Wanda Skyes reflected on the scandalous Oscar night in 2022 where Will Smith punched Chris Rock.
At the 2022 Academy Awards, Skyes hosted the event with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall, but it was later overlooked due to the infamous slap.
In an interview with Variety, while talking about her Netflix series The UpshawsSkye talked about the phone call she received from the Aladdin star, after the show. However, the two have never spoken since.
‘He called. I had COVID or a bad cold,” she told the outlet. “I just texted to say, ‘Hey, I got your message. Thanks. I can’t talk.’ But he did call.”
Previously, op The Ellen ShowSkye claimed to Ellen DeGeneres that she had not heard from Smith, adding: “No one has apologized [the hosts]and we worked very hard to put that show together.”
She went on to say that Rock apologized to her and said, “It was supposed to be your night. You, Amy and Regina did so well. I’m so sorry that this is what this is about now,” she said at the time. “Because that’s who Chris is.”
Will Smith and Chris Rock unforgettable moment
At the 94th Academy Awards on March 22, comedian Chris Rock took the stage to present the award for Best Documentary Feature.
While joking with the audience, he made a comment about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, saying, “Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, I can’t wait to see you.”
The reference would be her shaved head due to alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.
Smith became upset with the comment, which led to him walking on stage and punching Rock in the face and returning to his seat while shouting, “Keep my wife’s name out of your damn mouth!”
Following the incident, Smith publicly apologized to Rock the next day and was subsequently banned from the Oscars for ten years.
