Chris Rock recently reflected on the 2022 Oscars incident where he was slapped by Will Smith onstage. In an interview with Variety, Rock said he wished "nothing would have happened" during the moment, which became one of the most talked-about events in Oscar history. He discussed the incident alongside details about his upcoming film, Misty Green, which features a scene involving a physical altercation between a co-star and the protagonist. Rock clarified that he did not intend to shift focus away from the film’s star, Rosalind Eleazar, despite the similarities between the movie and the Oscars moment. Rock has not returned to the Oscars since the incident and said he has no plans to attend unless he is nominated. He added that he does not expect to be nominated and is not planning to go back to the ceremony. The 2022 Oscars were already a high-profile event, but this moment overshadowed much of the evening and sparked widespread discussion about public behavior at such events. During the ceremony, Rock was announcing the Best Documentary Feature nominees when he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head, comparing her to Demi Moore in the 1997 film GI Jane. Pinkett Smith, who has spoken about living with alopecia, appeared unamused. She then walked onstage and slapped Rock before returning to her seat. The crowd was initially stunned, unsure if the moment was rehearsed. Rock later exclaimed, "Wow... Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me." Smith then yelled, "Keep my wife's name out your f***ing mouth." The incident led to Will Smith being banned from Academy events for 10 years and prompted the Oscars to implement new crisis management procedures for the 2023 ceremony. The moment has since been dubbed "the slap heard around the world." Rock mentioned that the physical altercation in his film was unintentional and that he only recently noticed the similarities between the scene and the Oscars incident.