Chris Rock Apologized To Wanda Sykes After Will Smith's Oscars Slap
Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes says Chris Rock apologized to her following Sunday's ceremony that saw Will Smith slap him across the face. Rock and Sykes have a long history reaching back to The Chris Rock Show, where Sykes won an Emmy for her work as a writer. The two would also work on other projects, like the films Down to Earth and Pootie Tang, with the comedians still being friends all these years later.
The 94th Academy Awards took place on Sunday with three hosts: Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, and Sykes. With the ceremony well underway, Rock took to the stage to present the award for Best Documentary when he made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Moments later, Smith was on stage, making his way toward Rock, only to deliver a violent slap across Rock's face. Smith then told him to «Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth!» Rock admirably kept the show rolling with attendees still in shock over the incident, only for Smith to win a Best Actor Oscar a few minutes later.
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In an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Sykes discusses the now-infamous Smith Oscars slap. Following her initial shock, Sykes says she «felt so awful for my friend Chris,» before calling the incident «sickening.» She goes on to criticize the movie star's actions before mentioning that Rock approached her at an afterparty to apologize. He told her that the whole situation would now take away from what should've been her night to shine with her fellow co-hosts. Sykes then adds that he apologized«because that's who Chris is.» Check out Sykes' comments below:
I hope he doesn’t mind me saying this, but I saw Chris at [Guy Oseary’s after party] and as soon as I walked up to
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