Chris Rock; Will Smith at the Academy Awards in 2022.Photo:Kevin Winter/Getty; Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Kevin Winter/Getty; Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Chris Rockis weighing in on the possibility of returning to host theOscars.
“You never know,” the comedian, 60, toldE! Newsat an Oscars after-party when asked about serving as the ceremony’s emcee after doing so in 2005 and 2016.
Of course, three years ago while Rock was presenting at the Academy Awards,Will Smithslapped himonstage during the live show in response to a joke Rock had made aboutJada Pinkett Smith. Alluding to that infamous incident, Rock told the outlet, “This is what I would say: the most miserable people on earth are people that can’t forgive. So you never know.”
He added, “And not just people — you have to forgive yourself sometimes. So, hey, you never know.”
With his youngest daughter Zahra,Rock attendedthis year’sVanity FairOscars Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. (TheGrown Upsstar shares daughtersZahra, 20, and Lola Simone Rock, 22with ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock.)
Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage at the 2022 Academy Awards.Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty
Zahra Rock and Chris Rock at the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 2.Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
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Smithapologizedfor the slap incident in July 2022. A film industry source told PEOPLE last June that Smith “has had plenty of time to reflect on his life and is doing well” now. “Hewants to move forwardand continue with his career. His life has improved and he is optimistic with a lot of projects upcoming.”
source: people.com
