The man in charge of the Oscars ceremony says he thought the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock was a comedy set-up and didn't realise a blow had actually been thrown until after the comedian left the stage
During the interview, Packer also said the reason that Smith was not arrested on the spot was because Rock"did not want to make a bad situation worse".Packer said it was"absolute fact" that the LAPD, who attended the incident, were ready toSmith went on to win the category for his role in King Richard.Packer said officers came into his office and briefed him on the situation:"They were saying, you know, this is battery, [that] was a word they used in that moment.
"So, I immediately went to the Academy leadership that was on site and I said, 'Chris Rock doesn't want that'. "It has been explained to me that there was a conversation that I was not a part of, to ask him to voluntarily leave." Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jaden Smith and Trey Smith at the Vanity Fair Oscar party.
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