Chris Rock jokes about Will Smith slap as he supports Dave Chappelle on stage after shocking attackAlicia Adejobi

Chris Rock is now at the stage where he can make jokes about Will Smith slapping him, as he made a gag about the incident following Dave Chappelle’s attack last night. 

Chappelle, 48, was tackled to the ground by a man who ran on-stage at the Netflix Is A Joke festival in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. 

The comedian was unharmed during the shocking incident and continued on with the show, which saw him invite his famous friends on-stage to perform stand-up sets. 

Rock was among the stars on the line-up and was filmed on video hugging Chappelle after the attack, while joking: ‘Was that Will Smith?’ 

Of course, it was in reference to the equally shocking moment Smith, 53, stormed the Oscars stage in March and slapped Rock across the face for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. The incident led to Smith resigning from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, and later being banned from attending the awards ceremony for 10 years. 

Rock is yet to speak out about the incident in-depth, but he has made a few remarks about it on his comedy tour in the US.

Rock is yet to fully address the moment Will Smith smacked him across the face at the Oscars (Picture: Rex Features)

Days after the attack, the Everybody Hates Chris creator said that he was ‘still processing’ what happened but would eventually talk about it in a ‘funny’ and ‘serious’ manner. 

On another occasion, he told the audience: ‘I’m OK, I have a whole show and I’m not talking about that until I get paid.’ 

Dave Chapppelle continued on with the show like a true professional after the attack (Picture: Alamy Stock Photo)

Chappelle was coming towards the end of his show at the Hollywood Bowl when a man ‘lunged’ at him from the side. 

The comedian was knocked to the ground but security quickly descended and were seen tackling the man at the back of the stage. 

The attacker was later carried out on a gurney into an ambulance and taken to hospital with a dislocated arm. 

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A Hollywood Bowl spokesperson has since said an ‘active investigation’ is underway into the incident. 

Chappelle seemed to be in good spirits despite the terrifying ordeal and later thanked his friend and comedian Jamie Foxx for stepping in to help with security.

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