Will Smith: Chris Rock's first comments since Oscars slap.

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Chris Rock has made his first public appearance since Will Smith slapped him during Sunday night's Oscars ceremony.

still processing what happened — the comic

Rock, who was greeted with a standing ovation by fans, also denied some reports in US media that he had spoken to Smith since the incident.

It comes as the Oscars organisers revealed that Smith was asked to leave after hitting Rock, but refused.

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The 57-year old, who is currently starring in his "Ego Death" tour of the US, told fans that he had written the "show before all this nonsense happened," but promised to address the incident in the near future.

I'm still kind of processing what happened, so at some point I'll talk about that — Rock

Mr Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, [but] — the statement we also recognise we could have handled the situation differently — the statement.