Oscars ‘crisis team’ in place if Will Smith-type slap happens: report

nypost.com:

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in a shocking moment that overshadowed Hollywood’s biggest night, TMZ reported Wednesday. The outlet cited unidentified Academy insiders who reportedly said the designated team will be able to spring into action at the March 12 ceremony if things go awry.“We have a whole crisis team, something we’ve never had before, and many plans in place,” the sources allegedly told TMZ. “We’ve run many scenarios.

So it is our hope that we will be prepared for anything that we may not anticipate right now but that we’re planning for just in case it does happen.”The Post has contacted a rep for the Oscars for comment.

A year ago, the “Men In Black” actor, 54, walked onstage and slapped the 58-year-old “Everybody Hates Chris” alum after he made a jokeabout Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 51, and her bald head.

Rock reportedly did not know that Pinkett Smith suffers fromalopecia, a disease that causes hair loss.No action was taken against Smith until days after the viral incident.