{"id":1425670,"date":"2022-04-08T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425670"},"modified":"2022-04-08T12:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:15:25","slug":"fact-check-no-chris-rock-is-not-pressing-charges-against-will-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-chris-rock-is-not-pressing-charges-against-will-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: No, Chris Rock Is Not Pressing Charges Against Will Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-no-chris-rock-is-not-pressing-charges-against-will-smith%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1425670&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharon.poore.9\/posts\/10226750709336001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims comedian Chris Rock decided to press charges against actor Will Smith after the on-stage altercation at the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rock has declined to bring any charge against Smith in connection with the recent incident at the Academy Awards. There are no reports suggesting Rock has reversed that decision.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Smith slapped Rock on stage March 27 after the latter made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, during the Academy Awards, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/28\/entertainment\/chris-rock-will-smith-history\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/03\/28\/entertainment\/chris-rock-will-smith-history\/index.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw14_erWhjEbBajIfwtW1Hc9\">CNN<\/a>. After the incident, Smith was asked to leave by officials but refused to do so, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/03\/30\/movies\/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-oscars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p>The April 2 Facebook post alleges Rock \u201cis pressing charges\u201d and adds, \u201cNow let\u2019s see how the judicial system treats an Oscar winner.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/29\/fact-check-kidman-smith-rock-reaction-photo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2022\/03\/29\/fact-check-kidman-smith-rock-reaction-photo\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1HnTW-DNLGIBnPLUOHHDZQ\">(RELATED: Does This Picture Show Nicole Kidman Reacting To Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock At The Oscars?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rock has not publicly announced plans to legally charge Smith nor has he directly commented on the incident <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044627130376\/search\/?q=Will%20Smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044627130376\/search\/?q%3DWill%2520Smith&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0Sd9xeg0tTie-CWDGVnsNs\">on<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Will%20Smith%20(from%3Achrisrock)&#038;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q%3DWill%2520Smith%2520(from%253Achrisrock)%26src%3Dtyped_query&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0cITLLi7iXv53tc6brYcRO\">social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chrisrock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chrisrock\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3T3Gg5Jh4FXB3pU_Ma6dFY\">media<\/a> or on his <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisrock.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/chrisrock.com\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1NG9wvfSwLFFDGMK7ZZTrh\">website<\/a>. There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Chris+Rock+filing+charges&#038;sxsrf=APq-WBvQY59PzHk_BNI3vL7OBlUchfs8yg%3A1649253140587&#038;ei=FJtNYoPAI-2JggfKq5SoBA&#038;ved=0ahUKEwiDmtvcyv_2AhXthOAKHcoVBUUQ4dUDCA4&#038;uact=5&#038;oq=Chris+Rock+filing+charges&#038;gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAM6EAgAEIAEEIcCELEDEIMBEBQ6CwguEIAEELEDEIMBOgsIABCABBCxAxCDAToLCC4QsQMQgwEQkQI6BQgAEJECOgsIABCxAxCDARDJAzoECAAQAzoLCAAQsQMQgwEQkQI6BQgAEIAEOggILhCABBDUAjoFCC4QgAQ6BAgAEA06BAguEA06BggAEA0QHkoECEEYAEoECEYYAFAAWPskYPElaABwAXgBgAHQAYgBmAySAQYxNC4yLjGYAQCgAQHAAQE&#038;sclient=gws-wiz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">no reports<\/a> from any news outlets suggesting Rock has decided to press charges against Smith. Likewise, Smith has not made any comments on his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/willsmith\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile\/100044347093248\/search\/?q=Chris%20Rock\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media<\/a> profiles suggesting that he was now facing charges.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) indicated that Rock had declined to press charges against Smith following the incident at the Academy Awards, though Rock would be able to pursue charges at a later date if he wished, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/chris-rock-will-smith-charges-oscars-lapd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/chris-rock-will-smith-charges-oscars-lapd\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3c1SDZCAxfKgDQC63Aom_L\">CBS News<\/a>. There are no announcements on the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lapdonline.org\/lapd-newsroom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a> page suggesting Rock has changed his mind.<\/p>\n<p>Singer Joel Patrick jokingly stated in an April Fools\u2019 Day\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoelPatrick1776\/posts\/551720256312527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JoelPatrick1776\/posts\/551720256312527&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1R22Jr36dSug3_QeVJIUk8\">Facebook post<\/a> that Rock was \u201cpressing charges\u201d against Smith, who was \u201cexpected to turn himself in to authorities.\u201d Some users assumed the post to be true, sharing it over 300 times.<\/p>\n<p>Smith announced his resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a statement shared April 1, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/movies\/movie-news\/will-smith-resigns-academy-membership-oscars-slap-1331523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/movies\/movie-news\/will-smith-resigns-academy-membership-oscars-slap-1331523\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1649334511465000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1Z-Rz8VyuNKcm1AwZcCUA0\">Rolling Stone<\/a>. The organization\u2019s president David Rubin stated that while the Academy had accepted Smith\u2019s resignation, disciplinary proceedings would continue, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Facebook claims comedian Chris Rock decided to press charges against actor Will Smith after the on-stage altercation at the Academy Awards.Verdict: False Rock has declined to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1425670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1425670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1425670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1425670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1425670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1425670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}