George Lopez weighs in on Will Smith and Chris Rock slap drama

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George Lopez is weighing in on the drama surrounding Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Lopez - who is said to be a member of the Academy - told PEOPLE that the incident was like 'deciding which parent you want to live with.'The comedian and actor added that he is 'staying with my dad and Chris Rock.'Lopez, 60, has long been a friend of Rock, 57, and spoke about the support he's been receiving, saying: 'He's got a lot of great friends.' Opinion:Academy member George Lopez says Will Smith and Chris Rock slap drama is 'like deciding which parent you want to live with''I think what Wanda Sykes said on [The Ellen DeGeneres Show] was very, very powerful.

They've been friends for a long time, and a comedian never really wants to show their vulnerability,' he said.'And I could tell that in Wanda, that it has affected her deeply that one of her best friends was struck like that.' He was also asked about the current state of comedy in light of the incident, to which Lopez replied: 'Well, nobody's been able to take a joke for the last five or six years.' Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars on Sunday, after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

On Monday, Smith apologized According to the report, Lopez is a 'member of the Academy' of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.On Thursday, it was reported that Smith, 53, had not been asked to leave by the Academy contrary to conflicting reports.Yesterday, Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes slammed the Academy, calling their actions 'gross' for allowing Smith to remain in the theater Sunday night after he slapped Rock, a display she said made her feel 'physically ill.''It was sickening,' Sykes said in a televised interview on Ellen. 'I felt physically.