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Topic: The Slap

Chris Rock performs his Total Blackout Tour at Wang Theatre at Boch Center on November 25, 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)

Chris Rock got counseling for Oscar slap

Joy Saha
Chris Rock "Selective Outrage" backstage (Netflix)

Chris Rock fans: "This was real and raw"

Cornelia Holzbauer
"Chris Rock: Selective Outrage" (Netflix)

Rock hits back: "I'm not a victim, baby"

Melanie McFarland
D Watkins (Photo illustration by Salon)

2022: A year of unpredictable losses

D. Watkins
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Will Smith at the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" held at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images)

Will Smith's bizarre PR trauma platform

Melanie McFarland
Will Smith attends Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Will Smith's outlook, slap or no slap

Melanie McFarland
Will Smith attends the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (David Livingston/Getty Images)

Will Smith on "irreparable" Oscar slap

Alison Stine
Jada Pinkett Smith on "Red Table Talk" (Jordan Fisher/Facebook Watch)

Jada wants to "reconcile" after The Slap

Joy Saha
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Dave Chappelle and Howie Mandel (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Howie Mandel "afraid" of attack on stage

Joy Saha
Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The Oscars slap and our hero obsession

D. Watkins
Atlanta (Oliver Upton/ FX)

On "Atlanta," Van makes us feel seen

Melanie McFarland
Harris Faulkner on "Outnumbered Overtime" at Fox News Channel Studios (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

Fox mad WH won't remark on Smith's slap

Jon Skolnik
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US actor Will Smith (R) slaps US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Will Smith and the function of a slap

Jacques Berlinerblau
Chris Rock is seen backstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Al Seib /A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images)

Chris Rock's past jokes & disability

Alison Stine
Chris Rock at the 94th Oscars® aired live Sunday March 27, from the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood | Joy Behar on "The View (Photo illustration by Salon/ABC/Lou Rocco)

"Comedians are in danger everywhere"

Joy Saha
US actor Will Smith (R) walks away from US actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

"If Will Smith was a white guy..."

Jon Skolnik
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Will Smith appears to slap Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on March 27, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

The slap that overshadowed the Oscars

Melanie McFarland
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