Chris Rock Reveals Why He Won't Talk About Will Smith Slap

Breaking his media silence for the first time since his infamous altercation with Will Smith at this year’s Academy Awards, Chris Rock has declared that while he is not ready to talk about the incident just yet, when he does “it will be serious and funny.”Source: The Oscars via Variety

UPDATE 5:51 PM PT — Will’s resignation has been accepted by the Academy. UPDATE In a statement, Academy president David Rubin says … “We have received and accepted Mr. Will Smith’s immediate resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.” UPDATE Rubin adds … “We

Will Smith just apologized directly to Chris Rock, saying slapping Chris was “unacceptable and inexcusable.”Will did not apologize to Chris Sunday night during his Best Actor acceptance speech … but now he’s acknowledging, “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.”He

Most Americans think Chris Rock had it coming.More than half of those surveyed in a new poll said the comedian was in the wrong when he joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head at the Oscars — and do not fault actor Will Smith for smacking him on camera.The Blue Rose Research poll found