Will Smith Reportedly Remains Angry At Chris Rock Years After Slap: ‘Still Hates The Guy’

Will Smith is reportedly still not a fan of Chris Rock following the infamous slap at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony, which stemmed from a joke Rock made about Jada Pinkett Smith.

According to In Touch Weekly‘s “source,” Will “will never forgive Chris for ruining his life, even though he’s managed to pick up the pieces in the last year or so.”

They added: “[H]e still hates the guy and his smug attitude. Chris isn’t the victim here, not in Will’s opinion. A lot of people would agree with Will and think what’s happening to Chris is karma for refusing to speak to Will or accept his apology.”

The insider notes that Chris is still feeling a way too, however: “From Chris’ end, he’s still haunted by what happened on that Oscars stage. He suffers from PTSD. Like Will, he’s never recovered from that slap.”

As for a potential reunion, the source stated: “Others feel the best thing would be for these two egomaniacs to come together and hug it out, but they’re too proud.”

Back in June, Stephen A. Smith shared his thoughts on the incident via his YouTube channel amid news of Bad Boys: Ride or Die attaining blockbuster status at the box office.

While he has supported Will Smith since the ordeal, the TV personality wants to see Will “sit down and talk to the Black community” about the moment, as he feels Rock “will never get over that, ever” and is “damaged” because of it.

“We know you wouldn’t have smacked Ricky Gervais, Bill Maher, Bill Burr or a host of others,” Smith said. “We know you wouldn’t have done that. No apology is necessary. I’m just saying a lot of folks ain’t get over that. A lot of folks find it hard to just go to the movies to watch you. I’m one of those people.”

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Upon the internet discussing his comments, Stephen doubled down on what he said in a post shared on X.

“Yep. I said it,” he wrote. “But I have some additional thoughts — thinking about all that Will & Martin [Lawrence] have done for us all — especially after talking to my man Charlie Mack.”

Bad Boys: Ride Or Die was Will Smith’s first movie since the infamous Oscar slap.

According to Variety, the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise raked in $56 million in theaters across the United States in its opening weekend and an additional $48.6 million across the world, for an international grand total of $104.6 million.