Is Chris Rock pressing charges against Will Smith?
CHRIS Rock appears to have been smacked by Will Smith while hosting the Oscars in 2022.
The on-air tiff left viewers gobsmacked and saw Smith give the comedian a physical and verbal telling-off.
Is Chris Rock pressing charges against Will Smith?
Rock was allegedly smacked after making a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 50, and her hair-loss condition.
Moments after the joke, Smith walked on stage and appeared to hit Rock in the face.
While the sound quickly cut off for US viewers, those in Australia and Japan could hear Smith tell Rock twice: "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth".
Rock was captured laughing after being hit and saying: "Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me".
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LAPD confirmed that Rock would not press charges against the King Richard actor over the on-stage altercation.
A statement by the police department said: "LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program.
"The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police report.
"If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report."
What has Chris Rock said about the slap?
Rock has yet to comment on the altercation.
Smith, however, later apologized "to the Academy" and "all my fellow nominees" for his actions.
He added: "Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams."
What did Chris Rock say about Jada Pinkett Smith?
During the awards ceremony, Rock said: "Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can't wait to see you."
LA Times writer Amy Kaufman explained what happened in a Twitter post.
She explained: "Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith being in G.I. Jane because of her bald head.
"She's spoken openly about having a hair loss condition.
"Will Smith ran on stage, slapped Rock, then screamed twice at the top of his lungs 'KEEP MY WIFE'S NAME OUT OF YOUR F-NG MOUTH'."
Rock made a jibe about Pinkett Smith when he hosted the Oscar ceremony in 2016.
Pinkett Smith posted a video in which she said she was boycotting the Oscars due to its lack of diversity that year.
Poking fun at her statement, Rock quipped: "Jada said she's not coming. I was like, 'Isn't she on a TV show?' Jada's gonna boycott the Oscars? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties. I wasn't invited!"
He also took a stab at Smith, who had missed out on a nomination for his role in Concussion.
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He said: "It's not fair that Will was this good and didn't get nominated. You're right.
"It's also not fair that Will was paid $20 million for Wild Wild West!"