Oscars producer: Police were ready to arrest Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at ceremony
Police officers were ready to arrest actor Will Smith at the Academy Awards after he slapped presenter Chris Rock, the ceremony's producer has said.
Will Packer told ABC's Good Morning America:"They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment.Rock had joked about the appearance of Smith's wife, prompting Smith to walk onto the stage and smack him in the face.'Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth!'Advertisement
But producer Mr Packer said Rock had told police officers afterwards that he did not want to take the matter further. He described Rock, a comedian, as being"very dismissive of those options - he was like 'no, no, no, I'm fine'.
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