Oscars 2022 Producer Will Packer Speaks Out About Chris Rock-Will Smith Slap Incident

Will Packer, producer of the 2022 Oscars, is speaking out.

The producer addressed the Will Smith-Chris Rock slap on Twitter on Monday (March 28).

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Initially, he wrote: “Welp … I said it wouldn’t be boring #Oscars.”

And when some social media users criticized him for not taking the slap moment seriously enough, he spoke out again.

“Black people have a defiant spirit of laughter when it comes to dealing with pain because there has been so much of it. I don’t feel the need to elucidate that for you,” he tweeted.

“But I also don’t mind being transparent and say that this was a very painful moment for me. On many levels.”

Find out what was apparently happening behind-the-scenes seconds after the incident.

Here’s the latest regarding whether Will and Chris have spoken yet.