Chris Rock Addresses Will Smith Oscars Slap, Says He’s ‘Processing What Happened’

Chris Rock had to address the elephant in the room. 

The 57-year-old comedian returned to the stage Wednesday night to perform in front a sold-out crowd in Boston. The gig went down just days after Will Smith slapped Rock across the face during the live telecast of the 94th Academy Awards. Many people suspected the former Oscars host would speak on the infamous moment during Wednesday’s show; however, he told the crowd he isn’t quite ready to get into it.

“How was your weekend?” he began, as reported by Variety. “I don’t have a bunch of shit 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 shit. And it will be serious and funny.”

According to the outlet, one audience member then shouted, “Fuck Will Smith!” Rock didn’t acknowledge the chant, and continued with: “I’m going to tell some jokes. It’s nice to just be out.”

This story is being updated.