Chris Rock “hid” during the Oscars at a private party

Chris Rock He first spoke about what happened at the previous Oscars in a special monologue published on the Netflix platform, where, in addition to speaking about this iconic situation, he sharply criticized actor Will Smith.

Rock came to the defense, was silent for a long time, “because I have parents. I was raised. Do you know what my parents taught me? Don’t fight in front of the whites.”

Let’s take a look back at one of the most iconic moments of the 94th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theater on March 27, 2022, when Smith punched The Rock on stage after the comedian joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett, having alopecia.

There was no one at gala concert No. 95 and various reasons were given.

On the one hand, we have Smith, who was banned for 10 years, while the comedian allegedly did not want to attend, despite the fact that the Academy invited him to perform again at the Dolby Theater.

Probably in order to continue not to be the main news in the newspapers, The Rock saw the most important movie ceremony at a private party hosted by Vanity Fair at the Four Seasons Hotel in Miami.

This party was hosted by Whitney Cummings, a close friend of The Rock.

From the images that surfaced at the event, Chris Rock looked very smiling and merged with the comedian in a warm embrace.

It is not known, however, how he reacted to the mention that last year’s brawl was hosted by Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel, who reminded all guests of the need to strictly follow the rules of conduct in order to have fun. this is a gala without incident.

These were the consequences that Will Smith had to endure after being hit by Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Actor Will Smith suffering from the aftermath of being punched by comedian Chris Rock during the Oscars in front of millions of viewers.

This is why Smith will not be able to attend any Oscar-related event or program, in person or virtually, for 10 years. Although it is not known if this will affect possible nominations.

At the time, he said “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision” and also resigned from the Academy and described his actions as painful and unforgivable.

According to Variety magazine’s Q Scores poll, Smith’s popularity dropped 15 points after the incident. In January, he had a positive opinion of 39%, the same as Tom Cruise and above Dwayne Johnson and Keanu Reeves, but by July it had fallen to 26%.

Jada Pinkett, his wife, was also affected by the incident. since in January 2022 13% of respondents spoke positively about it, after six months it fell to 6%.

Smith premiered his film Emancipation on Apple TV, along with a private screening that included Rihanna, Dave Chappelle and Tyler Perry.

He offered a TV interview, explaining that his whole past came into his mind that night and that was why he exploded. And he also agreed that because of the incident, people would consider boycotting the film and not watching it. As a result, the film was not considered for an Oscar.

Netflix has suspended pre-production on the film Free and Quick, which Smith was supposed to be working on. In addition, Bright 2 was canceled a month after the incident.