Days after the controversial event of this year’s Oscars, involving Will Smith (“King Richard”) and Chris Rock (“Big people”), Michael Bay (“Ambulance: A Day of Crime”) was asked by the Yahoo! about the behavior of the actor, with whom he has worked on “Bad Boys”, and said he doesn’t care at all.

“First, it’s wrong from the start”he said. “But that’s all people are talking about. And I really don’t care. There are much more important things going on. Hollywood is very petty. There are babies exploding in Ukraine right now. We should be talking about this”he added.

The filmmaker took the opportunity to inform that he did not attend the 94th edition of the ceremony, but that he received several messages after the slap given in rockand revealed that he never saw Smith lose control the way he did on stage.

“I worked with him, he’s not like that”found. “I’ve never seen him lose control like that. I thought it was all arranged, because I saw the little smile [dele] and I’ve been on set when Will teased people, when he teased people. Listen, it was a slap. It wasn’t a punch. He’s very good at fighting, he’s trained… But it’s all wrong”concluded bay.

The fourth film in the “Bad Boys” franchise would already be in the works, and would be responsible for the returns of Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallahbut due to the Oscar situation, the project may have been temporarily frozen.

According to a statement to the The Hollywood Reportermade by journalists Aaron Couch and Borys Kit, “One rumor we heard this week is that ‘Bad Boys 4’ was already in active development, and Smith was given 40 pages of the script before the Oscars incident, according to our sources. what will happen from now on”informed the vehicle.

Will Smith he did not lose the Oscar for “Best Actor”, but after his actions were repudiated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the star chose to resign his position in the organization.

“I have responded directly to the Academy’s disciplinary hearing notice and will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. I have deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I’m heartbroken. I would accept any other consequences that the board deems appropriate.”the actor said in a statement.

A final meeting will take place on April 18, where Smith and the Academy will take the necessary action after he infers the Standards of Conduct accepted by the Academy.