Will Smith Reportedly ‘Still Holds Grudge’ Against Chris Rock Years After Oscars Slap

According to a source, Smith “still hates” Rock over the Oscars slap and relishes the controversies surrounding his fellow comedian. Chris Rock made headlines when he walked away during Anthony Pratt’s holiday party for billionaires. According to The New York Post’s columnist Cindy Adams, Rock left because something in the audience bothered him too much to stay. “Our new push will be outer space,” he said, criticizing the Mexicans after making offensive remarks about the party not being on camera. We are going to put all the Mexicans on rockets.

The source claimed Will Smith had been “almost reveling in Rock’s every agony and twisting the knife for all it’s worth.” Even though Smith has been able to revive his career, he has stuck to his belief that Chris somehow destroyed his life.

These two have been conflicted since Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, comparing her to G.I. Jane at the 2022 Oscars. Upset with the remark, Smith got up, walked to the stage, and slapped Rock. He yelled, “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth.” Will Smith took home the Best Actor award that night. However, the incident resulted in a 10-year ban from the Academy Awards and resignation from the Academy.

Smith has made several public apologies, describing his behavior as “unacceptable.” Will Smith added that he was overcome with emotion following a joke concerning Jada’s alopecia. Rock has not commented on the issue. It is said that he did not accept Smith’s apology video and referred to it as a “hostage video.” 

Chris Rock is still troubled by the incident and its aftermath. He is said to be suffering some form of PTSD as a result of the incident, as per sources. Smith’s attempts to reconcile have all been spurned by Rock, who will not speak to him or accept Smith’s apology.

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