Posted on 04/01/2022 11:18:42 AM PDT by dynachrome
Oscars producer Will Packer revealed the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) told Chris Rock backstage at the Academy Awards after Will Smith punched him in the face that what the actor did was “battery,” and that they were prepared to “arrest him.”
In an interview with Good Morning America, Packer explained police officers were immediately on the scene backstage after the attack, telling Rock what his rights were, and informing the comedian that they were prepared to arrest the actor.
Packer said the LAPD “came into my office, and they were laying out very clearly what Chris’ rights were. They were saying: ‘This is battery. We will go get him. We will go get him right now, you can press charges, we can arrest him.'”
“The LAPD made it clear: ‘We will do whatever you want us to do — and one of the options is that we will go and arrest him right now,'” he added.
The Oscars producer also mentioned that he, too, would support Rock’s decision.
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It has been reported he wasn’t asked to leave.
LAPD sort of telling a different story. They said there was a liason officer there. If the Academy had asked them to remove Smith it would not have been in their purview.
A source close to Rock is denying that he was ever asked if Smith should be removed
It seems like he just wanted to get out of there and didnt want to stick around to press charges or make matters worse
The guy has a learning disability. I have no doubt he was shook by the whole thing
Who cares?
Packer is denying that he said to Smith he could stay
A lot of he said she said going as everyone trying to spin their way out of this.
Yes- don’t forget Smith/Jada are scien-tol ogists
You can bet some in Hollywood are thinking: “97 years of peaceful Oscar ceremonies. The moment we give up the reins to a majority black production team as a gesture of fairness, you get an
Oscar winner acting like a thug!
Could there possibly be some connection?”
I am sure he wasn’t... just more lies.
This was either fully scripted.... or just more proof of the ridiculousness that is Hollywood.
would, might, maybe, could
the possibilities are endless
I didn’t either but maybe the statement “We will do whatever you want us to do” tells us that things are done differently in hollywood.
For a staged sissy slap? I doubt it.
A lot of chest puffing...now.
given that the attack was witnessed live by millions, the cops don’t need the victim to “press charges” ...
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