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It’s been over two years since comedian Chris Rock was slapped by actor Will Smith on stage at the Academy Awards. Recently, a claim virally circulated on social media claimed Rock won a lawsuit and received $40 million in damages from Smith. This claim has circulated widely, garnering numerous reactions and comments. However, reviewing reliable reports proves this claim was false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Social media is buzzing with claims that comedian Chris Rock won a lawsuit against actor Will Smith for the infamous 2022 Academy Awards slap. Reports also assert Rock received up to $40 million in compensation\u2014touted as the most expensive slap ever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the snapshot of the viral claim on October 3, 2024: \u201cChris Rock wins lawsuit against Will Smith for that famous slap getting a whopping $40 million, it has just become the most expensive slap ever!!!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This claim was initially posted on social media two months ago, gaining significant traction before resurfacing and going viral again early this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is a snapshot of the original post from August 10, 2024, identical to the recently shared version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The claim in Khmer was circulated three days ago and received a lot of shares, reactions, and comments from Khmer-speaking Facebook users who believed it to be true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below is the snapshot of the claim in Khmer posted on Facebook on October 8, 2024. The Khmer caption is equivalent to the original English post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This claim has also been widely shared on other social networks such as Twitter, Threads, and TikTok<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For social media threads, one can access the same information posted on that social network via the link here<\/a>, another link here,<\/a> or another link here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FACT CHECK<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fact Crescendo has begun verifying the claims by cross-referencing reliable reports from international media outlets, leading us to uncover the following facts..<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With cross-referencing reports, we found information published by some credible sources who said that this claim was not true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news was verified by Snopes<\/a> in mid-August, stating that American comedian Chris Rock had not filed a lawsuit against American actor Will Smith and had not received $40 million in damages from him either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Snopes, no credible news reports have been published by major US and other international media outlets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snopes found that the Hollywood Reporter<\/a> reported that comedian Chris Rock received up to $40 million from online movie studio Netflix for two special comedy shows in a contract that has been in place since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following his contract nearly 10 years ago, Chris Rock appeared on the comedy show “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” live on Netflix in March 2023, recalling the incident. This was reported by Entertainment Weekly<\/a> on March 5, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The magazine quoted Chris Rock, saying that despite everything, he would always love Will Smith. Rock also mentioned watching Smith\u2019s movie, Emancipation<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entertainment Weekly<\/a> | Archived Linnk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris Rock was slapped by Will Smith on the stage at the Academy Awards in March 2022 after Rock joked about Smith’s wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n