If you mention the 94th Academy Awards to someone who watched the ceremony back in 2022, chances are the first thing that will come to mind isn’t one of the wins, but rather Will Smith slapping Chris Rock onstage. This unexpected violent moment quickly grabbed attention from everything else that happened that night, including Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer hosting as a trio. In the aftermath, though, Smith did reach out to Sykes to apologize for what happened… eventually.
The comedian mentioned the Men in Black star contacting her while speaking with Variety about her current standup tour, “Please & Thank You.” After interviewer Selome Hailu mentioned that her hosting work got “overshadowed” by the slapping incident, Sykes had this to say about whether she still celebrates that night as an “achievement” or if the “memory is soured”:
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