August 03, (THEWILL) – Following his public apology to comedian and actor, Chris Rock, for slapping him at the Academy Awards, there are claims that Rock has no plans to reach out to actor Will Smith.
Over the weekend, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star, 53, offered an apology, where he said he had taken the last four months to ‘work’ on himself after the incident at the Oscars in March.
He also said he reached out to Chris, but the message he got was that he’s not ready to talk and when he is, he will reach out.
A source has reported that the comedian isn’t currently ready to rekindle a friendship and said that Will’s apology was simply a bid to repair his public image.
“Chris has no plans to reach out to Will before adding: ‘He [Will] needs the public’s forgiveness, not Chris’.”
Chris, who was hosting the Academy Awards show back in March, joked that Smith’s wife, Jada, looked like ‘G.I. Jane’ because of her baldness, and not knowing that the actress suffers from alopecia.
Will stormed the stage and slapped Rock after fuming: ‘Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.’
The incident left many people shocked and also sparked massive criticism online.
