Chris Rock has decided not to file a police report against Will Smith for the King Richard actor hitting him in the face on stage at the Oscars tonight — at least for now.
Los Angeles Police Department officers on the scene at the well guarded event spoke to the Fargo star soon after the ABC telecast show ended, sources confirm.
If Rock had filed a report with the LAPD and Smith was charged with assault, the now Oscar winner could have faced up to six months behind bars and a fine up to $100,000.
In California, simple assault is categorized as a misdemeanor. Rock has up to six months to file a report f he wants to. “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program,” the police said in a statement tonight. “The incident involved one individual slapping another,” they added. “The individual involved has declined to file a police report.
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