Oscars-showrunner says Will Smith altercation was ‘a very painful moment for me’

Oscars-showrunner says Will Smith altercation was ‘a very painful moment for me’ (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Oscars show-runner Will Packer says the altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards was “a very painful moment for me”.

Smith stormed onstage and hit the comedian in front of a star-studded audience at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, after Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith and her hair loss.