The Los Angeles Police Department is not investigating the incident that took place on the 94th Academy Awards stage in Hollywood when actor Will Smith slapped host Chris Rock in front of a live audience.
slapped host Chris Rock in front of a live audience, as the latter is not pressing charges, the department said in a statement.
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles."I will," Rock answered before presenting the Best Documentary Feature to Ahmir"Questlove" Thompson’s"Summer of Soul.
Bradley Cooper, left, and Will Smith appear in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
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