Academy Governor Whoopi Goldberg: ‘We’re Not Going to Take That Oscar’ From Will Smith (Video)

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#TheView #Oscars pic.twitter.com/e8sriRrh4gSmith’s slap heard around the world has dominated conversation about the Oscars and has, unfortunately, outshone many of the other winners and storylines from the night.

Smith stormed on stage and slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, despite the fact that Pinkett Smith has struggled with alopecia. “Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me,” Rock said to the audience in disbelief.Smith could then be heard just off stage shouting, “Keep my wife’s name out your f—ing mouth,” to which Rock tried to defend himself, saying: “Wow, dude, it was a f—ing ‘G.I.

Jane’ joke.”As Goldberg alluded to, the LAPD issued a statement on Sunday night saying it was aware of the incident and that Rock had declined to file a police report but that the LAPD would be available to him should he wish to do so at a later date.

The rapper Diddy also said that, following the Oscars, both Smith and Rock reconciled after the incident. The Academy also issued a statement Sunday saying that it “does not condone violence of any form” but did not mention any other potential consequences.