Smith\u2019s resignation from the Academy.<\/p>\n<p>In the midst of the backlash, Smith and Pinkett Smith are reportedly continuing to part ways personally as well, quietly selling off several shared properties amid a prolonged separation.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Rock is reportedly furious with Will Smith for referencing the infamous 2022 Oscars slap in new music and film scenes. According to RadarOnline.com, Rock has privately expressed his frustration, reportedly calling the Men in Black star \u201carrogant and self-serving\u201d for \u201ccashing in\u201d on the assault. Smith recently released his new album, Based on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}