{"id":488937,"date":"2022-08-30T14:16:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chris-rock-reveals-he-declined-2023-oscars-hosting-gig-due-to-will-smith-slap\/"},"modified":"2022-08-30T14:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T11:16:45","slug":"chris-rock-reveals-he-declined-2023-oscars-hosting-gig-due-to-will-smith-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chris-rock-reveals-he-declined-2023-oscars-hosting-gig-due-to-will-smith-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chris Rock Reveals He Declined 2023 Oscars Hosting Gig Due To Will Smith Slap"},"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-6a3bbf7408af1\" 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-6a3bbf7408af1\" 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-reveals-he-declined-2023-oscars-hosting-gig-due-to-will-smith-slap\/#%E2%80%9CChris_Rock_Reveals_He_Declined_2023_Oscars_Hosting_Gig_Due_To_Will_Smith_Slap%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Chris Rock Reveals He Declined 2023 Oscars Hosting Gig Due To Will Smith Slap&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CChris_Rock_Reveals_He_Declined_2023_Oscars_Hosting_Gig_Due_To_Will_Smith_Slap%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Chris Rock Reveals He Declined 2023 Oscars Hosting Gig Due To Will Smith Slap&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/08\/chris-rock-declined-2023-oscars-will-smith-slap-1200x675.png\" alt=\"Chris Rock Reveals He Declined 2023 Oscars Hosting Gig Due To Will Smith Slap\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span>Neilson Barnard\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nChris Rock has reportedly turned down hosting the 2023 Oscars due to the Will Smith slap that took place at the last ceremony in March.<\/p>\n<p>According to <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/eu.azcentral.com\/story\/entertainment\/people\/2022\/08\/29\/chris-rock-invited-host-oscars-will-smith-slap\/7927694001\/\">The Arizona Republic<\/a><\/em>, the co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n revealed he declined an invitation to host the next Academy Awards during his show at Phoenix\u2019s Arizona Financial Theatre on Sunday (August 28).<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c200\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\nRock reportedly compared accepting the hosting gig to returning to the scene of a crime, referencing the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, whose ex-wife\u2019s murder began with leaving a pair of glasses at an Italian restaurant. Rock said returning to the Oscars would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson \u201cto go back to the restaurant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He <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>arently referenced the slap early in the show after mentioning how a person could get famous for being a victim, admitting the slap hurt while bringing up Smith playing Muhammad Ali in 2001\u2019s <em>Ali<\/em> biopic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s bigger than me,\u201d he said. \u201cThe state of Nevada would not sanction a fight between me and Will Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the 2022 ceremony, Chris Rock made a joke about the shaved head of Will Smith\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, suggesting she went bald for a new movie role, saying, \u201c<em>G.I. Jane 2<\/em>? Can\u2019t wait to see it,\u201d in reference to the 1997 movie.<\/p>\n<p>Will Smith then walked up on stage and slapped Rock across the face before returning to his seat and shouting, \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out your fucking mouth.\u201d Smith\u2019s actions led to him being banned from the Oscars for 10 years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c300\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\nAccording to a <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2022\/03\/28\/chris-rock-will-smith-pada-pinkett-smack-alopecia-oscars\/\">TMZ<\/a><\/em> source shortly after the incident, Rock wasn\u2019t aware Pinkett Smith has alopecia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VTCR4vMosWg\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VTCR4vMosWg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will Smith issued an apology to Chris Rock and his family in a video posted to his YouTube channel in July.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that, he\u2019s not ready to talk,\u201d he said in the clip. \u201cWhen he is, he will reach out. I will say to you, Chris, I apologize to you. My behavior was unacceptable and I am here whenever you are ready to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\" inserted=\"shortcode\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit\u201c400\u201d\" class=\"adUnits\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n                        if(isMobile){\n                            window.catalyst.cmd.push(\"loadAds\", [[\"incontent\", \"contentUnit\u201c400\u201d\", \"section_post_inarticle\"]]);\n                        }\n                    <\/script><br \/>\nHe continued: \u201cI want to apologize to Chris\u2019s mother. I saw an interview [she] did, and that was one of the things I just didn\u2019t realize. I wasn\u2019t thinking, but how many people got hurt in that moment. I want to apologize to Chris\u2019 mother, I want to apologize to Chris\u2019s family, specifically Tony Rock. We had a great relationship. Tony Rock was my man. 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