Wanda Sykes says she 'physically felt ill' after watching Will Smith slap Chris Rock.
, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
However, when she saw it, she was just as stunned as everyone else. “I just was like, ‘Is this really happening,’ and then someone showed me on the video like, ‘Yeah, he smacked Chris,’” she tells Ellen DeGeneres "I physically felt ill and I’m still a little traumatized by it. And for them to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award, I was just like, ‘How gross is this?’ It just sends the wrong message.
Smith, who won for Best Actor shortly after the incident, took the stage to accept his award. While the 53-year-old was onstage, he apologized to the Academy during his acceptance speech, but not to Rock. On Monday, Smith later Sykes notes, that she, Schumer and Hall have yet to hear from Smith. “I know he apologized to Chris, but I believe, we were the hosts, this is our house, we’re inviting you in, we’re gonna take care of y'all tonight, we’re gonna have a good time,” she says.