Chris Rock says he was asked to host the Oscars...

[Dutch Uncle]

Classic response from Christ Rock even though some Hollywood types are throwing rocks at him.

I agree with Rock that the Academy was remiss in not immediately taking action and throwing Will Smith out of the building. Instead, they give Smith a wrist slap and an Oscar.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment...p-hosting-nicole-brown-simpson-231824694.html
Chris Rock says he was asked to host the Oscars, likens it to Nicole Brown Simpson going 'back to the restaurant'

Chris Rock addressed "the slap" again on tour — and he had some new information to share. While performing his stand-up show in Phoenix, Ariz. on Sunday night, the comedian claimed he was asked to host next year's Oscars. It's only been five months since Will Smith stormed the stage during the awards show and hit Rock across the face for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.

The Arizona Republic reports that during the show, "Rock compared returning to the Oscars like returning to the scene of a crime, referencing the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, whose ex-wife's killing began with her leaving a pair of eyeglasses at an Italian restaurant. Rock said returning to the award ceremony would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson 'to go back to the restaurant.'"

Rock, who's previously joked about the incident, said he refused the invitation. He also revealed he was offered a Super Bowl commercial due to the incident, but "profanely" refused that as well, per the paper. Rock did not refuse to discuss the slap, though. When someone in the sold-out crowd egged him on to talk about it, the comic admitted the blow from Smith, who played boxer Muhammad Ali in Ali, hurt.