'LAPD was ready to arrest Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock'

Oscars producer Will Packer has addressed Hollywood star Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at the ceremonyIn a preview clip of Packers upcoming interview on Good Morning America he shared that the Los Angeles Police Department was on the scene on Sunday night and ready to arrest Smith if Rock wanted to press charges reports VarietyThey were saying you know this is battery was a word they used in that moment They said we will go get him We are prepared Were prepared to get him right now You can press charges we can arrest him Packer saidThey were laying out the options And as they were talking Chris was being very dismissive of those options He was like No no no Im fine And even to the point where I said Rock let them finish The LAPD officers finished laying out what his options were and they said Would you like us to take any action And he said no He said noIn the clip Packer also said he did not speak to Smith directly the night of the Oscars As Variety reported on Sunday night Rock declined to file a police report regarding the slapLAPD investigative entities are aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards programme The incident involved one individual slapping another the LAPD statement saidThe individual involved has declined to file a police report If the involved party desires a police report at a later date LAPD will be available to complete an investigative reportThere has been much confusion surrounding the altercation as the Academy said in a statement on Wednesday that they asked Smith to leave the ceremony and he refused however sources have since refuted that claim to VarietyAlso in the Wednesday statement the Academy revealed that Smith now faces suspension expulsion or other sanctions permitted as a result of the slapSmith issued an apology on Monday particularly addressing Rock which he had not done in his best actor speech the night beforeMeanwhile on Wednesday night Rock publicly responded to the slap for the first time during a comedy show in BostonI dont have a bunch of shit about what happened so if you came to hear that I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend he saidIm still kind of processing what happened So at some point Ill talk about that sh And it will be serious and funnyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever