He was like, 'No, no, no, I'm fine.' And even to the point where I said, 'Rock, let them finish.' The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said, 'Would you like us to take any action?' And he said no. And as they were talking, Chris was - he was being very dismissive of those options. He was immediately in joke mode but you could tell that he was very much still in shock,' Packer said in an interview that aired April 1, 2022. Packer told 'Good Morning America' that Rock had still been in 'joke mode' when he walked off stage.

You can press charges, we can arrest him,'' Packer said in a preview of the interview airing Friday on GMA (via Variety). Oscars producer shares shocking reaction to Will Smith’s slap l GMA. Oscars producer Will Packer spoke to Rock backstage immediately after the slap. 'They were saying, you know, this is battery, was a word they used in that moment. EXCLUSIVE: Oscars producer Will Packer tells Good Morning America about the frenetic aftermath of actor Will Smith slapping host Chris Rock live on stage on Hollywood’s biggest night. Shortly after Smith was awarded his first Best Actor Oscar for King Richard on Sunday night, the LAPD released a statement saying Rock declined to file a police report. In a recent interview with Good Morning America, Oscars producer Will Packer opened up about the jaw-dropping moment, sharing what occurred backstage after the altercation.

Producer Will Packer made history leading the first all-Black production team in the history of the 94th annual Oscars. In his first televised interview with Good Morning America about the incident, Packer said the LAPD was on scene and 'prepared' to arrest Smith if Rock pressed charges for the battery that occurred live on air during Sunday's broadcast of the 94th Academy Awards. The Oscars ABC March 27, 2022Interview with Will Packer: Producer of The 94th Academy AwardsThe top movies of the past year are honored at the 94th Academy. It’s been nearly one week since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy Awards and many are still sharing their perspectives on the incident. Good Morning America (GMA) March 28, 2022. Once I saw Will yelling at the stage with such vitriol, my heart dropped, Packer told ABC’s Good Morning America’s TJ Holmes in an exclusive interview that aired Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department was ready to arrest Will Smith after the Best Actor winner smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars, according to Oscars producer Will Packer.

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