Chris Rock Says ‘You Never Know’ About Hosting the Oscars Again, Three Years After Will Smith Slap: ‘The Most Miserable People on Earth Can’t Forgive’

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Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Rock was asked by E! News at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscars Party about whether or not he would host the Oscars again, three years after Will Smith infamously slapped him on stage.

Rock isn’t ruling out a return despite the incident. The comedian hosted the Oscars in 2005 and 2016. He presented the best documentary category at the 2022 Oscars and made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, which led to the Will Smith slap. “You never know,” Rock said about hosting the Oscars for a third time. “This is what I would say, the most miserable people on earth are people that can’t forgive.

And not just people, you have to forgive yourself sometimes. So, hey, you never know.” “I live in forgiveness,” Rock added to E!

News. “True love starts at forgiveness.” As Rock was presenting the Oscar for best documentary in 2022, he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith being in a sequel to “G.I.