a longtime friend of chris rock tells abc news that rock did not know about her condition. >> my heart point was just in my stomach. because of everything about it and what it represented and what it looked like and who was involved. >> reporter: will packer led the first all-black production team for the oscars. he spoke exclusively to my colleague t.j. holmes. >> the lapd came and needed to talk to chris. and so they came into my office. and they were laying out very clearly what chris' rights were. and they were saying, this is battery. we will go get him, we are prepared. we're prepared to get him right now. you can press charges, we can arrest him. as they were talking, chris was -- he was being very dismissive of those options. and they said, you know, would you like us to take any action? and he said no. he said no. >> reporter: the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences, said in a statement wednesday they asked smith to leave but he refused. >> i said, rock has made it clear that he does not want to make a bad situation worse. that was chris' energy. i cannot speak for ch

but i don't think chris rock is involved. chris rock has said that he hasn't report said that they haven't spoken to each other. so i don't think chris rock is in any way involved, but it's not far fetched to think that he teams when we can meet early this week. and just to come back to l. smith, i mean shortly after the slap he won an oscar. so is he just sort of taking his ball and leaving it 30 minutes after the slab of he p one. the ask is lacking chords reports. the academy was trying to decide how to respond to it. and by the time, you know, you know, the kind of figure out their options, he won the award so they were kind of left out with no options. so taking his ball even i think would be to retire and which i don't, i don't think that's what this is. he's just no part of the academy, which means he can only vote. and nominees, i am probably can no longer be nominated. but beyond that, i don't think that will be taking his ball and leading on his career. ok, run to think better journalists in washington, d. c. thank

then speaking to chris rock in packer's office. >> they were saying, this is battery. we're prepared to get him right now. you can press charges, we can arrest him. as they were talking, chris was being very dismissive of those options. he was like, no, i'm fine. he was like, no, no, no. >> reporter: the academy says smith was asked to leave, but he refused. but once there was no arrest, it would have been the academy's decision to remove smith. >> people wondered why he got up, assaulted somebody, and was allowed to stay. what was the conversation behind the scenes? >> shayla told me they were about to physically remove will smith. i had not been a part of those conversations. >> reporter: he said he did not speak to will smith that night, but he did speak to his publicist. >> i said the academy is not going to remove him. she said, thank god. >> reporter: as for chris rock, packer says he helped everyone get through the rest of the night. >> because chris handle the moment with such grace and aplo aplomb, it allowed the oscars to continue. >> reporter: did chris rock

and she looked at me and said, thank god. >> reporter: as for chris rock, packer says he helped everyoneake it through the rest of the night. >> because chris handled the moment with such grace and aplomb, it allowed the show to continue. >> reporter: chris rock saved the oscars that night? did he save the show that night? >> i think he did. i think he did. he certainly saved what was left of it at that point. >> reporter: so he says chris rock saved the show. matt gutman joining us now. the question, though, has will packer talked to will smith? >> reporter: apparently he did. packer says that will smith reached out the very next morning, apologizing and expressing his embarrassment over the incident. of course will smith also apologizing to chris rock, posting on instagram that he was out of line and that he was wrong. whit, just moments ago for the first time since packer made these comments, we heard from a source from the academy saying that packer does not speak for the academy. whit? >> matt with those new developments, thank you. >>> next tonight, your money. the rising prices af

>> i am against him. >> i think if anybody showed some real masculinity, it's what chris rock did. >>respond emotionally to things like that but obviously violence is never the answer. >> reporter: a friend close to rock claims the comedian was unaware of her condition. >> we're talking about the oscars. >> reporter: but days later, the incident is still the source of national attention even finding its way into late night comedy. >> i mean, alopecia. it's not leukemia. okay. alopecia is when your hair out. appalachia, when your teeth fall out. there are worse things. >> the discussion lit up the airwaves on the nationally syndicated radio show "the breakfast club" this week. >> that man had enough. how long do he have to be humble? >> reporter: the incident also spurred conversation about whether this was the appropriate way for smith to defend his wife, particularly over natural hair, a sensitive topic for many black women. >> black women were appreciative of the fact that someone stood up for their wife in a very big way on a global stage because you don't get to see that very ofte

