Steve Coogan has shared his thoughts about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, describing the incident as 'appalling arrogance.' The Middleton-born film and TV actor and comedian said the altercation was the 'epitome of all that’s twisted and horrible about Hollywood' in a conversation on BBC's Loose Ends show.
Will Smith struck comedian Chris on stage after he made a comment about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss, which is a result of the actress suffering from alopecia. Will later apologised to the Academy when he picked up the Best Actor Award for his role in King Richard.
He apologised to the comedian in a statement released the following day and on Saturday it was announced that the Hollywood star had resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
