Chris Rock reportedly rejected the opportunity to host the 2023 Oscars.
Chris Rock Turns Down 2023 Oscar Hosting Duties After Slapgate
This is entirely understandable since the 2022 Oscars became one of the most controversial talking points of TV history, let alone just Chris’ career. He had been slapped by actor Will Smith because of his joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss.
This would give him enough reasons to turn down the hosting duties, especially since Will did not apologise immediately.
And according to Arizona Republic, the comedian had been performing at the Arizona Financial Theatre on Sunday, 28th August 2022 when he revealed that he turned down the hosting gig.
But in doing so, Chris joked that by going back to the Oscars, it would have been akin to that of returning to a crime scene. This point was apparently driven home with a joke about O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson.
Chris allegedly compared it to Nicole going “back to the restaurant” shortly before being killed. Not only that, Chris had apparently also turned down the opportunity to do a Super Bowl commercial.
This is entirely understandable since Chris may not want to be seen as profiting from a negative incident. At the same time, it will give him an opportunity to focus on himself and get over the terrible ordeal that had happened.
That is not to say that Chris will not take up further opportunities at some point, but for now, he is happy in his life. The fans on social media were not surprised to see Chris turn down the gig.
After all, given everything that had happened, it was surprising to see an offer come in the first place. One person wrote: “No s**t. They should make Will Smith host and have a surprise guest punch his lights out unexpectedly.”
As long as Chris is happy, then that is the most important thing. So there you have it folks. What did you think about this? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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