chris rock went off script.ock had the ability, the option to have the lapd go arrest and remove will smith from that theater that night. >> that is an absolute fact. the lapd made it clear, we will do whatever you want us to do and one of the options is that we will go and arrest him right now. >> reporter: will packer is breaking his silence, giving details about what happened backstage in the immediate aftermath of that oscar night shocker when will smith walked onto the stage. >> oh, wow. >> reporter: and slapped comedian chris rock but even as smith made his way up on stage, packer wasn't worried. >> i thought this was part of something that chris and will were doing on their own. i thought it was a bit. i thought it was a bit like everybody else. >> keep my wife's name out your [ bleep ] mouth. >> i'm going to. okay? >> once i saw will yelling at the stage with such vitriol, my heart dropped and i just remember thinking, oh, no, oh, no. not like this. >> reporter: but it still wasn't until rock walked back

was there at the academy awards reportedly ready and willing to arrest smith if chris rock pressed charges. chris did not. lawrence jones went to the chris rock show last night in boston and he hit the streets to find out what americans think about the slap heard around the world. here's a preview. >> what did you think about it? >> we went to chris rock. he was hysterical. didn't get into the whole thing with will smith. >> eyes a little disappointed he didn't bring the whole will smith scenario. >> tucker: >> sean: l.j. would join us for more. seven months away from the midterm elections. the biden white house in one crisis after another and today, just set another 40 year high. this impacts every single american, every american household. a whopping 6.4% increase and according to "bloomberg news," the average american family now can expect to spend $5,200 more this year or $433 more each month on the exact same items they bought one year ago. already one out of every five workers in this country is now running out of money before payday. that number is expected to get much worse and in

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>> it was tight man that was chris rock. >> i love he didn't brick up will smith scenario.-- >> talked about it more? >> by i understand -- >> hype made it a better show regardless of the fact he didn't talk about it. >> so i went to the show he took the high ground high road so what do you think? >> lawrence he hasn't really reacted to this in any way shape or form publicly right in other words will smith apologized. and chris rock didn't respond on instagram or any sort of interview or stand-up as you know saying okay i accept your apology. he's not said anything in any way shape or form all i do know is -- that tickets for chris rock for $50 are going tore $600 you saw a big demanding for this guy so if he doesn't say anything maybe he's angry about what happened more money he makes at this point but i have to think that chris rock is thinking ultimately he didn't want this to happen. but at the same time he is benefiting from it. >> he says show he's still processing it and he's going eventually address it and it will be funny. i want to change gears to another l.a. sto

will packer says that chris rock did not want will smith to be escorted out, that he didn't want to makeven more of a disaster. >> chloe, you've been doing excellent reporting on this. thank you for joining us. we'll be right back. sed shipgo this whole thing wouldn't be a thing. yeah, dadad! i don't want to deal with this. oh, you brought your luggage to the airport. that's adorable. with shipgo shipping your luggage before you fly you'll never have to wait around here again. like ever. that can't be comfortable though. shipgo.com the smart, fast, easy way to travel. this is vuity™, the first and only fda approved eye-drop that improves age-related blurry near vision. wait, what? it sounded like you just said an eye drop that may help you see up close. i did. it's an innovative way to... so, wait. i don't always have to wear reading glasses? yeah! vuity™ helps you see up close. so, i can see up close with just my eyes? uh-huh. with one drop in each eye, once daily. in focus? yep. [laughs] like, really? really. vuity™ is a prescription eye drop to help you see up close. ow! wait, what? w

