Oprah Offers Chris Rock $2.6 Million For Talking About Oscars Slap
Famous media personality, Oprah Winfrey, offered a fantastic sum to comedian Chris Rock; To be a guest on her program and talk about the incident that star Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars.
According to the British newspaper, "Mirror", Oprah offered Chris two million pounds, equivalent to 2.6 million dollars, in exchange for his appearance on her show.
However, the newspaper did not reveal whether Chris had accepted the offer or if he would prefer not to talk about it.
And Chris Rock, during his comedy show, said to the audience: "If you are here to hear anything from me about the Oscar incident, it will not happen, I still understand it, and I will talk about this matter, or nonsense, as he put it, at a later time."
Chris Rock's gains after the slapping incident
Despite the difficult situation that Chris Rock was exposed to on the stage and in front of the eyes of millions, this situation has made him a lot of gains. Apart from the fictional Oprah Winfrey show, Rock made a lot of money as a result of the famous slap.
Chris Rock has become the most requested character to appear in the comedy shows he presents on the stage, and the prices of show tickets have risen remarkably, in addition to the rush of television programs and "Talk Show" in America; In order to appear for no more than 60 minutes, or less, on their programs for an imaginary fee.
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock
Will Smith, minutes before his rise to receive the award for best actor for the movie King Richard, had gone up on the stage to slap the host of the ceremony, comedian Chris Rock, who mocked his wife, Jada Pinkett, who attended the ceremony with a clean head.
While presenting Chris the award for Best Documentary Film, he said, “We are waiting for you in GI Jane 2,” referring to Demi Moore’s appearance in the film in which she appeared shaved, and Will Smith’s reaction at first was normal, and even laughed, but it was many seconds. He even saw his wife's annoyance; What prompted Will to go up to the stage and slap him hard, then return to his place and threaten him not to say his wife's name again on his tongue.
Speaking about his assault on Chris Rock while accepting the Best Actor award, the star justified that what he did was out of love; Will Smith said, "I also want to apologize to the Academy, and to all my fellow candidates, because love will make you do crazy things, what more can you say."
The following day, Will Smith posted a statement on his official Facebook account: "Violence in all its forms is toxic and destructive, and my behavior at the Oscars last night was unacceptable and unforgivable... Jokes about my life are part of the job. But the jokes about Jada’s medical condition were more than I could handle, and her reaction was emotional.”
Will Smith added, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris; I was out of the box, and I was wrong. I feel embarrassed, and my actions were no indication of the man I wanted to be. There is no place for violence in the world of love and kindness.”
The star also apologized to the academy and the audience, in addition to everyone who watched the ceremony, and the Williams family, who gave part of their history in his movie King Richard, in which he won the first Oscar in his life.
Two days later, the international representative submitted his final resignation from the Academy, in anticipation of any position that the Academy might take against him.
