Chris Rock Jokes about Will Smith Slap at 2022 Oscars

Chris Rock revealed that he did not fight back against Will Smith at last year's Oscars because he was "taught" not to fight "in front of white people" by his parents.

During the last eight minutes of his new Netflix special, "Selective Outrage," Rock addressed the slap and joked about the Oscar-winning actor as well as his wife.

Rock spoke about why he didn't hit Smith back: "A lot people go, 'Chris how come you didn't do nothing back? How come you didn't do nothing back that night?' Because I got parents, that's why. Because I was raised."

The comedian added: "And you know what my parents taught me? Don't fight in front of white people."

This final joke proved divisive on social media as some people commented that Rock had no qualms criticizing Pinkett Smith "in front of white people."

The Philly Mag editor Ernest Owens tweeted: "Misogynoir in comedy is Chris Rock joking that Black people don't fight in front of white people while proceeding to call a Black woman a bitch in front of white people after being slapped for disrespecting a Black woman's hair in front of white people at another event. Sure."