The following article contains footage that some readers may find distressing. Oscars 2022 producer Will Packer has broken his silence over the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock during Sunday night's (March 27) Academy Awards presentation.
During the live broadcast Smith walked onto the stage and slapped Rock in the face, after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith while preparing to announce the winner of the Best Documentary Oscar.
Less than an hour after the incident Smith appeared on stage again, this time to accept the Best Actor award for his role in King Richard.
Appearing on Good Morning America, Packer gave his account of what happened backstage when the incident occurred. He said that Rock had started "immediately freestyling" when he took to the stage, despite having "an amazing lineup of jokes" on the prompter.
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