Andrew Garfield Says He Was Texting His Friends In Viral Oscars Photo

The 94th Academy Awards was an eventful night, to say the least, and there were several memes that made the rounds on social media after Will Smith barged onto the stage and slapped Chris Rock for a joke he made about Smith's wife.

One such picture that went viral was of a surprised Andrew Garfield busy texting on his phone just moments after the incident. Fans were curious to know what he was doing on his phone. He has now finally addressed the rumors, ET Canada reported.

When Garfield appeared on the latest episode of "The View" with his "Under the Banner of Heaven" co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones to talk about their new show, the actor explained what led to that moment.

"So, I feel so bad because, you know, Kevin Costner's introducing the director nominees in the most beautiful and elegant way, and I'm like 'There's no way I'm gonna be on camera during this,'" he shared.

"And everyone's texting me, asking me, you know, what they're asking me, like what the vibe in the room is. At that moment, my friends took priority over Kevin. But I feel really bad about that," Garfield added.

When host Joy Behar commented that she thought he was texting about the slap, the actor laughed and brushed her off initially, The Wrap reported.

But when she pressed him a bit harder to comment on the incident, Garfield revealed that he didn't want to add his voice to the conversation.

"Everything's been said. There's no need for me to weigh in on that. Every possible version of the discussion has happened, and I have no interest in adding my voice to something that's already been so well spoken [about]," said the actor.

Behar praised him for his stance and warned him that if he did comment on the incident, people might take his words out of context or exaggerate them, as they did with his recent comments about taking a break from acting.

"Thank you for the advice, Joy. Thank you," Garfield replied almost cheekily.