Overview

• Chris Rock attended the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars Party, marking his first return to a major Oscars-related event since the 2022 incident with Will Smith.
• When asked about hosting the Oscars again, Rock stated, 'You never know,' while emphasizing the importance of forgiveness for oneself and others.
• The 2022 altercation occurred after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, unaware of her alopecia condition, prompting Smith to slap him onstage.
• Will Smith was banned from Academy events for 10 years following the incident, and he later issued multiple public apologies to Rock and others impacted.
• Rock, who hosted the Oscars in 2005 and 2016, praised Conan O’Brien’s performance as the host of the 2025 ceremony, calling it 'amazing' and suggesting he host every year.