. >> what to say about we say about still ahead, comedian chris rock back on stage back with the mic just after he was with the mic just after he was slapped at the oscars. when a truck hit my son, with the mic just after he was slapi had so many questions about his case. i called the barnes firm. it was the best call i could've made. call the barnes firm now and find out what your case could be worth. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ when that car hit my motorcycle, insurance wasn't fair. so i called the barnes firm, it was the best call i could've made. call the barnes firm now, and find out what your case could be worth. ♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ helen knew exercise could help her diabetes. but she didn't know what was right for her. no. nope. no way. but then helen went from no to know. with freestyle libre 2, now she knows what activity helps lower her glucose. and can see what works best for her. take the mystery out of your glucose levels, and lower your a1c. now you know. freestyle libre 2. now covered by medicare for those who qualify. >> now to the

it makes a lot of sense that chris rock would say no, that doesn't seem necessary. >> chris rock, a realhe feeling in the room, and interesting how he put it. like somebody poured concrete in that room. it sucked the life out of the room and it never came back. and then also, let me play what he said when asked if he now wishes if will smith would have been removed. >> i think what many of us were hoping was that he would go on that stage and make it better. it couldn't be made right in that moment because of what had happened but i think we were hoping that he would make it better, that he would stand on that stage and say what just happened minutes ago was absolutely and completely wrong. chris rock, i'm so sorry, please forgive me. that's what i was hoping for. i felt like he was going to win, and i was hoping if he stayed, he said that. >> and of course, we know that didn't happen. i don't think it's too soon to start asking, like, the academy after this, and i guess the producers of the show, what lessons are learned here? what changes are they chgoing t make? >> absolutely, it's no

smith has been banned from all academy events or programmes for 10 years after he hit the comedian chris rockfter mr rock made a joke about will smith's wife, jada pinkett smith. less than an hour after the incident, mr smith was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. entertainmentjournalist perez hilton gave me his reaction to the ban. well, i think that the academy and board of governors who decided to ban will smith for a decade did what little they could do. you know, you mentioned just a moment ago that will had previously resigned from the academy. there is precedent, however, to let people that have done awful things keep their 0scars — for example, harvey weinstein, who is currently in prison, still has his 0scars, roman polanski and others — so, they were not going to take away the academy awards that he had just won for best actor but this is, more than anything, symbolic and i think quite powerfully they acknowledged — the academy themselves — their own wrongdoing in this handling the situation, unprecedented a

it appears that jada pinkett smith laughing after chris rock makes mention of the slap.ard to tell what her reaction was. public relation professor shawn fletcher says there is still a lot we don't know. >> we don't know his relationship with will smith. >> reporter: there is conflicting narrative emerging of what happens next. smith was asked to leave the oscars but refused. while there were conversations of asking smith to leave, one of the show's producer ultimately asked the actor to stay. people are flocking to see flock as he continues his nationwide comedy tour in boston. >> from a business standpoint, i would bet that chris rock is positioning himself to increase ticket sales as he moves forward. >> reporter: dr. fletcher does not think rock will press charges against smith. >> he's not going to press charges because it is not good for business or i don't think it is good for his image. i don't think he wants to be seen as a comedian as a damper. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight sfmta and city leaders celebrating by lighting up a new sculp

and so i immediately went to the academy leadership that was on site, and i said chris rock doesn't want that >> reporter: packer says rock saved the show >> because chris handled the moment with such grace and aplomb, it allowed the show to continue >> reporter: with will smith still facing possible sanctions from the academy, this hollywood drama is far from over. lester >> miguel almaguer, thank you. >>> up next, an explosion of telemedicine fraud and how to protect yourself in our investigative series "the fleecing of america. oh, wow barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, but we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. -but i just... -so thanks, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it. there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability. >>> in our series "the fleecing of america" the alarming growth of health ca

smith has been banned from all academy events or programmes for ten years after he hit the comedian chris rockwife, jada pinkett smith. less than an hour after the incident, mr smith was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. we can now speak to the celebrity entertainment journalist perez hilton. hejoins us live he joins us live from la, hejoins us live from la, and a good evening to you on the us west coast. what is your reaction to this?- west coast. what is your reaction to this? well, i think that the academy _ reaction to this? well, i think that the academy and - reaction to this? well, i think that the academy and board | reaction to this? well, i think. that the academy and board of governors who decided to ban will smith for a decade did what little they could do. you know, you mentioned just a moment ago that will had previously resigned from the academy. there is precedent, however, to let people that have done awful things keep their 0scars. for example, harvey weinstein, who is currently in prison, still has

