Chris Rock will finally strike back at Will Smith over his Oscars slap — a week before this year’s Academy Awards.

Rock, 58, who has only made brief jokes about being assaulted on stage by Smith at the 2022 Oscars ceremony, has had his upcoming live Netflix special scheduled for broadcast on Mar 4 (Mar 5 SGT), with insiders saying it will be packed with jibes at the King Richard actor.

An insider told Page Six: “If you were waiting to see Rock on tour address the infamous Will Smith slap situation... the comedian is waiting to spill his humorous take on it on his live Netflix stand-up special.”

Another source added: “People need to tune in till the last joke, they will not be disappointed.”

Rock is said to have teamed up with “veteran” comedy writers to make sure his show and material are “solid” and funny.

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage will be live-streamed — a first for Netflix — from the Hippodrome Theatre in Baltimore, where Rock will be joined by the likes of Amy Schumer, Jerry Seinfeld, and Leslie Jones. 

Nine days later, the 95th Academy Awards will air – with Will, 54, banned from the ceremony until 2032 as punishment for his assault.

For slapping Rock at the Oscars, Smith received a 10-year ban attending from the ceremony. 

While Rock occasionally brought up the incident during his Chris Rock Ego Death World Tour, he never really went deep into the subject, saying he wasn't going to open up unil "I get paid." 

After Smith posted an apology video in July, Rock responded in a show in Liverpool two months later: “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face." 

Chris Rock: Selective Outrage will live-stream on Netflix on Sunday (Mar 5) at 11am SGT.

— BANG SHOWBIZ

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