Will Smith slammed Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett’s baldness during Sunday’s live Oscars show.
But hours later, their mutual friend Sean Combs – whose name is Diddy now – told Page Six at the Vanity Fair party that the superstars were fine.
‘This is not a problem. It’s over. I can confirm that,” Diddy, 52, told the outlet. ‘It’s all love. They are brothers.”
Diddy has been friends with both Smith and Rock for decades.
He says they’re fine now: Diddy told PageSix at Vanity Fair’s Oscar party that Will Smith and Chris Rock worked out their fight at the Oscars
Speaking at the Vanity Fair After Party, an NBC reporter claimed that Chris and Will would have “some sort of public makeup” or “reconciliation” at the VF post-Oscars party after the physical altercation. But Chris never showed up.
Shortly after the slap, Diddy was seen on stage introducing Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro to celebrate The Godfather’s 50th anniversary.
Addressing the slap on stage, Diddy said Smith, 53, and Rock, 57, needed to reconcile at the Oscars after-party.
But there was no evidence Will and Chris even interacted after the show of violence that could have arrested Smith.
Rock was on stage at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theater to present the award for best documentary on Sunday when he mocked some of the famous faces in the crowd, and the King Richard actor was offended when Chris shaved over the made fun of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. directed look.
Chris said: “Jada I love you. GI Jane 2, can’t wait to see it.”
phew! Smith slammed Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett’s balding during Sunday night’s live Oscars show
Although Will laughed at first, Jada seemed unimpressed and Will then went on stage, slapped the host and walked away. Chris said, “Oh wow. Will Smith just blew me away.’
Will then yelled from his seat, “Take my wife’s name out of your damn mouth.”
Chris said, “Wow dude. It was a ‘GI Jane’ joke.’
The Men in Black star then said again, “Keep my wife’s name out of your damn mouth.”
Chris seemed stunned as he said: “I’ll be fine… will I move on? That was, uh, the biggest night in television history. In order. So we’re here to put out a documentary, to award an Oscar for Best Documentary. Well, the beauty of documentaries is that they make you feel smart, like you’re reading a book or something, but all you really did was get high and watch Netflix. So here we go, the nominees are…’
That was NOT OK: Rock looked stunned that Will had hit him on live TV for a joke
He smiled after the hit: Smith looked delighted after meeting Rock on live TV, but many people in the audience were distraught
When Will won Best Actor for his role in King Richard, the audience got a standing ovation even though he had just hit Rock.
And Smith defended his act of violence.
He insisted he was “called” to “protect” those he loves when he received the Oscar for best actor.
The Bad Boys actor addressed his actions as he tearfully said: “Oh man. Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. At this time in my life, at this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is asking me to do and be in this world.
Bad night for this guy: Here’s rock backstage at the Oscars
“In making this film, I had to protect Aunjanue Ellis, who was one of the strongest and most tender people I’ve ever met. I have to protect Saniya [Sidney] and Demi [Singleton]the two actresses who played Venus and Serena.
“I am called in my life to love people and protect people and be a flow for my people. I know to do what we do you have to be able to take abuse, you have to be able to get people to talk crazy about you, in this business you have to be able that people disrespect you. You have to smile and pretend it’s okay.
“Thank you, D-Denzel [Washington] said a few minutes ago be careful in your highest moment the devil is coming for you.
“It’s as if I want to be a vessel for love, I want to thank Venus and Serena and the entire Williams family for entrusting your story to me. That’s what I want to do, I want to be an ambassador of that kind of love, care and concern.
They go way back: Smith, center, with Ludacris, left, and Diddy, right, during Sean P. Diddy Comb’s 50 Fabulous Dinner Party at a private residence in Miami, Florida in 2004
And they go way back, too: (LR) Diddy, Rock, Guy Oseary and Alex Rodriguez attend Madonna Presents An Evening of Music, Art, Mischief and Performance in Benefit of Raising Malawi at Faena Forum in 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida
Will continued to apologize for his actions, insisting he didn’t cry because of his win.
He said: “I want to apologize to the Academy, to all my fellow nominees, this is a beautiful moment and I’m not crying about winning an award, it’s not about winning an award for me, it’s about winning a to let light shine. Tim and Trevor and Zac and Saniya and Demi and Aunjanue and the entire cast and crew of ‘King Richard, Venus and Serena, the entire Williams family.
“Art mimics life, I look like the crazy dad, just like they said about Richard Williams.
“Love will make you do crazy things.
“For my mother, a lot of things are really complicated for me at this moment, but for my mother, she didn’t want to come, she has her knitting crew to watch with. To be able to love and care for my mother, my family, my wife, thank you for this honor, thank you for this honor, thank you for this moment. Thank you on behalf of Richard, Oracene and the entire Williams family.’
And the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air star admitted he was worried he wouldn’t be welcome to the Academy Awards in the future.
He said: “I hope the academy invites me again, thank you.”
No frowns here: Smith appeared happy with his Oscar win as he beamed with family (LR) Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Will Smith, Jaden Smith and Trey Smith attending the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
His son Jaden Smith, 50 Cent and Judd Apatow are among the stars reacting to Smith beating Rock at the Oscars.
Will and Jada’s son Jaden appeared to support his dad in a since-deleted tweet. He wrote, “And this is how we do it.” The 23-year-old rapper later shared a selfie and said his father’s acceptance speech for his first Best Actor Oscar brought him to tears. In the second deleted post, he wrote, “My father’s speech made me cry.”
Hip-hop legend 50 Cent shared a meme of the moment Will hit Chris, with “Everybody Hates Chris” above it, the name of the sitcom the 57-year-old standup narrated.
The Candy Shop hitmaker joked in the caption: “B**** you never play with me. lol.’
Tiffany Haddish also defended Smith.
In contrast, director Judd Apatow hailed the attack as “pure out-of-control rage and violence” and said Will “could have killed Chris.”
Will he publicly apologize? Smith has yet to publicly apologize to Chris and Chris is not filing a complaint with the police
In a now-deleted post, he wrote: “He could have killed him. This is pure out of control anger and violence. You’ve heard a million jokes about her over the past three decades. You are not new to the world of Hollywood and comedy. He’s lost his mind.
“It seems Will Smith’s plan to get comedians and the world to stop making jokes about him isn’t going to work out. The Williams family must be furious. Pure narcissism.’
Referring to Demi Moore, who played GI Jane in the 1997 film, he added: “Besides – GI Jane was great. What exactly is offensive about being compared to a ripped, gorgeous Demi?’
Comedian Kathy Griffin was also unimpressed. She tweeted: “Let me tell you something, going on stage and physically assaulting a comedian is a very bad habit. Now we all have to start thinking about who the next Will Smith wants to be in comedy clubs and theaters.”
While One Direction star Liam Payne told reporters: “I think he had the right to do whatever he felt like doing. I had to leave my chair, I’ll be honest with you, it really hit me hard.