and applause ) but, it does-- see, that's-- that's-- ( applause ) but this does prove one thing: chris rock can take a punch. i mean, we're the same age. he's 57 years old, and a comedian-- look at this: pow! chris just shakes it off with one step! will smith trained for months to play mohammed ali. i have met will smith. okay, i have spoken to the man right over there. he's got a hand like a flank steak. ( laughter ) if will wanted to hit somebody, he should have picked on somebody more appropriate, like jason momoa, or, or liza minnelli. ( laughter ) at this point-- at this point, she's clearly unkillable. she is-- she's going to live forever. ( laughter ) today, we learned-- and i can't believe this. this shows what a big guy he is. chris is not pressing any charges, okay. but of course, this is hollywood, and there are rules. you can't just storm a stage, physically assault someone, on-camera, and then go back to your seat. there have to be consequences! like winning the oscar for best actor and receiving a standing ovation, then partying all night! who says hollywood sends a bad messag

but i also do not want to erase the violence that was enacted by chris rock in that moment. pinkett smith, an extension of a broader critique of black women. is it ever a comfortable space to make fun of the kind of chronic diseases that black women are suffering? i absolutely agree with eisa that we are seeing the continuation of almost a spectacle of black pain broadcast to millions of people. stephanie: i wonder if you will pick up on that point and think -- talk about black pain as it relates to jada pinkett smith in this moment, and to black women. was chris rock's joke about her shaved head, did it beyond an insensitivity to her medical condition, alopecia, and did it also hit on issues surrounding black beauty? >> yes. i appreciate mark so much for getting the conversation in this direction. the decentering of black women in time has been ubiquitous. we have been maligned and attacked so much that we have internalized these external pressures, these social constructs, and we have started to use them one against each other in the black community. calling someone bald h

the lapd was there at the academy awards reportedly ready and willing to arrest smith if chris rock pressed charges chris did not. now lawrence jones went to the chris rock show last night in boston and he hit t the streets to find out what americans think about that slap heardwhat around the world. >>the here's a preview. okay, what do you think aboutou what we love chris rock, who is hysterical, didn't get into the whole thing with crtvit with will smith. i was a little disappointed he didn't bring up the whole wilesmith likeh e't scenario. >> we got the full tape that's coming up. lj s will join us with more . but first, we are just seven months away from the midtermrm elections that will be upon us very quickly. the biden white house is in onee crisis after another and yet , a key inflation gauge just set another 40 year high. this impacts every singleea american, every americanev household, a whopping six point four percentermeri increase. and according to bloomberg news, the average american family now can expect to spend five thousand two hundred dollars more this year or four hundre

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chris rock, i am so sorry, please forgive me. e to publicly apologize to you, chris, i was out of line and i was wrong, i am embarrassed in my actions were not get it man i want to be. >> will smith reached out to me the next morning and said -- he apologized and he said, this should have been a gigantic moment for you, and he expressed his embarrassment and that was the extent of it. reporter: will packer praising chris rock for maintaining his composure during the show. dion: the saga continues. larry: we will see what the academy decides to do now that we have a more formal apology. dion: a head, a data dump today, this one decades in the making. the 1950 census release, what we learned and what it means for you. larry: how you can get a taste when it comes to cybersecurity, the biggest threats don't always strike the biggest targets. so help safeguard your small business with comcast business securityedge™. it's advanced security that continuously scans for threats and helps protect every connected device. on the largest, fast

and packer described his conversations with chris rock right after the incident.ok, packer is really giving us insight into what chris rock was thinking and really what he did right after this incident. we know, as you heard there, that he was devastated. pecker saying that his heart dropped. that the entire time that all of this was unfolding, his heart was in his stomach. that is what chris packer was saying. and really he -- or will packer. and what he said is that after all of this happened, he had to wait until chris rock left the stage to really get confirmation. he said he asked him, did you really get hit. and chris rock said, yes. and then joked about it and said i just got punched by mohammed ali. but after all of this, a very serious meeting and that involved the los angeles police department. they all got together in packer's office and this is what will packer said happened in that meeting. take a listen. >> the lapd came and needed to talk to chris. and so they came into my office and they were laying out very clearly what chris's rights were. and th

