Will Smith ‘embarrassed, hurt’ over Chris Rock’s Netflix special, per report

Will Smith ‘embarrassed, hurt’ over Chris Rock’s Netflix special, per report

Will Smith is said to be “embarrassed and hurt” over Chris Rock’s comments in his latest Netflix special, according to an Entertainment Tonight report.

On Saturday, Rock didn’t hold back in the final 10 minutes of his live Netflix special “Selective Outrage,” taking aim at Smith and wife Jada Pinkett Smith almost a year after the infamous Oscars slap.

“You all know what happened to me, getting smacked by Shug Smith, everybody knows, everybody (expletive) knows,” Rock said. “I got smacked like a year ago… People are like ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts. I got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ears. But I’m not a victim, baby. You’ll never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying. … I took that hit like (Manny) Pacquiao.”

“Will is embarrassed and hurt by what Chris said about him and his family in his Netflix special,” a source told ET. “He didn’t watch it, but he had people tell him what Chris said. It’s everywhere when you look online and on social media, so Will and Jada have seen comments about it.”

The report also indicates Smith is “upset” that Netflix gave Rock “this platform” to express his views.

“Will is also upset that Netflix was a part of this and thinks Chris insulting Jada again is below the belt,” the source added. “He is upset that Netflix gave Chris this platform to share these messages and thinks it’s distasteful.”

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim,