Chris Rock's Mom Reacts to Will Smith Slapping Her Son at the Oscars

Chris Rock SPEAKS OUT connected Will Smith's Oscars Slap

Chris Rock's mom, Rose Rock, is lasting up for her son.  

The motivational talker shared her absorption to Will Smith infamously slapping her lad unrecorded connected television during the 2022 Oscars portion visiting South Carolina station WIS-TV's Soda City Live on April 22.

"When Will slapped Chris, helium slapped each of us, but helium truly slapped me," she said. "Because erstwhile you wounded my child, you wounded me." 

The 77-year-old noted that she had "never met" Will anterior to the incidental and initially believed that it was a staged lawsuit "until helium started with the obscenities."  

At the March 27 awards ceremony, Will struck Chris aft the comedian made a gag astir his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her hairstyle. When the King Richard actor returned to his seat, helium repeatedly shouted that Chris needed to "keep my wife's sanction retired of your f--king mouth."  

While reflecting connected the altercation, Rose said that she had "no idea" what she would accidental to Will if fixed the accidental except: "What successful the satellite were you thinking?" 

As a parent of 10, Rose besides shared her heartbreak astir not being capable to physically beryllium determination for her lad aft the incident. "I was not [at the Oscars] this time." she said. "I couldn't scope retired to him astatine that point, determination was thing to bash and that's a hard happening for a mother. No substance however aged they are, they're inactive your babies." 

In the aftermath of the slap, Will has publicly apologized to Chris connected Instagram, resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, and received a 10-year ban from attending each Academy events for his actions. In a connection to E! News, Will shared, "I judge and respect the Academy's decision."

While the lawsuit didn't spell the mode the presenter oregon his household had imagined, Rose maintained that she was "really, truly proud" of the mode Chris carried himself onstage aft the incident. 

However, she noted that she besides felt "really sad," due to the fact that "Chris was truthful blessed to beryllium giving the grant to Questlove for his Oscar and nary 1 heard his speech. No 1 was capable to conscionable beryllium successful the moment, due to the fact that everybody was conscionable sitting determination like, ‘What conscionable happened?'" 

When asked if she sees a aboriginal wherever the 2 stars could 1 time conscionable and reconcile, Rose shared she's leaving that up to them. "That would person to beryllium a determination they made. I consciousness truly atrocious that [Will] ne'er apologized," she said. "Something similar that is personal. You scope out." 

She besides gave an update connected Chris, who precocious embarked connected his drama tour. "He is doing well," she shared. "Like helium said, he's inactive processing it due to the fact that that's not thing you expect."