i love my friend, chris rock, and believe he handled it like a pro.s friend and the whole thing was so disturbing. i don't know if i'm going to be able to sleep this weekend. [laughter] >> nobody would have been talking about they are hosting if this hadn't happened. most people use to watch the academy awards. you would have academy awards parties and they don't anymore. they binge watch things like netflix and so it's not a big cultural signpost the way it used to be. so it is irrelevant. the only thing that made it relevant was he wasn't defending his wife, he was assaulting somebody there there is a huge line there. in terms of regina hall, i'm happy to see that because that's funny. if you make jokes you will be canceled, or you will be slapped in the face. >> i agree with the outcome of point simply was that if i guy had done it he would be canceled. it's the hypocrisy. is not what she did. i did find it mildly amusing. i'm not personally offended by any of that stuff. but if you're going to have a role everyone has to stick with it. this is the

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and so i immediately went to the academy leadership that was on site, and i said chris rock doesn't want that >> reporter: packer says rock saved the show >> because chris handled the moment with such grace and aplomb, it allowed the show to continue >> reporter: with will smith still facing possible sanctions from the academy, this hollywood drama is far from over. lester >> miguel almaguer, thank you. >>> up next, an explosion of telemedicine fraud and how to protect yourself in our investigative series "the fleecing of america. >>> in our series "the fleecing of america" the alarming growth of health care fraud especially around telemedicine, those remote doctor visits that soared during the pandemic tom llamas reports on the scams and what's being done to stop them >> i got this phone call about cardiac genetic screening. they said this is from medicare and this is very important >> reporter: that phone call part of a trap 67-year-old vicky bryan says she fell right into >> she had my address. and she said we'll send you a kit >> reporter: did it seem professional throughout tall the

chris rock is on holy ground forever more about how he handled it.s will smith start to get more sympathy as this continues to drag on? he already resigned from the academy, his apology instead was not adequate because he did not apologize to chris rock, the needs issued to link the statement, to the bigot smith said we want to move on. now he has the 10-year ban. the academy keeps going to end up back in place where we just love will smith and we say forget all of this, he's apologized enough, we need to move on. this is canceled culture, blah, blah, blah. >> it's it cancel culture if you can't go to a party for ten years? >> to me this is a club and he misbehaved at the club, right? so the club can kick him out. and so what i think is this is about, that strikes me as odd that statement from the academy that say we are in a period of healing and restoration. this isn't about anybody except will smith. i think they should say this behavior is unacceptable, we don't allow this kind of thing to happen. it's not like everybody is in danger because will

( laughter ) >> reporter: chris rock got >> reporter: chris rock got a rock star welcome last night,rly two-minute thunderous standing ovation. ( cheers and applause ) >> reporter: after being slapped by will smith at sunday's academy awards, the 57-year-old choked up during last night's performance. mance. >> i'm still kind of processing what happened, like, i -- ( cheering ) ste after a joke about his wife, jada pinkett-smith... >> oh, wow! >> reporter: ...who has suffered hair loss in alopecia. new video shows her appearing to laugh seconds after the assault. fans we spoke to say rock handled it the right way. what did you think of the show? >> i thought it was awesome. i knew chris wouldn't address it the whole show. >> reporter: the academy has started disciplinary proceedings against smith for violations of the academy standards of conduct. they also added, smith was asked to leave the ceremony, and refused. >> for them to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award? i was, like, how gross is this?o >> reporter: comedian wanda sykes, who co-hos

