Chris Rock’s First Comments After Slapping Will Smith and The Academy’s Emergency Meeting

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The incident that occurred when Will Smith slap Chris Rock on the Oscar 2022 stage at the Dolby Theatre, Los Angeles, Sunday (27/3/2022) attracted quite a lot of public attention.

Just a reminder, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the event because he didn’t accept his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, being used as a joke.

Related to the incident, Chris Rock finally opened his voice.

Also read: Slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, Chris Rock: I’m Still Processing What Happened

In addition, there is also a recent statement from The Academy regarding the continuation of sanctions for Will Smith.

Kompas.com summarizes as follows.

1. Chris Rock finally spoke

Comedian Chris Rock finally opened up about the incident with Will Smith on the Oscar 2022 stage. In his statement, Rock admitted that he was still processing everything that happened at that time.

Rock said this while appearing on his show called The Wilbur in Boston on Wednesday night local time.

“I’m still processing what happened,” Rock said.

Also read: Slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, Chris Rock: I’m Still Processing What Happened

According to a source, Rock went on stage and immediately greeted his fans. He also wore an all-white outfit and was accompanied by the applause of the audience.

During the show, Rock did not mention Will Smith’s name at all. Although there were some spectators who shouted the name of the actor in the film King Richard, Rock did not respond.

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