Chris Rock publicly addresses Oscars incident for the first time

The comedian, currently on his “Ego Death Tour,” then continued his performance.

Marsha Paul, who attended the show, told CNN she could tell Rock was moved by the audience reception.

“The crowd just went crazy when he came on stage,” she said. “They were really happy to see him and support him.”

Another concertgoer told CNN that Rock put on a good show, quickly moving past the Oscars in his set.

“Didn’t seem like he wanted to talk about it, which didn’t really bother us since he was so entertaining he didn’t need to.”

Rock returned to the stage for a second show about an hour later. He was greeted with a standing ovation once again.

“I wrote a show before all this nonsense happened,” Rock said.

He reiterated that he plans to talk about the incident at the Oscars in more detail at some point.

Then, seemingly in reference to whether he’s spoken with Smith since the weekend’s events, Rock said, “I haven’t talked to anyone, despite what you heard.”

The actor walked to the stage at the awards show and slapped Rock, who was presenting at the time, after he made a joke about Smith’s wife’s shaved head.

Smith issued an apology on Monday in a statement on Instagram, calling his behavior “unacceptable and inexcusable.”

“I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. 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,” Smith wrote.

In their statement Wednesday, the Academy said that Smith was asked to leave the ceremony after the altercation “and refused.” The Academy said it recognizes “we could have handled the situation differently.”