Chris Rock reportedly told an audience that he turned down the opportunity to host next year's Academy Awards after he was slapped by Will Smith at this year's ceremony.
Chris Rock reportedly told an audience over the weekend that he turned down the opportunity to host next year's Academy Awards after he was slapped by Will Smith at this year's ceremony.
According to the Arizona Republic, the 57-year-old comedian and actor joked to an audience in Phoenix Sunday night that him returning to the Oscars would be like returning to a crime scene. He reportedly referenced O.J. Simpson's murder trial, whose ex-wife's killing began with her leaving glasses at an Italian restaurant. Rock said returning to the Oscars would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson "to go back to the restaurant."
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