India, March 4 -- Three years after the notorious 'slapgate' incident, actor-comedian Chris Rock has addressed the episode involving Hollywood star Will Smith. In a discussion with the media at the Annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party, the actor-comedian was questioned about a potential return to the Academy Awards stage, following the contentious joke he made about Smith's estranged wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock expressed that he has embraced forgiveness, stating, "This is what I would say: the most miserable people on earth are people that can't forgive." He further remarked, "And not just people; you have to forgive yourself sometimes. So, hey, you never know."

In the aftermath of the incident, Smith faced a decade-long ban from attending ...