Chris Rock is declining to file a police report after Will Smith slapped him on live television during the 94th annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday night. Before presenting the award for Best Documentary, Rock took a moment to poke fun at members of the audience. One of the targets of his jokes was Jada Pinkett Smith, who arrived at the awards show with a nearly clean-shaven head. Rock joked that she was preparing for a role in the sequel to G.I. Jane, a 1997 drama that famously saw Demi Moore shave her head as part of her character's journey to become a Navy SEAL.

Pinkett Smith was visibly unamused by the jab and her husband wasted little time showing his displeasure as well. Within seconds, Smith was on the stage of Hollywood's Dolby Theatre and delivering a smack to Rock’s face before turning around and returning to his seat among a shocked audience. While the American broadcast was censored, unedited clips of the incident emerged almost immediately from other regions around the world. In them, a stunned Rock can be seen saying, “Will Smith just smacked the s*it out of me.” When the camera cuts to a clearly agitated Smith, now back in his seat, he can be seen yelling at Rock to “keep [his] wife’s name out of your f*cking mouth.”

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But despite the assault being broadcast live to millions of viewers across the globe, Rock is reportedly declining to file a police report against the King Richard actor. According to Variety, the LAPD says they are aware of the altercation, but that the victim elected to not file a police report. However, the statement does specify that a report could still be filed in the future. See the LAPD's full comments on the incident

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