{"id":423079,"date":"2022-03-29T06:45:02","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/la-prosecutors-could-and-should-charge-will-smith-former-da-steve-cooley\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T06:45:02","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T03:45:02","slug":"la-prosecutors-could-and-should-charge-will-smith-former-da-steve-cooley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/la-prosecutors-could-and-should-charge-will-smith-former-da-steve-cooley\/","title":{"rendered":"#LA prosecutors could and &#8216;should&#8217; charge Will Smith: former DA Steve Cooley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a322474035ff\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a322474035ff\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/la-prosecutors-could-and-should-charge-will-smith-former-da-steve-cooley\/#%E2%80%9CLA_prosecutors_could_and_%E2%80%98should_charge_Will_Smith_former_DA_Steve_Cooley%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;LA prosecutors could and &#8216;should&#8217; charge Will Smith: former DA Steve Cooley&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLA_prosecutors_could_and_%E2%80%98should_charge_Will_Smith_former_DA_Steve_Cooley%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;LA prosecutors could and &#8216;should&#8217; charge Will Smith: former DA Steve Cooley&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>A former Los Angeles County district attorney said Monday that Will Smith could and \u201cshould\u201d still be prosecuted for sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ing Chris Rock at the Oscars \u2014 even though the co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n declined to press charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [Los Angeles] city attorney could bring charges based upon the evidence without necessarily relying upon the victim,\u201d Steve Cooley, the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012, told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe victim does not control whether or not a prosecutor should file charges,\u201d Cooley continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, charges actually can and should be filed because the offense was against the state of California. It\u2019s not Chris Rock versus Will Smith in a criminal matter. The LAPD and the city attorney should not close the door on what was an obvious criminal offense and is easily provable,\u201d said Cooley. <\/p>\n<p>Cooley said the LAPD and the Los Angeles City prosecutors should pursue the case. Smith could be charged with simple misdemeanor battery, the former district attorney said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-974.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Former L.A. County DA Steve Cooley said &quot;the LAPD and the city attorney should not close the door on what was an obvious criminal offense and is easily provable.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21696786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-974.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-974.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-974.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Former L.A. County DA Steve Cooley said \u201cthe LAPD and the city attorney should not close the door on what was an obvious criminal offense and is easily provable.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith, during Sunday night\u2019s awards ceremony, rushed the stage and delivered a hard slap to Rock\u2019s face after the comic cracked a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s baldness, which is caused by alopecia.<\/p>\n<p>Smith then went back to his seat and angrily yelled \u201ckeep my wife\u2019s name out of your f\u2014ing mouth,\u201d as the stunned Dolby Theatre crowd became uncomfortably silent.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking incident was viewed by millions on live television and many more online.<\/p>\n<p>A short time later, an emotional Smith collected the Best Actor award for his role in \u201cKing Richard,\u201d and apologized to the Academy without mentioning Rock.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-nypost-small-post\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"231\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-976.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231\" alt=\"Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's baldness, which is caused by alopecia.\" class=\"wp-image-21696787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-976.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=462 462w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-976.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=347 346w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-976.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=231 231w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-976.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=116 115w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/charge-will-smith-976.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\"\/><figcaption>Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s baldness, which is caused by alopecia.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Jordan Strauss\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He issued a mea culpa statement to the comic late in the day Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,\u201d the rapper-turned-movie star <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbqmaY1p7Pz\/\">wrote in a statement<\/a> posted to Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s\u00a0failed to intervene in the attack or sanction Smith during the ceremony, but it denounced his actions in a statement and said a \u201cformal review\u201d of the incident was underway Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Whoopi Goldberg, a governor on AMPAS\u2019s board, said Monday that Smith would not lose his trophy but was excepted to face punishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to take it. Well, there will be consequences, I\u2019m sure. But I don\u2019t think that that\u2019s what they\u2019ll be,\u201d she said on \u201cThe View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cParticularly because Chris said, \u2018Listen, I\u2019m not pressing any charges.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s incident wasn\u2019t the first time Smith put hands on someone at a Hollywood gala.<\/p>\n<p>He slapped a prankster that tried to kiss him on the red carpet of the \u201cMen in Black 3\u201d premiere in 2012.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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