Billy Crystal called Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards "an assault." The nine-time Oscars host spoke about the "disturbing incident" during an appearance on "Back on the Record" with Bob Costas on HBO Max.
Smith slapped Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. "It was a most disturbing incident, for sure," Crystal told Costas. "It was an assault.
I've had experiences. I hosted the Grammys three times and I've been thrown things." "In [Oscars] pre-production, the amazing Gil Cates, we would go through – he was the producer for six of the nine that I did – we would go through the rundown and I'd say, ‘Maybe I should be there because something might happen there.
If that person wins, I should follow that.'" Billy Crystal called Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars "an assault." Crystal explained why it's important to have a good host of the award shows. "I sort of set myself up to host the show, really host the show, so you can tie it together.
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