Chris Rock 'stopped police from arresting Will Smith' at Oscars, as he insisted 'I'm fine'

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Academy Awards.The comedian had angered the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air actor after making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia.The jibe referenced Jada’s buzzcut, and saw the actress roll her eyes before Will stormed the stage to hit Chris.In a preview clip for his forthcoming interview with Good Morning America, Oscars producer Will Packer recounted what allegedly happened immediately after the standoff.He claimed police were ready to arrest Will after he returned to his seat in the audience.However, the awards show's producer added that Chris was “dismissive” towards the officers and declined to press charges.He said: “They were laying out the options, and as they were talking, Chris was being very dismissive of those options.“He was like, ‘No, I'm fine.’ He was like, ‘No, no, no.’”Following the event on Sunday, a police spokesperson said: "The individual involved has declined to file a police report."If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report."Express.co.uk has approached representatives for Chris Rock for comment.On Monday, Will issued a statement on Instagram describing his actions as “unacceptable and inexcusable” as he expressed his regret.In view of his 62 million followers, he wrote: “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.“My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.“Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.”In the lengthy post, Will also apologised directly to Chris and admitted he was “embarrassed” over the way he acted.Will continued: “I would like to publicly.