but chris rock, someone said "f" will smith, but he said, i'm not going to go there. dult in the room, he's been very introspective, and he's handle himself very well. we hope chris is okay. thank you, chloe. i appreciate it. we'll be right back. we gotta tell people that liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need, and we gotta do it fast. [limu emu squawks] woo! new personal record, limu! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty. ♪ >>> with covid infection rates and restrictions waning in some places, and a variant surge in others, it is difficult to understand where we are in the coronavirus pandemic right now. two years ago, the situation was very clear. we were in a global lockdown and that's when 2021 top ten cnn hero dr. alla stanford sprang into action, testing and vaccinating more than 75,000 people in philadelphia's hardest-hit black and brown communities. well today, she is still on the front lines working to protect her community from the ongoing virus, and bring everyone the healthcare they deserve. >>

to abc news, describing what happened behind the scenes in the moments after will smith slapped chris rockcker tells abc's t.j. holmes the l.a.p.d. came to his office and spoke with rock. >> they were saying, you know, this is battery was the word they used in that moment. they said, we will go get him. we are prepared. we're prepared to get him right now. you can press charges. we can arrest him. they were laying out the options. and as they were talking, chris was -- he was being very dismissive of those options. he was like, no, i'm fine. he was like, no, no, no. and even to the point where i said, rock, let them finish. the l.a.p.d. officers finished laying out what his options were, and they said, you know, would you like us to take any action? and he said, no. he said, no. >> reporter: packer said he like so many others thought the slap was part of a planned skit. he did not speak to will on the night of the oscars. the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences this week was asked to leave the ceremony and refused. but variety reports people with knowledge of the incident say, whi

you mean it was chris rock in sympathy... idea is you are losing your hair but you look great, you look like gijane. let's go back a little bit to your beginnings. raised by iranian parents who had moved to london who then couldn't go back to iran, so you are a real genuine londoner but actually i think your first language was farsi when you were a real small kid. it was. and you go to a london school, and you were a bit of an outsider, and ijust wonder whether that difficulty of being seen as an outsider lead you to use humour as some sort of defence mechanism? is that where it all began? i think so, yeah. i was very aware that even though i went to a multicultural school, both at primary and secondary school, i did feel that i was the wrong colour, i had the wrong name. so, when i realised i was very unattractive to girls, when i was in those very difficult adolescent ages, 13,14, humour became very important to me. i started doing sketches at school to try and become validated. we often say comedians, you know, we are very

los prÓximos diez aÑos, ese es el castigo de la academia de hollywood por golpear al comediante chris rockondiÓ y en las calles las opiniones estÁn divididas, rusia ataca una estaciÓn de trenes llena de gente que intentaba huir de la guerra, hay unos 50 muertos entre ellos niÑos y mÁs de un centenar de niÑos, el drama de la guerra sigue estremeciendo el mundo. ante la escasez de conductores en el paÍs, varias empresas subieron el salario a mÁs de 100.000 dÓlares anuales, incluso ofrecen capacitaciÓn. >> ganar 110 mil al aÑo, claro que me dan ganas de aplicar. >> vamos a oaxaca, mÉxico, donde un diminuto insecto le pone color a los tapetes artesanales de fama mundial, es un proceso que data de tiempo prehispÁnicos, en instantes tenemos mÁs de esa historia, antes vamos a hollywood con el castigo de la academia a will smith. >> 12 dÍas despuÉs de la bofetada de will smith a chris rock en la ceremonia de los Óscar, hoy se conoce la sanciÓn, por diez aÑos no podrÁ asistir a a los Óscar ni a ningÚn evento de la academia, pero se quedarÁ con la estatuilla que ganÓ por king richard. para conocer m

still to come, will smith resigning from the academy after slapping it chris rock at the oscars.bout his actions and what may come next. it is masks on at one school less than one month after the county lifted its mask mandate. as a small business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving with comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term contracts. saving you up to $500 a year. so boost your bottom line by switching today. get the new samsung galaxy s22 series on comcast business mobile and for a limited time save up to $750 on a new samsung device with eligible trade-in. moving forward, finding solutions, this is abc 7 news. liz: good morning again. thanks for joining us. we will start with another look at the forecast. lisa: good morning to you. it is 55 minutes until sunrise. who's counting? we have a good view from the camera. we have some haze over the city. it is 47 in oakland and 48 in san jose. this is mount tam. there is a litt

