Chris Rock FINALLY ‘slaps’ Will Smith back

Chris Rock is slapping Will Smith back.

Chris Rock is about to speak up for the first time since Will Smith struck him on the Academy Awards stage a year ago.

The 58-year-old comic will deliver his first stand-up special on Saturday night since the Oscars. He does it in "Chris Rock: Selective Outrage," which will be shown live on Netflix at 10 p.m. EST.

Not only will Rock perform stand-up for nearly an hour from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, but Netflix will also bookend the special with commentary from a who's who of celebrities in its first-ever live event.

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Paul McCartney, Jerry Seinfeld, Matthew McConaughey, Cedric the Entertainer, Ice-T, and two Oscars hosts from the previous year, Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer, will also appear on the pre-show, which starts at 9:30 p.m.

Dana Carvey and David Spade will host guests after Rock's performance, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Arsenio Hall, and JB Smoove.

Chris Rock chose to avoid for one year

While Smith has apologized and discussed the incident numerous times since last March, Rock has shunned the typical venues where celebrities frequently express their emotions.

He refused to meet with Oprah Winfrey and turned down numerous requests from media organizations for an exclusive, in-depth interview.

Instead, Rock has spent most of the past year touring brand-new music as part of his Ego Death tour. The performances on the shows, which were pre-announced before the 2022 Oscars, included Dave Chappelle and Kevin Hart.

Although it has never been a small part of his performances, Rock has frequently incorporated jokes and musings about the slap while on the road.

There is no assurance that he will discuss Saturday night, but it is widely anticipated that he will, and he has long said this would be his preferred platform.

Rock first spoke up about the slap three nights after the Oscars in Boston the previous year. He questioned the gathering, "How was your weekend? He continued, "still processing what happened."