Tyler Perry says Will Smith was 'triggered' before slapping Chris Rock at Oscars, was 'devastated' after
foxnews.comTyler Perry admitted being friends with Will Smith and Chris Rock following the infamous Oscars slap has been "difficult." Perry opened up during a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival about what was actually happening when the photograph of him talking to Smith was taken immediately following the slap during the Oscars ceremony on March 27.
Smith slapped Rock while the comedian was presenting the Oscar for best documentary feature. "There's a difference between comforting and deescalating, that's No.
1. And I left early to get to Chris to make sure he was okay," Perry told host Gayle King. "Being friends with both of them has been very difficult." Tyler Perry clarified that he wasn't comforting Will Smith at the Oscars following the now infamous slap. (Myung Chun / Los Angeles Times) "Trust me, as painful as it was for all of us in the room, it was as painful for Chris, who was a pure champion for the way he handled it," he added. "But I want you to understand that something happened that was extremely painful for [Will] as well.That is no excuse.
He was completely wrong for what he did. But something triggered him — that is so out of everything he is." Perry revealed Smith was "devastated" immediately following the slap. "And I'll tell you, when we walked over to him, he was devastated.
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