Oscars producer reveals what LAPD said about Will Smith

Will stood up, interrupted a whole show, assaulted a man over a joke, went back to his seat, swore at him, got coddled by his Hollywood friends, won an award, made a speech, and got applauded. I can't even fathom that kind of privilege.

So not only was he a class act on stage, but he did all of that too? Chris rock is now one of my heroes. Mad respect for that man.

No one even mentions the fact that Will Smith actually laughed at that joke first!

Will was saved by Chris Rock’s pure forgiveness and humbleness

Chris was in shock, it's not his responsibility at all to make decisions. The Academy failed Chris Rock. Sadly there was no Hero for Chris.

Whether to press charge against Will Smith is up to Chris Rock, but whether to remove a violent person on the scene is up to the Academy. The Academy didn’t do their job.

If a crime is committed I don’t think you need the victim to be involved. A crime is a crime

One good thing came out of this, Chris Rock has become the embodiment of professionalism and dignity. How many people could continue doing their job without missing a beat after a physical and verbal assault like that?

The decision to remove ANYONE who just assaulted a performer on live television should NEVER be up to the person who was just assaulted. The assault IS the self-made decision to be automatically removed, arrested, and booked.

Imagine will smith throwing away his entire career in defence of a woman who humiliates him every chance she gets and truly never loved him….

Chris has a golden heart. I can’t believe that he saved the Oscar

The speed at which Chris Rock's mind worked that night, and I'm sure must on a daily basis, is astounding. His control over his emotions, keeping his ego from erupting, all while still cracking jokes ... Glorious.

Mad respect to Chris Rock...Whoever is defending Will for his actions are just out of their minds.

It should have been Packer’s call to remove him, not Chris Rock’s. He’s responsible for the show. Rock was still in shock, unfair for Rock to shoulder that.

This producer blew it. He sat there and did nothing.

A year later: Rock's done his first public set about the incident. Throughout all of this, he's made The Best choices to walk tall & use his head. Mad respect & props to the ultimate professional &comedian, Chris Rock.

I’m a producer. This producer did not do the right thing. He didn’t need chris’s (the victim and his employee — not a friend in this scenario) permission to arrest Will (a guest — not a friend in this scenario). Chris was not in charge of the Oscar’s — he was. The fact that he let this go based on the employee’s feelings to guest relationship showed he’s a weak producer. He showed the world he don’t know how to handle violent issues properly under his command and he can’t separate friends from work. This isn’t a fight in his home between the two of them — this was a slap in front other guests in a place that was not his, in front of tv that broadcasted over the world, which he do not own. His job was to keep all this employees and all his guests mentally and physically safe. He failed.

Chris Rock is more of a man than Will Smith will ever be. Winning an Oscar and getting a standing ovation doesn't make you a good person.

Chris was preparing for his response. It took a year for Chris to respond. Chris responded brilliantly.

I used to be a huge Will Smith fan. His role in "Collateral Beauty" was amazing. It cemented me as a huge fan. Now I cannot watch his movies. I tried to watch "Emancipation" and could not get past 5 minutes. The fact that he was not arrested and given a standing ovation blew my mind. I've always been a fan of movies and Hollywood, while my conservative family and friends always considered Hollywood to be a bunch of phony, self-absorbed pricks. I always let my admiration for their talent guide me. Maybe my conservative friends were right after all. It will take years for me to ever give Will Smith my time and money, if ever.