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Will Smith has not been arrested for assaulting Chris Rock during The Oscars.
On Sunday night, Smith slapped Rock for making a joke about his wife’s bald hair during the Oscars ceremony.
Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith being in "G.I. Jane" because of her bald head. She's spoken openly about having a hair loss condition. Will Smith ran on stage, slapped Rock, then screamed twice at the top of his lungs "KEEP MY WIFE'S NAME OUT OF YOUR F-NG MOUTH."
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) March 28, 2022
Will Smith punched Chris Rock wtf lol??? pic.twitter.com/GEz8O8zuhr
— gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 28, 2022
According to various reports, Rock has yet to contact police to press charges over the slap which is why Smith hasn’t been apprehended by police.
Regarding on stage incident between Chris Rock and Will Smith at the Oscars. Rock would have to file a police report for the LAPD to get involved. Sources tell us nobody from Rock's team has contacted the LAPD indicating he wants to do that. Would be misdemeanor battery at most.
— Alex Stone (@astoneabcnews) March 28, 2022
Chris Rock has so far not gone to police after he was hit by Will Smith. If he does, police would launch a misdemeanor battery investigation – NBC
— BNO News (@BNONews) March 28, 2022
Per Rolling Stone, “The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police report. If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will available to complete an investigative report.” pic.twitter.com/mrviwne5Ii
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) March 28, 2022