Chris Rock plays down Will Smith Oscars slap: “It’s not that important”

Chris Rock has played down Will Smith‘s slap at the 2022 Oscars. READ MORE: The story of Slapgate: Will Smith and Chris Rock’s relationship through the years At the ceremony that year, Smith slapped Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Following the incident, Smith apologised to Rock, resigned from the Academy, and was banned from attending Academy events for 10 years. Smith later released another apology on YouTube in July 2022 where he described his behaviour as “unacceptable”, adding: “I just didn’t realise, I wasn’t thinking about how many people got hurt in that moment.” Since the incident, Rock has joked about the Oscars slap during various stand-up shows, including a set with Dave Chappelle. Leslie Jones previously said Rock sought counselling after being slapped by Smith. “That shit was humiliating. It really affected him. People need to understand his daughters, his parents, saw that. He had to go to counselling with his daughters,” she said at the time. Now in new interview with Variety, he played down the incident when discussing his new film Misty Green starring Slow Horses actor Rosalind Eleazar, Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, A...