Chris Rock’s Mom Talks Will Smith’s Assault: ‘Slaps All Of Us’

Almost a month after seeing her son on TV get slapped by actor Will Smith, Rose Rock, mother of comedian Chris Rock, broke the silence and spoke about the aggression. According to her, it was as if she had been beaten.

“When he slapped Chris, he slapped all of us. It was really like he slapped me,” she said in an interview with NBC news.

Rose watched it on television and said that at first she thought that situation was staged between the two and that she only came to real life when she saw Smith swearing in the direction of her son.

In his view, the slap, motivated by a joke Rock made with Jada and her alopecia, was completely disproportionate. “You reacted to your wife by rolling your eyes and you went and made her day because she was thinking about laughing when it happened,” Rose commented as if she was speaking directly to Will.

For her, it was a pity that no one was by her son’s side at that moment. “Nobody heard what he said [na apresentação do Oscar de Melhor Documentário]. Nobody was able to be with him because everybody was thinking, ‘What happened?'”

Not even Will Smith’s apology seems to have been accepted by her, who claims that maybe he didn’t write it. “I feel really bad that he never really apologized. I mean, his people wrote a post,” she concluded.

Will Smith resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after the institution opened disciplinary proceedings against the actor.

In a statement to the committee, as reported by Variety, the actor anticipated his decision to leave the Academy and says he “accepts any other consequences” that the board deems appropriate. “My actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and unforgivable.”

Outside of the Academy, Smith can no longer vote for the Oscars, but he can still be nominated for future Academy Awards, attend ceremonies and keep the statuette he won.

In the text, the actor awarded at the time for his performance in “King Richard: Raising Champions”, says that he hurt not only the comedian, but also his family, friends, loved ones and the entire audience. “I have betrayed the trust of the Academy,” he wrote. “I have deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken.”

He also says that he would like to give the spotlight back to the winners on the night, and not his aggressive attitude. He concludes by stating that “change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason”.