Chris Rock ‘turns down Oprah interview’ after Will Smith Oscars slap: ‘I am not going to be a victim’

Chris Rock turned down the opportunity of a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey after his Oscars slap ordeal, it has been claimed. The Grown Ups actor was attacked by Will Smith on stage at this year’s ceremony after he made a joke regarding Jada Pinkett Smith ’s hair. Will later issued a lengthy apology video regarding the incident , explaining that he had been told that the comedian was not ‘ready to talk’ about what happened.

According to reports, Chris addressed the confrontation once again at a stand-up performance in Phoenix over the weekend, claiming that he had been offered the chance to share his side with the noted host but had decided against the opportunity. ‘During the evening, he did describe that he declined an offer to go onto Oprah to do to a sit-down interview and even a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith himself,’ an audience member alleged he told the crowd. ‘He said, “You are not gonna see me on any interviews crying my heart out about this.

I am not going to be a victim”. ’ ‘I think we were all wondering if he was going to talk about that incident or not,’ they added to Entertainment Tonight . He is also thought to have claimed that he was approached to host next year’s Oscars ceremony , but declined the Academy’s invitation.

‘Chris Rock said he was asked to host next year’s Academy Awards at his Sunday night show at Arizona Financial Theatre, and that he refused the offer,’ a source said. ‘He also noted that he was offered the chance to do a Super Bowl commercial that he also declined. ‘Chris joked that returning to the Oscars would be like returning to the scene of the crime and said that it would be similar to asking Nicole Brown Simpson to go back to the Italian restaurant where she left her glasses.

’ Will stormed on stage to slap Chris in shocking scenes at the awards show in March, before yelling at him from the audience. The move left the world reeling, and the King Richard star has since been banned from any Academy events for a decade. He later apologized for his behavior in a YouTube video, which was released at the end of last month.

‘I’ve reached out to Chris and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he’ll reach out,’ he said at the time. ‘I will say to you Chris, I apologize to you, my behavior was unacceptable, and I’m here whenever you’re ready to talk. ‘I spent the last three months replaying and understanding the nuances and the complexities of what happened in that moment, and I’m not going to try to unpack all of that right now.

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