chris rock, back on the comedy circuit, said he was still processing what happened. to vote for the oscars. but it is not known yet whether he will face further consequences, whether he will be allowed to keep his academy award or whether he will ever be invited back to take part in hollywood's biggest night. earlier, i spoke to jazz tangcay from variety magazine who said he did the right thing to resign. i think the whole, you know, i think that was the best move that he could take before the academy decide, you know, before the academy decided to maybe expel him. we do not know, we will not know anything further until their board meeting on april 18th. to think potentially they would have pushed him? to think that is why he resigned? i think the whole thing is where the academy is at right now is they have to decide and unpack this and whether it meets the criteria for him to be expelled and, you know, speaking to academy members, speaking to, you know, other sources, everybody is staying quiet until that disciplinary proceeding in, i guess, about two weeks' time.

they've been planning this since chris rock was a child!aughter ] [ cheers and applause ] i think i know why this is happening. people don't think the slap was real because starting in the '60s, most fight scenes on network television looked like this. >> you're out of circulation -- >> jimmy: and keep batgirl's name out of your effing mouth! [ laughter ] will smith has apologized to everyone involved. chris rock has not yet spoken publicly yet. he has a concert in boston tomorrow. i'm sure he'll mention it there. and the most unfortunate part of all of this, is that a lot of history was made on sunday. and the slap overshadowed some major moments, like this announcement from actress and former kanye girlfriend, julia fox. >> anything you want to do that's your dream project? >> oh my god, my book, of course. yeah. i don't want to give too much away because i'm very superstitch -- superstitious so i don't like to speak of things before they're finished. but it's so far a masterpiece. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: probably, yeah. that's code for "i

behavior during her hearings >>> will smith banned from the oscars for ten years after attacking chris rock on stage. but what's happening with his oscar and how smith is reacting. >>> the two men accused of impersonating federal agents appearing virtually in court new images of the massive arsenal prosecutors say they amassed. >>> the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap michigan's governor ending with no convictions what the prosecution is saying >>> the white house saying president biden at some point could test positive for covid as cases in the capitol surge >>> and the historic launch. one giant leap for space tourism. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening another town most of us never heard of now the site of another horror most of us never imagined it happened in the eastern ukraine city what u.s. officials say was a russian short range ballistic missile striking a train station where several thousand civilian refugees waited for passage to safer regions. the results we should warn you are what we have sadly come to expect in russia

the punishment comes in response to him slapping chris rock during this year's award show. executive editor of variety magazine. >> a 10 year suspension from attending is a very severe reprimand. i think it sends a serious message. i think it is the right thing to do. >> reporter: smith what are presented at next award show but now we will be allowed to do so. he will be allowed to attend other events including movie screenings, the governors ball or pre-oscars luncheon. >> he could still win and oscar but he cannot attend the oscars. the damage to him in terms of campaigning, there is a lot that goes into politicking and campaigning for an oscar. >> reporter: the slap that occurred before he accepted his oscar came after joe that rock made about jada pinkett smith who has alopecia. >> for 30 seconds or so of his life he behaved in a way that disappointed us. the rest of his career from the music to the tv to the films, i welcomed the return of that will smells. >> he release a response saying i accept and respect the academy's decision. cbs news, los angeles. >> the academ

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chris rock, back on the comedy circuit, said he was still processing what happened.able to vote for the oscars. but it is not known yet whether he will face further consequences, whether he will be allowed to keep his academy award or whether he will ever be invited back to take part in hollywood's biggest night. a0 years ago today — argentinian forces landed on the falkland islands also known as the malvinas, after a long running dispute about sovereignty. it sparked an unexpected war with britain which lasted 7a days. 225 british servicemen lost their lives — as well as three falkland civilians and 649 argentinian troops. steve humphrey has been speaking to those who served in the british navy at the time. argentina has seized the british falkland islands, whose ownership she's been disputing with britain for two centuries. it was the news that stunned the world after weeks of rising tension. argentina's military dictatorship ordered the invasion of the falklands. they celebrated in buenos aires, malvinas, argentina, say the placards, while the british public were

