Chris Rock sets record straight on Will Smith Oscars slap: ‘I’m not a victim’

Chris Rock has finally broken his silence regarding the slap heard around the world: “Yeah, that s – – t hurt, motherf – – ker — but I shook that s – – t off and went to work the next day.”

After remaining mostly silent for months, the comedian-actor addressed getting smacked by Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards

While headlining stand-up shows in New York and New Jersey over the weekend.

“Anyone who says ‘words hurt’ has never been punched in the face,” Rock, 57, declared

while performing alongside Kevin Hart and Dave Chappelle at Madison Square Garden Saturday, ET Online reported.

Also during the event, Hart brought a live goat onstage and introduced it as “Will Smith.”