Chris Rock not pressing assault charges against Oscar winner Will Smith
A recent statement by The LAPD has revealed that Chris Rock has refused to file a police report at this point
Updated : March 29, 2022 11:03 AM ISTA recent statement by The LAPD has revealed that Chris Rock has refused to file a police report at this point
The 94th Academy Awards are all people on the internet can talk about and not for the right reasons. The now infamous incidents where actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock live on stage for making a joke about the actor's wife Jada Pinkett Smith .
The comedian made a joke about Jada Smith commenting on her bald head, the actress suffers from alopecia, Rock said that he cant wait to see her in G.I Jane 2.
Taking offense the actor got on stage and slapped the comedian on live television. This was not the first time Chris Rock has made a joke about Jada Smith.
Back in 2016, when he was hosting the Oscars and Jada had decided to boycott the event because of the lack of diversity in the nominees.
During his opening monologue in 2016, the comedian joked saying "she can't boycott something she wasn't invited to." This recent attack could be blowback from the past incident.
Despite the shock of the attack Chris Rock managed to maintain his composure and said, "That was the ... greatest night in the history of television" and continued presenting the award.
The LAPD released a statement regarding the incident saying, “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program,” the statement read.
"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.”
Will Smith went on to win the Oscar for Best Actor and apologized to The Academy and his fellow nominees for his actions but not to Chris Rock, the academy responded to the incident via Twitter.
The Academy does not condone violence of any form.
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 28, 2022
Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.
Many people have come to the defense of the comedian and blamed The Academy for not taking action against the actor for the incident and also to take back the award.