Rob Lowe says he was happy after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars

Actor Rob Lowe has opened up about one of the most infamous moments in Oscars history, his bizarre 1989 Academy Awards performance, and admitted that he was actually relieved when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony.Speaking on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live on Thursday, Lowe said he was “the only person happy” when Smith walked onto the Oscars stage and slapped Rock, because he believed the incident would finally take the spotlight away from his own long-running awards show controversy.“When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, I was the only person happy. Because I was like, ‘Oh, good. So now that’s the worst moment in Oscar history,’” Lowe said.“But it turns out not really.