{"id":1883,"date":"2026-03-03T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/will-smith-chris-rock-reportedly-planning-abc-news-sit-down\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T21:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T21:00:00","slug":"will-smith-chris-rock-reportedly-planning-abc-news-sit-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/will-smith-chris-rock-reportedly-planning-abc-news-sit-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith, Chris Rock Reportedly Planning ABC News Sit-Down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Will Smith and Chris Rock are quietly exploring the possibility of sitting down together for a televised conversation with ABC News<\/em>, according to people familiar with the discussions. If it comes together, the interview would be their first shared public appearance since the confrontation at the Academy Awards that unsettled Hollywood and rippled far beyond it. Representatives for both men have declined to comment, and the network has not announced details. Still, the prospect of seeing them across from each other again has stirred immediate interest.<\/p>\n

The 2022 Oscars broadcast veered off script when Smith walked onto the stage and struck Rock after a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. The moment landed with a thud inside the Dolby Theatre and traveled instantly across television screens and smartphones. Not long after, Smith returned to his seat and later accepted the Academy Award for Best Actor for \u201cKing Richard,\u201d delivering remarks that competed with the shock still hanging in the room.<\/p>\n

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