to hollywood villain, will smith's slap of chris rock stunned the oscars.ward acceptance speech divided people, as he did not say sorry to rock. that only came later in a social media post, but now will smith has gone further. in a statement he said... will smith resigning, - i think the whole, you know, i think that was the best move that he could take before - the academy decide, - before the academy decided to maybe expel him. given its status as the inner circle of the american film industry, losing his membership of the motion picture academy will hurt will smith. in its statement, the academy said... but what could that mean? questions remain about what is going to happen to his oscar. in the past, the academy has chosen not to remove oscars, even from disgraced figures like roman polanski and harvey weinstein. no, never! you all will never do that again! with a typical hollywood twist on events, one of his films due for release is a follow—up to bad boys. the sequel to will smith's own life may depend on how the academy reacts when it meets later thi

were they pro-chris rock?ay? will: he is classy and he can take a punch. lawrence: you can almost took one up there. will: about to see if i could be as classy as chris rock. lawrence spoke to retired nypd officer served 29 years. and he watched the city's attitude toward police change. let's take a listen to that conversation between lawrence and chris welsh. >> going back to where people are afraid to walk down the streets gunfire. >> seventh police officer shot this year. >> child shot in our city. >> a man steps forward with a gun and starts firing. >> how bad is it going to get? >> unless we have complete shift of attitude by district attorney's office and more importantly by the people of new york, it's not going to change. >> lawrence what his officer was -- tell you about the reasons he is leaving. well, is he retiring. he is sick of it. he still loves the job but this nonsense that's happening within the police department. i think he has reached his limit. you got to remember this is a guy that starte

you are saying you could look at chris rock's face, that gave you the sense of his surprise and emotionalt something that was planned. i wonder -- and that speaks to what comediennes no through. do you think comediennes will feel safe going on stage going forward? do you have concerns what this could bring about? >> absolutely. you know, we're all talking about it as you probably can imagine. hecklers are a part of what we do. there is no fourth wall when you do stand-up comedy. people ask about hecklers, when we get interviewed all the time. have you ever had a terrible heckler? yes. this goes a step further. and will smith is a beloved role model for so many that why wouldn't people say, will smith did it and look at him. he's successful. he's intelligent. there is copycat crimes all the time. and i think it's -- it is a helping dang -- it's dangerous now because we can't say anything. we get in trouble for everything we say. we are just comediennes until we say something you don't like. then we are harmful i guess in a way. it's a really sad -- it's a sad situation for all of us, i my.

chris rock, back on the comedy circuit, said he was still processing what happened. yet whether he will face further consequences, whether he will be allowed to keep his academy award or whether he will ever be invited back to take part in hollywood's biggest night. jazz tangcayjoins me now from los angeles, she's senior artisans editor at variety magazine. it isa it is a pleasure to have you in the programme. thank you forjoining us. let me ask you first of all your reaction to this news. {iii let me ask you first of all your reaction to this news.- let me ask you first of all your reaction to this news. of will smith resi . ninu ? reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i— reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i think— reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i think the _ reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i think the whole, - reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i think the whole, you . resigning? i think the whole, you know, i think that was the best move that he could take before the academy decide, you know, bef

its organizers say they asked will smith to leave after he slapped comedian chris rock on stage, butsed. disciplinary proceedings have been launched by the academy against the actor, who since apologized for his actions. sophie long reports from los angeles. >> chris rock arriving in boston for his first show since being slapped by will smith. >> you got a huge standing ovation. it was five minutes. it went on and on. >> like, can you imagine being him as a performer and coming out and you don't know if you are going to be ridiculed or applauded? people gave him a standing ovation for forever. then it died down. another standing ovation. tears came out of his eyes. >> the comedian told the audience he was still processing what happened. didn't say whether he accepted smith's apology. was it acceptable for the actor to strike another man in the name of protecting his wife? that's the quen that has prompted an outpouring of passionate, polarized opinion in hollywood and beyond. some who were in the room say it was a deeply shocking traumatic event that overshadowed the historic achieve