Chris Rock’s brother has claimed that Will Smith didn’t attain out to Rock after the viral Oscars slap, opposite to reviews.
At final 12 months’s ceremony, Smith stormed the stage and hit Rock after the comic made a joke about Smith’s spouse Jada Pinkett Smith.
Following quite a lot of apologies, directed in the direction of Rock and the organisers, Smith resigned from the Academy. He was later banned from attending all Academy occasions for 10 years.
It was not too long ago reported that Smith has “tried unsuccessfully” to make amends with Rock for the reason that incident, with People claiming that Smith has “felt terrible for so long” concerning the incident. “He’s tried unsuccessfully to make amends in the best way he could with Chris,” a supply informed the outlet.
Now, Rock’s brother Tony has alleged that Smith is mendacity about reaching out to Rock to apologise for the incident.
Appearing on BigBoyTV, Tony stated (through Insider): “That wasn’t true, that wasn’t true. I think like, two nights later, he said, ‘I reached out to Chris, and he didn’t want to talk.’ That wasn’t true.”
Saying he hoped he would additionally get an apology from Smith, Tony – who appeared in Smith’s 2005 movie Hitch, added: “He doesn’t owe me something, I simply thought we have been higher than that.
“My phone number has never changed. So, I just thought I’d get a phone call one day like, ‘Ay, let’s just you and I just talk.’ It hasn’t happened, so I guess it’s not going to happen.”
During a Netflix stand-up present final month, Rock addressed the Oscars slap and stated he “wasn’t a victim”.
“Everybody knows it happened,” Rock stated. “I got smacked a year ago. I got smacked at the Oscars by this motherfucker. And people are like, ‘Did it hurt?’ It still hurts. I’ve got ‘Summertime’ ringing in my ear.”