How Jimmy Kimmel Addressed Will Smith's Oscars Slap

From the Dolby Theatre to Miami, Hollywood's biggest stars definite had a rockin' Sunday night. 

One twelvemonth aft Chris Rock served as a presenter at the 2022 Oscars—and got slapped by attendee Will Smith—the comedian decided to enactment acold distant from grant show's venue. Instead, helium made an unexpected quality astatine a viewing enactment connected the different broadside of the country.

Chris amazed chap comedian Whitney Cummings arsenic she hosted a ticker enactment with Vanity Fair and Xeomin astatine the Four Seasons Hotel successful Surfside, Fla., March 12.

And according to video captured by an attendee, Whitney was wholly shocked by the visitor. "What the f--k?" she said. "Chris Rock is successful the f--king building!"

Instead of getting reddish carpet ready, Chris kept things casual with a achromatic t-shirt, shot cap, achromatic pants and a brace of headphones wrapped astir his neck. As for Whitney, she celebrated Hollywood's glamorous nighttime successful the 305 with a red-hot dress.

While it's unclear however overmuch of the amusement Chris actually watched astatine the party, viewers crossed the state witnessed big Jimmy Kimmel repeatedly address the now-infamous onstage altercation.

"We person strict policies successful place," he said. "If anyone successful this theatre commits an enactment of unit astatine immoderate constituent during the show, you volition beryllium awarded the Oscar for Best Actor and permitted to springiness a 19-minute agelong speech."

And astir halfway done the show, Jimmy joked that the evening could usage immoderate excitement.

"How are you guys holding up? Everybody okay? You're hanging successful there?" helium asked the crowd. "This constituent successful the amusement benignant of makes you miss the slapping a little, right?" 

After this year's telecast aired, Whitney reflected connected the 2022 slap successful which the King Richard histrion took the signifier and slapped Chris aft the comedian made a remark astir his woman Jada Pinkett-Smith and her shaved caput up of presenting an award. (The Girls Trip star has been unfastened astir her conflict with alopecia.)

"This marks the 1 twelvemonth day @ChrisRock was physically assaulted and cipher stood up to help," Whitney tweeted March 12. "His superb peculiar connected Netflix is brilliant. He continues to beryllium 1 of our bravest. An grant to [be] connected world the aforesaid clip arsenic you."

To spot however much stars celebrated the 2023 Oscars, keep reading for each the after-party details.