Tyler Perry shared: "Being friends with the two of them, it's been very difficult"
Tyler Perry recently opened up about his Oscar slap two months after his friend Will Smith killed comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Perry, who is friends with both Smith and Rock, shared his opinion and spoke for the first time during a storytelling conversation with Gayle King at the Tribeca Film Festival on Monday, Variety reported.
"I left early to go and investigate Chris because it was wrong in no uncertain terms," ??Perry said, according to the entertainment publication.
"I made sure I said that to Will, and when we got to him, he was devastated. He couldn't believe what happened."
Perry, 52, continued, "He did his best to "de-escalate" the situation at the March awards ceremony at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. He said he believes Smith, 53, is still going through his tasks. reflecting on.
"I think he's trying to figure out what happened," Perry said.
He also speculated that Smith's impulsive response to hit rock by the 57-year-old comedian who made fun of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair may have come from a place of childhood trauma.
Perry stated that being close to both Smith and The Rock had been challenging and clarified that he did not attempt to console Smith after the incident.
"There's a difference between relaxing and de-escalating," Perry said. "Being friends with the two of them, it's been very difficult."