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Wanda Sykes said in a new interview that Will Smith once offered her an apology for disrupting the 2022 Academy Awards when he slapped Chris Rock

"I had COVID or a bad cold. I just texted to say, 'Hey, I got your message. Thank you. I can’t talk.' But he did call," Sykes said

Sykes cohosted that year's Oscars ceremony with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall

Wanda Sykes is recounting her experience with the infamous moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 Academy Awards — and revealing that Smith did, in fact, offer her an apology over the ordeal.

The topic came up in a Variety profile published on Monday, Oct. 27. Amid discussions about the end of her Netflix series The Upshaws , Sykes was asked about hosting the Oscars, which interviewer Selome Hail

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