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Oscars Producer Will Packer Says LAPD Was Prepared To Arrest Will Smith, But Chris Rock Declined

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Will Smith and Chris Rock during Sunday night’s live broadcast of the Oscars ceremony, Will Packer is giving his perspective as the evening’s showrunner.

The screenwriter and film producer spoke out publicly for the first time on Good Morning America Friday morning, giving a never-before-heard perspective on what occurred in the production bay backstage in the moments immediately following the shocking altercation.Packer oversaw the production of the 94th annual Academy Awards, the first Black man to do so, with an all-Black production team at his side.

He, alongside his production partner Shayla Cowan, brought back formal hosts for the first time in three years (three hosts for the first time in over 35 years) and added several surprise elements and show shakeups to draw in additional viewership.However, much of their hard work has unfortunately been overshadowed by the hot topic on everyone’s tongue this week.

As Packer told host T.J. Holmes on his April 1 appearance on GMA, LAPD officers met with him and Rock while the show was still underway, presenting several courses of action against Smith for his violent outburst.“They were saying, ‘This is battery.’ That was the word they used in that moment,” Packer said. “They said, ‘We will go get him.

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