Chris Rock Moves On From Oscars Slap | Entertainment and Celebrity News

Chris Rock says he wishes the Oscars slap never happened and is focused on his new movie, Misty Green, starring Rosalind Eleazar. He’s not dwelling on the incident, calling his personal bad day insignificant compared to global crises. Rock hasn’t returned to the Oscars since and has no plans to go back unless nominated — which he admits is unlikely. The slap, in which Will Smith stormed onstage and struck Rock after a joke, sparked worldwide outrage and led to Smith’s 10-year ban from Academy events and new rules for handling such incidents at future ceremonies. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1d49e0c200780802