Chris Rock Breaks Silence On Will Smith Slapping Incident In Audio Recording, Fans React

Chris Rock broke his silence on the Will Smith slapping incident at the Oscars during his first comedy show on Wednesday.

Several outlets had reported what Rock said on his first gig after the Oscars. But it was only Variety that obtained an audio recording from the show and uploaded it on Instagram.

Rock, 57, was reportedly welcomed with a long standing ovation at the show. "Yo, let me do the show!" he told the audience.

The comedian started by asking the crowd about their weekend, and he gave them a glimpse of his, which wasn't a secret since the world witnessed how Smith smacked him on the face on the Oscars stage after joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head.

"How was your weekend?" Rock began. "I don’t have a bunch of s—t 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 s—t. And it will be serious and funny."

When an audience member chanted, "F--k Will Smith!" the comedian just ignored it. Instead, the "Spiral" star told the audience, "I’m going to tell some jokes. It’s nice to just be out."

Another audience member did the same at Rock's Thursday show, yelling, "F–k Will." However, the comedian quickly shut down the attendee and said, "No, no, no, no, no..., " per People.

The audio recording received mixed responses. Some were concerned if it was okay to share it online, with a few saying there might be legal repercussions.

Wilbur Theatre in Beantown announced earlier that anyone attending Rock's sold-out shows from Wednesday through Friday would have to put their phones in a special pouch that won't be accessible until the end of the show, Page Six reported. However, some guests managed to live-tweet the comedian's statements during the opening of his show.

"Is this post legal?" one asked after hearing the recording. Another user commented, "Isn’t it illegal to post this?"

"Delete this!!! @chrisrock sue these people for posting your audio," another wrote.

"This is a violation to his comedy, no one should be recording," another fan added.

"Low key feels a little violating to post a clip from a live show this person clearly wasn’t supposed to be recording," another user commented.

While some were concerned about the legality of sharing the audio, others praised the comedian for the way he has been handling the situation.

"God Bless @chrisrock for taking the high road. He will always be remembered as the comedian who faced someone unhinged on the grand world stage, and @willsmith will always be remembered as the fool who needs to address his marital problems," one commented.

"Way to go taking that high road. [L]ove you, [C]hris! [E]njoy all. [T]he good vibes going your way," another added.

Smith already issued a public apology to Rock on Instagram Monday. He acknowledged that his actions were "unacceptable and inexcusable" but reasoned that "a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally."

"I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong," Smith wrote. "I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness."