Chris Rock shouldn’t be returning to the Oscars as a number, and now he’s revealing the actual purpose behind his resolution.
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5 months after the notorious slap from fellow actor Will Smith, Rock revealed throughout a present in Phoenix that he was requested to host subsequent yr’s ceremony.
Nevertheless, Rock has since turned down the position and in keeping with Arizona Republic, he mentioned that returning can be like going again to the scene of a criminal offense.
He even referenced O.J. Simpson and in contrast it to asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to return to the restaurant” the place she left her eyeglasses earlier than being killed.
The ‘Grown Ups’ star additionally went on to joke concerning the measurement variations between him and Smith.
Whereas it has been reported by Deadline that ABC’s President of Leisure Craig Erwich is open to having Rock again, it seems that won’t be occurring.
Rock beforehand hosted the award present in 2005 and 2016.
