Chris Rock 'stopped LA police from arresting Will Smith' after Oscars slap, producer says
ok.co.ukPolice were prepared to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars, but didn’t at the request of the comedian, the show’s producer claims.
In a new preview clip for an upcoming interview with Good Morning America, Oscars producer Will Packer claims that police told Chris Rock, 57, that they would remove Will Smith, 53, from the audience after the shocking incident on Sunday evening.The producer told the show that Los Angeles police said: “We will go get him, we are prepared to get him right now,' the cops said to Rock, Packer recalled. "You can press charges.
We can arrest him.” He then alleges that Chris was dismissive towards the police, but he encouraged the comedian to hear them out before making a decision.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter “They were laying out the options, and as they were talking, Chris was being very dismissive of those options.
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