Amy Schumer is giving more insight into the tense moments that followed Will Smithslapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The 40-year-old comedian was one of the three female co-hosts of the awards show, and was asked while on for her thoughts on Smith receiving a standing ovation for his Best Actor Oscar win just minutes after the shocking slap occurred. «I was backstage, and I knew I had to go out.
I was kind of the only host that was going out solo after that, so it really felt like the Situation Room of comedy,» she shared. «We were all watching the monitor, and then he won, like, everybody, we were just kind of floored.
And I was just thinking about, 'What am I going to do when I go out there?'»Schumer previously posted on Instagram about the slap, writing, «Still triggered and traumatized.
I love my friend @chrisrock and believe he handled it like a pro. Stayed up there and gave an Oscar to his friend @questlove and the whole thing was so disturbing.
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