The Last Laugh: Chris Rock Spent a Year Crafting His Reply to Will Smith

The Last Laugh: Chris Rock Spent a Year Crafting His Reply to Will Smith
We saw most of it live in Detroit — but Chris Rock is now at his best with Selective Outrage, a Netflix first
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Mar 5
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Chris Rock made television history with the first live show in the history of Netflix. Publicity image courtesy of Netflix.Friends spotted “an infrared glow” around Chris Rock after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars. Rock spent a year crafting his careful response.
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