Looks like a slap to the Hollywood star will Smith The loudness during the Oscars, which sparked widespread controversy over the past few days, is still interacting.
Academy Awards producer Will Packer announced Thursday that Los Angeles police were on the scene and ready to arrest the actor last Sunday for slapping host Chris Rock, according to Archyde.com.
“I’m good”
However, he revealed a shocking surprise that the authorities did not take any action because Rock refused to press charges, which was confirmed by a police spokesman on Sunday.
As Packer explained in excerpts from an interview that will air Friday on ABC’s Good Morning America, “They said we’re going to catch him. We’re ready. We’re ready to get him now.”
Will Smith in tears (Archyde.com)
He said that the police were discussing options with Rock behind the scenes, but he noted that “Rock was strongly once morest those options. He was saying, ‘No, no, no, I’m fine.’ I told him: Rock, let them finish.”
Meanwhile, Rock’s representatives have yet to respond to a request for comment.
A joke regarding his wife’s appearance
It is reported that during the live broadcast of the Academy Awards, Smith to stage following Rock joked regarding the appearance of the Hollywood star’s wife, then slapped the comedian in the face.
Less than an hour later, Smith gave a heartwarming speech on stage as he accepted the Best Actor award for his role in “King Richard”.
Will Smith and his wife (Archyde.com)
He also apologized to The Rock, producers and viewers in a statement Monday, saying his reaction was “emotional.”
Rock joked regarding Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, referring to the 1997 movie “GI Jane” in which actress Demi Moore shaved her head. It was not clear if Rock was aware that Jeda Pinkett Smith had an ailment that causes hair loss.