Chris Rock doesnt rule out returning as Oscars host after the slapgate incident with Will Smith: 'You never know'

Three years after the notorious 'slapgate' incident, actor-comedian Chris Rock has addressed the episode involving Hollywood star Will Smith. In a discussion with the media at the Annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party, the actor-comedian was questioned about a potential return to the Academy Awards stage, following the contentious joke he made about Smith's estranged wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Three years after the infamous altercation at the Academy Awards, comedian and actor Chris Rock has addressed the incident involving Will Smith In the aftermath of the incident, Smith faced a decade-long ban from attending Oscar ceremonies and issued a public apology to Rock for the onstage slap. During the 2022 ceremony, while presenting the Best Documentary category, he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, leading to the incident with Will Smith. Later that evening, Smith won the Best Actor award for his role in "King Richard" and apologised to the Academy and fellow nominees during his acceptance speech, but not to Rock.