Chris Rock has finally answered the question folks have been asking since 2022, and his answer is simple. In a new interview with Variety, Rock said the only way he’ll return to the Oscars is if he’s nominated. Then he added the kicker: he doesn’t think that’s happening. No demands, no long speech about healing, just a straight answer about where he stands.
Rock also looked back on the night Will Smith slapped him on stage after a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. He said he wishes it never happened, but he also made clear it isn’t the most important thing in the world to him. Smith was banned from Academy events for 10 years over the incident. As for hosting again, Rock said his time might have passed and offered kind words for current hosts Conan O’Brien and Nikki Glaser. He’s staying busy with“Misty Green,”a film he wrote, directed, and stars in.
What do you think? Should Chris Rock ever host the Oscars again, or is he right that it’s time to pass the microphone?
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