Chris Rock with his mother Rosalie.
stock struggleweighs in Chris Rockmother Rosalie RockShe opened up about watching her son get slapped will Smith During the 94th Annual Academy Awards.
“[Will,] You reacted with your wife giving you a side eye, and she went and made her day because she was thinking laughing when it happened,” Rosalie, 77, told WIS News 10 in South Carolina on Friday, April 22.
The motivational speaker, who watched the Oscars in the comfort of her home, told WIS ‘ Billie Jean Shaw She initially thought the meet was organized until the age of 53 The New Prince of Bel-Air The alum “started using expletives” during the broadcast.
“When he slapped Chris, he slapped us all. Rosalie explained that he really slapped me, noting her pride in the way her 57-year-old son handled the situation.” No one even heard his speech. No one was able to be present at the moment because everyone was just sitting there like, “What just happened?”
She continued, “I feel bad that he never apologized. I mean his people wrote a piece [via Instagram] Saying, ‘I apologize to Chris Rock,’ but you see that something like this is personal, you have to reach out.”
The grown ups An actor presented the award for Best Documentary Feature – and she won it Questlove During the Oscars last month. During his tenure, Rock joked that Jada Pinkett Smith – who married King Richard The star in 1997 – could be a potential star Ji Jin Sequel Because of Her Shaved Head. (red table talk A hostess, 50, was vocal about her struggle with hair loss.) Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes at the comment before Smith walked onto stage, slapping Rock in the face.
“Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth,” the Philadelphia native, who won Best Actor in a Leading Role during the ceremony, yelled back to his seat.
us weekly Confirmed at that time that Everyone hates Kris The alum refused to file a police report before Smith admitted that he regretted his actions.
“I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I wanted to be. I would like to apologize, in part, via Instagram.” I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the show’s producers, everyone in attendance and everyone Watched all over the world.”
Smith later resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before the organization banned him from attending their events for 10 years amid a formal review of his behavior. The on me The actor has since accepted their decision.
Rock, for his part, has remained relatively calm about the incident.
“I’m fine, I have a full show and I don’t talk about it until I get paid,” the South Carolina native told an attendee during Palm Springs, Calif., which was set earlier this month. “Life is good. I have restored my hearing.”
