Chris Rock is weighing in on the possibility of returning to host the Oscars. 'You never know,' he told E! News at an Oscars after-party. Three years ago while Rock was presenting at the Academy Awards,

Chris Rock would not rule out hosting the Oscars again, for the third time–despite being slapped on stage by Will Smith three years ago. “You never know,” Rock, who hosted the event in 2005 and 2016 told told E!

It certainly sounds like Chris Rock is willing to move on from the Oscar slap moment, and if that’s the case, then seeing him return to the Oscars stage, as either a presenter or as a host, is at least possible. It's a bit of a change from him. Back in 2019 Rock said he had no interest in hosting again.