Comedian Chris Rock’s mother made striking statements about Will Smith slapping her at the 94th Academy Awards. Expressing that it is very sad that her last did not apologize, mother Rock said, “When he slapped Chris, he slapped us all.”
The famous actor Will Smith’s slapping of comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscar Awards ceremony had a great impact in the world press. While Will Smith’s behavior was met with criticism from all quarters, Chris Rock’s mother, Rosalie Rose Rock, made striking statements in an interview with a South Carolina television channel.
Emphasizing that the slap did not only harm his son, Rose Rock said, “When he slapped Chris, he slapped us all. He really slapped me.” . Rock, who was very angry with Will Smith, said, “He reacted to his wife’s glare at him and left. Then he made his day because he had laughed when it happened.”
Stating that his son is dying to present Questlove, who won an Oscar with the documentary “Summer of Soul”, and that the slap ruined that moment, Rock said, “Nobody He didn’t even hear her talk because everyone was asking, ‘What just happened?’ He was sitting there,” he said. Stating that he initially thought the slap was a skit, Rock concluded by saying, “When he slapped Chris, he slapped us all. He really slapped me.”
