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Oscars producer says Chris Rock didn't tell his planned jokes before Will Smith's slap: 'He was freestyling'

Oscars producer says Chris Rock didn't tell his planned jokes before Will Smith's slap: 'He was freestyling'

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Friday, April 01, 2022 12:19:04 PM UTC

Oscars producer Will Packer is breaking down what went down at the 94th Academy Awards before and after Will Smith approached the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock for joking about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head.

"I said, ‘Watch this, he’s going to kill.’ I knew he had an amazing lineup of jokes that we had, we had them in the prompter. And ultimately he did not get to one joke. He didn’t tell one of the planned jokes, he was just immediately freestyling – but I'll tell you, if there’s anybody you don’t worry about going out in front a live audience and riffing off the cuff, it’s Chris Rock. Nobody’s better," Packer said on "Good Morning America."

Things got interesting when Rock turned to Pinkett Smith and said, "Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it." Seconds later, Smith took the stage and slapped Rock across the face. Packer said he was just as confused as everyone else.

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