Chris Rockhas declined to file a police report afterWill Smithwent onstage andsmacked the comedianacross the face at the 2022Academy Awards, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
“If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report,” the statement continued.
Representatives for Rock did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The debacle at Sunday’s awards show unraveled after Rock, 57, joked to Smith’s wifeJada Pinkett Smithabout her hair loss, which she recently opened up about as a result of heryears-long struggle with alopecia. “Jada, I love ya.G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see ya,” he joked.
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Smith, 53, then walked onto the stage and smacked Rock in the face, leaving the audience and live viewers around the world stunned. “Oh wow,” said a seemingly taken-aback Rock as Will made his way back to his seat. “Will Smithjust smacked the s— out of me.”
“Keep my wife’s name out your f—ing mouth!” Smith yelled up to the stage at Rock after taking his seat again.
“Wow, dude, it was aG.I. Janejoke,” said Rock — to which Smith replied once again, “Keep my wife’s name out your f—ing mouth!”
“I’m going to, okay?” Rock replied, before going on to say, “That was the … greatest night in the history of television” and presenting the award.
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Will and Jada Pinkett Smith.Richard Harbaugh/A.M.P.A.S. / SplashNews.com
Smith lateracknowledged the moment in his acceptance speechafter winning Best Actor for his performance asVenusandSerena Williams' father Richard Williams inKing Richard, although he omitted Rock from his apology.
“I want to apologize to the Academy. I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees,” he said.
The actor, who was previously nominated forAliandThe Pursuit of Happyness, then joked, “Art imitates life: I look like the crazy father. Just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things.”
He later added, “Being able to love and care for my mother and my family, my wife … Thank you for this honor. Thank you for this moment. … I hope the Academy invites me back.”
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A source later told PEOPLE thattensionsbetween the Best Actor winner and Oscars presenter goes back several years, when Rock took aim at Pinkett Smith, 50, during Rock’s hosting gig at the 2016 Academy Awards.
“When Chris hostedthe Oscarsin 2016, Jada was boycotting because of ‘Oscars So White.’ In his monologue, he made fun of her, saying she can’t boycott something she wasn’t invited to,” the insider explains. “Will was still mad about that.”
At the time, Rockmade a jab at Jadain his opening monologue. “Jada boycottingthe Oscarsis like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited,” he said.
source: people.com
