Chris Rock Refuses To File Police Report After Will Smith Slaps Him At Oscars 2022
Chris Rock refused to file a police report against actor Will Smith who slapped him on national television during the live telecast of Oscars 2022. The comedian had said that he was looking forward to see her star in a sequel to GI Jane Jada suffersalopecia an autoimmune disorder which causes hair loss byattacking hair follicles.
The Los Angeles Police Department has confirmed via a statement that comedian Chris Rock refused to file a police report against actor Will Smith, who slapped him on national television during the live telecast of Oscars 2022.
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The statement by the LAPD reads, "LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards programme. The incident involved one individual slapping another."
Referring to Rock, the statement adds: "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."
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Meanwhile, the internet is reacting strongly to the entire incident. While some people are saying they have 'lost all respect' for Will Smith after the incident, others are commenting how Chris Rock should've never made a joke about the former's wife's medical condition.
Here are some reactions:
First, jokes are not violence. Slapping a person is violence.
¡ª Nick Boyer (@Nicholas_Boyer) March 28, 2022
Second, props to Chris Rock -- he swallowed that slap and then joked about it. #IStandWithChrisRock
Real privilege is committing assault on television and still getting an award.#IStandWithChrisRock#WillSmithAssault pic.twitter.com/Ctbdop0zHh
¡ª Minerva Neryse (@minervaneryse) March 29, 2022
I started losing my hair at 16 and went completely bald by 21. I've heard every bald joke on the planet, and I stand with Chris Rock.
¡ª ArtHouseFilmWire (@ArtHouseFilmWre) March 28, 2022
Chris told a joke.
Will Smith should be ashamed. #IStandWithChrisRock #ChrisRock #WillSmith pic.twitter.com/kJswFH0bag
Will Smith is the prime example of cancel culture and privilege that exists in this country that you can't even take a simple joke anymore without getting so emotionally fired up that you physically assault someone. #IStandWithChrisRock
¡ª Nicole the Free Thinker (@wokestees) March 28, 2022
Will genuinely laughed when he heard the joke at first. Why not just say later to Chris, ¡°hey man I don¡¯t appreciate what you said to my wife, go apologize¡± he completely blew it out of proportion. I¡¯m over him and all the Hollywood elite in general. #IStandWithChrisRock pic.twitter.com/YvqFqRsMXO
¡ª Teri Harris (@TeriBoBerry22) March 28, 2022
¡°The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman.¡±¡ªMalcolm X
¡ª Tiffany Arnold ??? (she/her) (@TiffanyWrites2) March 28, 2022
Congrats to #WillSmith for standing up for his! #watchyourmouth #BlackWomen
No one has the right to joke about someone's illnesses....i think he did the right thing ?#Oscar#willSmith pic.twitter.com/EYwGkfnpKl
¡ª Chetan yele (@Chetanyele1919) March 28, 2022
For the unversed, Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock on the Oscars 2022 stage after the latter made a joke in reference to the former's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The comedian had said that he was looking forward to see her star in a sequel to G.I. Jane. Jada, who suffers alopecia, an autoimmune disorder, which causes hair loss by attacking hair follicles, didn't like the joke and was visibly upset.
Also Read: 'Keep My Wife's Name Out Of Your F****** Mouth', Will Smith Punches Chris Rock On Oscars Stage
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