Chris Rock’s mother has expressed outrage and unwavering support for her 57-year-old son who was slapped in public by actor Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.
• Read also: Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years
• Read also: Five more people banned by the Academy
We remember that the actor of The Williams Method came to the Oscars to be honored with an Oscar had meanwhile settled accounts with the presenter (and his former accomplice) Chris Rock. The latter had launched questionable jokes regarding Jade Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, and the Prince of Bel-Air had gone on stage to give him a resounding slap… all the more resounding since it was broadcast in the whole world !
Rose Rock recently gave an interview to WIS News in which she gave some good news regarding her son’s condition, but said he is “still coming to terms with” the incident. She also expresses her feelings. “I told someone, when Will slapped Chris, he slapped all of us, but he really slapped me. When you hurt my child, you hurt me,” she said.
When asked what she would say to Will Smith, she replied, “I don’t know what else I might say to him other than, ‘What the hell were you thinking? That was a slap in the face. , but it might have had other consequences. Chris might have recoiled and fallen, and you would have ended up in handcuffs. You had nothing in your head. You reacted to the look your wife gave you and you came on stage. It amused her, she was doubled over with laughter when it happened. »
Chris Rock’s mom is “really proud” of how her son reacted at the time. He had said with a smile: “Oh dear! Will Smith just slapped me. Then, following Will Smith shouted insults at him, he commented, adding, “It was the best night in television history.” The public also initially believed in a sketch between the two actors. But that wasn’t one and Will Smith was banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years.
A very weak sanction, according to the mother of Chris Rock who commented: “What does that mean? You don’t even go there every year! »