Zoë Kravitz Reflects On Backlash Over Comments About Will Smith’s Slap At The Oscars: “It’s A Scary Time To Have An Opinion”

London’s O2 Arena was rocking Saturday evening as Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock continued their European stand-up tour, including new commentary on their assaults on stage. We were in the crowd.

Chris Rock to be opening up about the infamous Oscars slap anytime soon. ET spoke with January Harrison, founder of January Designs and Creations, who was in attendance at Rock's show in Phoenix on Sunday, where she said he not only discussed the incident between him and Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards, but was adamant about not speaking publicly about the slap.As many will remember, it was at the Academy Awards that Smith slapped Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith before presenting the award for Best Documentary Feature. Harrison said that Rock told the audience that Oprah Winfrey asked him to do a sit-down interview with her to discuss the incident, but he declined.«During the evening, he did describe that he declined an offer to go onto Oprah to do to a sit-down interview and even a Super Bowl commercial with Will Smith himself,» Harrison shared.

Chris Rock said it was not a difficult decision to turn down hosting the Oscars next year. The comedian was famously slapped by Will Smith at this year’s ceremony after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Rock revealed during the Phoenix, Arizona, leg of his stand-up tour that the Academy had approached him to return to the show next year, Arizona Republic reported.

Chris Rock will not be returning to the Academy Awards as a host. During the comedian’s Sunday night show in Phoenix, Rock shared with the audience that he was asked to host next year’s Oscar Awards ceremony, which he denied, according to the Arizona Republic. Rock, 57, made a joke to the crowd and compared returning to the Academy Awards to Nicole Brown Simpson’s death.

That’s a hard pass. Chris Rock said he rejected an offer to host the 2023 Oscars during a Phoenix comedy show.

Will Smith is fiercely protective of his family – as became clear after his appearance at the Oscars this year. The world was shocked after he slapped host Chris Rock, who made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, who suffers from alopecia. MORE: Will Smith reveals his heart 'shattered' when son Jaden made a shock requestHe subsequently issued an apology, and his family have all shown their support for him - with both Jada and his son Jaden speaking out.Just months before the incident, the award-winning actor released his memoir, Will, where he opened up about his family life - and some of the lessons he learnt through his children. One that stood out in particular was when his daughter Willow, 21, went to drastic measures to alter her own hair in a bid to stop touring.VIDEO: Will Smith prepares to take a dive into the deepest swimming pool on earthWillow gained global success following the release of her hit song Whip My Hair, and signed up for a month-long tour opening for Justin Bieber.MORE: Inside Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's jaw-dropping £32.3million mansionMORE: Will Smith hailed a 'hero' as he shares video of terrifying encounter during family timeThe talented singer wasn't enjoying the tour and told her dad she wanted to stop at the end of the European leg of the trip.However, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star told his daughter that was not possible because she had upcoming dates in Australia.

Will Smith’s infamous Oscars slap.However, she apparently doesn’t harbor any ill feelings toward the Academy Award-winning actor.“I think they’re just really going through a season of healing right now,” Fox, 58, told People on Tuesday at the premiere of “The Great Wolf Pack: A Call to Adventure.”“Listen, I love Will Smith. He’s one of my favorite people on the planet.

Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum are going strong.

Sheree Zampino is standing in support with ex-husband, Will Smith.

Will Smith’s ex-wife Sheree Zampino hopes fans will forgive him for slapping comedian and Oscar presenter Chris Rock at this year’s Academy Awards.

Zoe Kravitz has some second thoughts about the way she responded to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Oscars.In a since-deleted photo caption on social media from the Academy Awards earlier this year, she wrote: «Here's a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now.» The 33-year-old actress doubled down in a second post, «And here is a picture of my dress at the party after the award show — where we are apparently screaming profanities and assaulting people on stage now.»Now, Kravitz is addressing criticism she received from the flippant remarks in a cover story interview for 's Fall 2022 Women's Fashion Issue. «It's a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything,» she says.«It's mostly scary because art is about conversation,» Kravitz adds. «That should, in my opinion, always be the point.

Zoë Kravitz is opening up about her reaction to the controversial Oscars slap, involving Will Smith and Chris Rock. The Hollywood star is now revealing that she regrets ever sharing her thoughts about the incident.Following the altercation that took place during the ceremony, the actress shared a photo from the red carpet on social media.

Zoë Kravitz has expressed regret for publicly denouncing Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.Following the incident in March, Kravitz posted a picture of herself on Instagram at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, captioned: “Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now.” Following backlash in the comments, she deleted the post.Speaking to the Wall Street Journal about the post, Kravitz said: “I’m torn about what to say right now, because I’m supposed to just talk about it; I have very complicated feelings around it.“I wish I had handled that differently. And that’s OK.”She added: “It’s a scary time to have an opinion or to say the wrong thing or to make controversial art or statements or thoughts or anything. It’s mostly scary because art is about conversation.

Zoë Kravitz is opening up about how she responded to Will Smith’s Oscars slap incident, saying, “I wish I had handled that differently.”

Zoë Kravitz is finally addressing the way she reacted to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars — and she has some MAJOR regrets!

Zoë Kravitz is having some regrets. In a recent interview with The Wall Street Journal, Kravitz revealed that she "wished" she handled how she called out Will Smith’s Oscar slap differently. Shortly after the actress attended the awards show, Kravitz took to Instagram and shared a since-deleted picture of herself from the red carpet and wrote, "Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now." Zoë Kravitz is having regrets on how she handled Will Smith's Oscars slap.

Zoë Kravitz has expressed regret for the way she called out Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars. Following the infamous slap, The Batman star posted an Instagram photo of herself on the red carpet, alongside the caption: “Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now. ”A commenter at the time asked if Kravitz supported Smith defending his wife after Rock made a joke about her hair.

Zoe Kravitz is looking back at her decision to speak out.