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Chris Rock Hints at Hosting Oscars Again Years After Will Smith Slap

“You never know,” Rock said.

Chris Rock would not rule out hosting the Oscars again, for the third time–despite being slapped on stage by Will Smith three years ago. “You never know,” Rock, who hosted the event in 2005 and 2016 told told E! News at this year’s Vanity Fair Oscars party. “This is what I would say, the most miserable people on earth are people that can’t forgive. And not just people, you have to forgive yourself sometimes. So, hey, you never know.” While presenting an award at 2022’s show, Smith came up on stage and slapped Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The actor notoriously told him: “Keep my wife’s name out your f---ing mouth,” as Rock stood shocked on stage. Smith later apologized, resigned from the Academy and was banned from the event for 10 years. “I live in forgiveness,” Rock added at Sunday’s event. “True love starts at forgiveness.”