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Chris Rock Declines to File Police Report After Will Smith Slap: LAPD

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The comedian is not pressing charges after Will Smith slapped him during the Oscars broadcast, the LAPD said.

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The slap heard ’round the world will not head to the courts, it appears. Chris Rock, who was slapped and cursed out by Will Smith onstage after making a joke about Smith’s wife Jada’s hair during the Oscars ceremony Sunday night, declined to file a police report, according to Variety. “LAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement provided to the magazine. “The incident involved one individual slapping another. The individual involved has declined to file a police report. If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.”

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