Tyler Perry is speaking publicly for the first time about the moments following Will Smith's infamous slap at the Oscars earlier this year. Smith hit Chris Rock after the comedian joked about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Pinkett Smith has long been open about her hair loss due to alopecia. At the time, Rock declined to file charges, and the next day Smith apologized to Rock in an Instagram post. On April 8, the Academy's board of governors banned the “King Richard” star from attending the Academy Awards — and any academy-related events and programs — for the next 10 years.Almost immediately following the incident, Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry could be seen next to the stage speaking with Smith. During a Tribeca Film Festival event this week, Perry opened up about the moments after the slap, saying he was "de-escalating" the situation with Smith. “I was there close up, I left early to go and check on Chris because it was wrong in no uncertain terms,” Perry said, according to Variety. “I made sure I said that to Will, and when we walked over to him, he was devastated. He couldn’t believe what happened.”"I think he is very much in reflection of trying to figure out what happened," he said. Perry said he had empathy for Smith after reading the actor's memoir, "Will", where he described not being able to protect his mother from his father's alleged abuse when he was a child. “I know that feeling, I’m getting chills thinking about it,” Perry said. “I know that feeling of being a man and thinking about the little boy. If that trauma is not dealt with right away as you get older, it will show up in the most inappropriate, most horrible time.” He clarified to host Gayle King that he had not been comforting Smith in the moments following the incident, however.What does the passage mainly discuss …