Chris Rock has admitted he wished the situation surrounding the infamous Oscars slap hadn’t happened. Rock gave a blunt response when he was asked how he felt about the incident, in which Will Smith struck him on the face onstage at the 2022 awards ceremony. Rock told Variety: “Hey, man.
You know, to answer your question a little bit, I wish nothing would have happened.” The comedian then shifted attention onto his upcoming directorial release, Misty Green, which stars Rosalind Eleazar as an actor trying to make a Hollywood comeback who, in the film, has a physical altercation with a co-star. He continued: “It’s a crazy world. We walk by homeless people.
There’s all sorts of s*** going on right now. Me having a bad day is not the biggest — it’s not that important.” Since the slap, Rock hasn’t returned to the Oscars, and he told the outlet that he has no plans to go back unless he is nominated. The only way I’ll go back is if I’m nominated, and I’m not getting nominated,” he said.
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This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent. At the 2022 event, Rock was announcing the nominees for Best Documentary Feature when he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, comparing her to Demi Moore in the 1997 film, GI Jane. GI Jane 2, can't wait to see it, all right?” Rock said.
While some audience members laughed, Pinkett Smith appeared unamused. The Matrix star has spoken about living with alopecia in the past, which resulted in her decision to shave her head. Despite appearing to laugh at first, Smith then walked on stage and slapped Rock hard across the face before turning around and returning to his seat.
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