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Podcast: The Daily Article
Episode: A year after Will Smith’s slap at the Oscars, Chris Rock responds
Description: The ninety-fifth Academy Awards are this Sunday. If you remember nothing from last year’s Oscars, you undoubtedly know that actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage after the latter made disparaging remarks about the former’s wife. Rock did not respond publicly for nearly a year aside from a brief incident. Last Wednesday, he addressed the topic briefly during a standup show in Boston. Then, last Saturday night, he performed a live comedy special on Netflix in which he spoke at length about last year’s Oscars.  Author: Jim Denison, PhD <...