Chris Rock was ‘shaken’ by Will Smith incident backstage at Oscars: source
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Contrary to reports, it still remains unclear if they have squashed their expensive beef.
"Puff really needed to bring up that room after that incident and wanted to elevate the room and be a peacemaker," a source told Fox News Digital on Monday, "Obviously, it was such a successful night for Will Packer and Shayla Cowan, the two Black producers — it was a big moment for them, and he wanted to recognize them before he was doing the other big moment, which was 'The Godfather' moment — 50 years."
"Unfortunately, he had to sort of change the direction of what he was saying but also wanted to bring two incredible artists together and sort of squash it," the insider added. "He wanted to be that love in the room and do what he did — that’s what he wanted to achieve, and he wanted to do it privately where he went to speak to both of them individually— and he did that too."