Chris Rock's Failed Will Smith Joke Hits The Global Stage

Reports have revealed that one of Chris' jokes about Will has been edited out of his March 4, 2023, Netflix special after the former messed it up during the live broadcast.

Chris had used his live show to finally speak about being slapped by the actor at the Oscars in March 2022, issuing several stinging rebukes at Will and his wife, Jada.

In the Netflix special, the comedian talked about the slap, claiming that Jada started everything when she asked him to quit the Oscars because Will wasn't nominated for the movie Concussion.

However, Chris got the title of the Bad Boys star's film wrong and had to correct himself before admitting to the crowd that he had blundered the joke.

Chris said, "Years ago, his wife said I should quit the Oscars. I shouldn't host 'cause her man didn't get nominated for Emancipation, the biggest piece of s**t ever."

Immediately, the comedian realized he messed up the movie name and said, "No, not Emancipation; I f****d up the joke. Concussion."

However, after Chris acknowledged he messed up the joke, eagle-eyed fans noticed that it had been removed from the special's final cut.

In the video, the comedian's joke was delivered with the right title, and his apologies for messing it up had been edited.

While the special has been making the rounds, a source has revealed that Will is not pleased by Chris' decision to base it on their Oscars clash.

The Hollywood icons made the headlines for the wrong reasons after Will went on stage and slapped Chris for making a joke about his wife's alopecia.

The Fresh Prince of Bel-air star has since been punished with a ten-year ban from the Oscars, while Chris has used the incident as source material for his new stand-up show.

The 58-year-old has debuted a series of stinging rebukes aimed at Will and Jada, including a comedic monologue inspired by the latter's extra-marital affair with August Alsina.

A source has since revealed to ET that Will is hurt and embarrassed by the Netflix special release and is keen for the comedian to "let it go."

Despite being deeply affected, Will is reportedly yet to watch the special and has chosen to get information about the production's content from people who have watched it.

In the show's finale, Chris accused Will of having selective outrage and added more salt to the injury by rehashing Jada's well-documented infidelity.

However, a close source to Chris noted that all of these could have been avoided with a simple "I am sorry." According to the source, Chris only got a public apology from Will, which meant nothing.

The source explained that Will only addressed the Oscars slap twice — once on Instagram, the day after the 2022 Academy Awards, and in a video apology.

However, the source claimed Chris' decision to rehash the scandal in his Netflix special had nothing to do with revenge.

According to the source, Chris wanted to get everything out once and for all and be done with it, adding that it was very cathartic to him. In the meantime, the public is waiting for a possible response from Will.