Will Smith slapped Chris Rock while on stage at Oscar award night on Sunday. The sound of the slap has been echoed all over the world. However, Chris Rock has not taken any legal step against Smith’s actions. There is a likely looming punishment ahead for Smith.
The Academy is still meeting to consider the adequate punishment or sanctions to serve Smith for his actions. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department paid a visit to Smith’s house in Calabasas.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department revealed that they were in Smith’s residential area. The patrol team came to investigate a drone that Smith reported he saw parading his house. Surprisingly, the Los Angeles Sheriff pulled over to Smith’s house. The reason why they entered Smith’s house is still uncertain.
There are speculations that the LAPD went to interrogate Smith. The LAPD can still prosecute whether Rock filed a case or not. The former D.A. Los Angeles County said on Monday:
The [Los Angeles] city attorney could bring charges based upon the evidence without necessarily relying upon the victim,” said Steve Cooley. “The victim does not control whether or not a prosecutor should file charges. However, charges actually can and should be filed because the offense was against the state of California. It’s not Chris Rock versus Will Smith in a criminal matter. The LAPD and the city attorney should not close the door on what was an obvious criminal offense and is easily provable.”
