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Chris Rock Says He’s ‘Processing’ Will Smith Slap and Will Talk About It ‘At Some Point’ in the Future

Chris Rock said Wednesday night he’s still “processing” the whole situation with Will Smith, and that he’ll be addressing the incident “at some point” in the future — but not today.The comments came at the beginning of a sold out stand-up show Wednesday night at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Rock’s first public appearance since the slap.“I don’t have a bunch of s— about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend. I’m still kind of processing what happened. So, at some point I’ll talk about that s–. And it will be serious and funny,” Rock said.Rock has been largely silent about the incident. During the 2022 Oscars on Sunday, Smith slapped him after Rock told a joke about Smith’s wife, Jade Pinkett Smith. The incident sharply divided viewers and attendees...