Chris Rock’s brother Tony says Will Smith didn’t reach out to apologize after his infamous Oscar slap

Chris Rock’s brother, Tony, has revealed a different version of events in the aftermath of the now infamous Oscars slap between Will Smith and the show’s host at the 2022 festivities.

Tony said Will, 54, had not reached out to Chris, as he previously claimed in a July 29, 2022 Video.

‘I just thought we were better than that,’ the 48 actor said in an interview on Big Boy TV.

Chris, 58, shared his side of the story in his own movie, Selective Rage on Netflix, and now Tony, 48, has revealed how the accident affected him.

The Everybody Hates actor Chris said he didn’t see the slap, because “I don’t watch the Oscars.”

Later in the broadcast, Will returns to the stage to take home the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Richard, the father of Venus Williams and Serena, in King Richard.

When he spoke to Chris after the live show, Tony said the Amsterdam star told him to “be cool”.

Watching him was traumatic for Tony, not only because Chris is his brother, but because he had considered Will a friend for decades.

The actor worked on the family comedy All of Us, which was co-created by Will and his wife Jada Pinkett, and was loosely based on their blended family and ran from 2003-2007 on the UPN network.

Will also cast Tony in the 2005 romantic comedy Hitch.

Chris waited a year to tell his reaction to the slap, but Tony says the way he did it in the Selective Fury special was “genius.”

It was calculated, “because Chris decided to do it on his own terms,” on my forum, in my gym, in my boxing ring.

Tony said he was hurt watching the Oscars replay because “nobody helped my brother… I saw Samuel L (Jackson) and Denzel consoling Will, but they didn’t say anything to my brother.”