American actor Chris Rock reportedly turned down a no-holds-barred interview with TV host Oprah Winfrey over the infamous Oscar Award slap which landed on his face by Will Smith.
This was revealed by an audience member at 57-year-old Rock’s show at Arizona Financial Theatre, who said that Chris Rock didn’t want to speak about the incident.
According to him, Chris Rock declined an offer to go onto Oprah to do a sit-down interview and even a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith himself.
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While speaking with Entertainment Tonight, he said: “During the evening, he did describe that he declined an offer to go onto Oprah to do a sit-down interview and even a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith himself.
“He said, ‘You are not gonna see me in any interviews crying my heart out about this. I am not going to be a victim’.”
He continued: “I think we were all wondering if he was going to talk about that incident or not.”
