{"id":424973,"date":"2022-04-01T15:28:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chris-rock-saved-oscars-by-not-pressing-charges-producer\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T15:28:01","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T12:28:01","slug":"chris-rock-saved-oscars-by-not-pressing-charges-producer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-rock-saved-oscars-by-not-pressing-charges-producer\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chris Rock \u2018saved\u2019 Oscars by not pressing charges: producer"},"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-6a34c8e0a3391\" 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-6a34c8e0a3391\" 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\/chris-rock-saved-oscars-by-not-pressing-charges-producer\/#%E2%80%9CChris_Rock_%E2%80%98saved_Oscars_by_not_pressing_charges_producer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chris Rock \u2018saved\u2019 Oscars by not pressing charges: producer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChris_Rock_%E2%80%98saved_Oscars_by_not_pressing_charges_producer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chris Rock \u2018saved\u2019 Oscars by not pressing charges: producer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Oscars organizers were hoping Will Smith would apologize to Chris Rock on stage after he 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>ed the co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n for making a joke about his wife \u2014 but Rock saved the night with his \u201cgrace,\u201d the award show\u2019s producer said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Producer Will Packer said Rock \u201chandled the moment with such grace and aplomb\u201d and allowed the show to continue by his cool demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt allowed the show to continue and if he had handled that differently in that moment \u2014 which it could have gone so many different ways \u2014 and because Chris continued the way that he did, he completed the category \u2026 It gave us license in a way to continue the show, which is what we were trying to do,\u201d Packer told \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rock ultimately \u201csaved\u201d the Oscars, Packer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he did,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe certainly saved what was left of it at that point.\u201d<\/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\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-feat-image.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Oscars producer Will Packer during an exclusive interview with &quot;Good Morning America.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-21741575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-feat-image.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Oscars producer Will Packer during an exclusive interview with \u201cGood Morning America.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America \/ ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles police went to the Dolby Theatre after actor Will Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock, the producer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were saying, you know, this is battery,\u201d Packer said of the slap heard around the world. <\/p>\n<p>Officers were ready to take Smith into custody, Packer 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\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-11.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Smith notably did not apologize to Rock in his acceptance speech.\" class=\"wp-image-21741578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-11.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Smith notably did not apologize to Rock in his acceptance speech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThey said we will go get him,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019re prepared to get him right now. You can press charges. We can arrest him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Rock was \u201cvery dismissive\u201d of that course of action, Packer said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was like, \u2018No, I\u2019m fine,\u2019\u201d the producer recalled. \u201cHe was like, \u2018No, no, no.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-18.jpg?w=819\" alt=\"Will Smith later issued an apology on his Instagram.\" class=\"wp-image-21741580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1638 1638w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1229 1228w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=819 819w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=410 409w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-18.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\"\/><figcaption>Will Smith later issued an apology on his Instagram.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Will Smith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-15.jpg?w=688\" alt=\"Smith with Pinkett at the Vanity Fair Oscars party.\" class=\"wp-image-21741582\" width=\"249\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=498 498w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=373 373w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=249 249w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=124 124w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-15.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\"\/><figcaption>Smith with Pinkett at the Vanity Fair Oscars party.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Vanity Fair<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Packer also told the program he did not speak directly with Smith, contradicting earlier reports that he told the actor he could stay after he stormed the stage and smacked Rock.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShayla told me that they were about to physically remove Will Smith and I had not been a part of those conversations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd so I immediately went to the Academy leadership that was on site and I said Chris Rock doesn\u2019t want that. I said, Rock has made it clear that he does not want to make a bad situation worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rock, 57, wasn\u2019t consulted on whether to bounce Smith, 53, after the on-stage smackdown, sources have told The Post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-14.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Denzel Washington and Jada Pinkett Smith speak with Will Smith after the incident.\" class=\"wp-image-21741589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Denzel Washington and Jada Pinkett Smith speak with Will Smith after the incident.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo one ever asked Chris if Will should leave,\u201d one insider said. \u201cThey never consulted him. It was the Oscars producer Will Packer who made the final decision to let Will stay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TMZ <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/03\/31\/academy-lied-asking-will-smith-to-leave-oscars-slap-chris-rock\/\">reported Thursday<\/a> that Packer told Smith he could stay at the Dolby Theatre, where producers and Academy officials weren\u2019t in agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not want you to leave,\u201d Packer told one of Hollywood\u2019s biggest stars, according to the report.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rock ultimately \u201csaved\u201d the Oscars, Packer said.\" class=\"wp-image-21741600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-packer-oscars-slap-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Rock ultimately \u201csaved\u201d the Oscars, Packer said.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Good Morning America \/ ABC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s had claimed in a letter to members Wednesday that Smith \u201crefused\u201d to leave the ceremony, where he took home the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for \u201cKing Richard\u201d \u2014 while getting a standing ovation in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, meanwhile, will be able to state his case in a written response to the Academy before its board meets again on April 18. 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