Oscars Host Wanda Sykes Speaks Out About How She Felt For Her Friend Chris Rock During And After The Will Smith Slap Incident
msn.comWill Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony has got to be the most scrutinized event in Oscars history, as everyone has an opinion.
Following the slap, the show had to go on for the three Oscar hosts — Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer — but figuring out how to process what went down really only started once the cameras stopped rolling.
Even months later Sykes still struggles, and she opened up about how it felt to see her friend Rock get hit on stage. Wanda Sykes and Chris Rock have been friends for a long time and appeared together on screen in movies like Pootie Tang and Down to Earth.
Sykes had some strong words for Will Smith after he responded to a joke Rock told about Jada Pinkett Smith by going on stage and slapping the comedian on live television.
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