Chris Rock says he has turned down offer to host Oscars again

During a standup set Rock said that to return after Will Smith attacked him at this year's awards would be like returning to the scene of a crime

Chris Rock has reportedly declined an offer to host next year's Oscars. During a standup show on Sunday night in Phoenix, Arizona, the comedian said
the awards' organisers had asked him to return to host for a third time (he previously emceed in 2005 and 2016).

Earlier this year Rock, presenting the documentary award, was slapped on stage by Will Smith, shortly to pick up his best actor award, after Rock made a joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.