Chris Rock Says He Turned Down Sit-Down Interview With Oprah Winfrey After Oscars Slap

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Chris Rock to be opening up about the infamous Oscars slap anytime soon. ET spoke with January Harrison, founder of January Designs and Creations, who was in attendance at Rock's show in Phoenix on Sunday, where she said he not only discussed the incident between him and Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, but was adamant about not speaking publicly about the slap.As many will remember, it was at the Academy Awards that Smith slapped Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith before presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature.

Harrison said that Rock told the audience that Oprah Winfrey asked him to do a sit-down interview with her to discuss the incident, but he declined.«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,» Harrison shared. «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.'»Overall, Harrison said the audience seemed pleased that Rock discussed the Oscars slap, adding, «I think we were all wondering if he was going to talk about that incident or not.”Rock also revealed Sunday that he was also offered the role of host at next year's Oscars.

According to multiple eyewitnesses, Rock, who has hosted the awards show twice — once in 2005 and again in 2016 — told the audience that he was asked to host next year's show, but refused.»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," one eyewitness shared. «He also noted that he was offered the chance to do a Super Bowl commercial that he also declined.»The.