Andrew Garfield confirms he was texting his friends during the Oscars to tell them what the 'vibe' was like after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

• Andrew Garfield confirmed he was texting people about Will Smith's Oscars slap after it happened.
• On "The View," Garfield said he thought there was "no way" he'd be captured texting on camera.

Andrew Garfield confirmed that he was texting his friends while in the audience of the Oscars after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.

"I feel so bad because Kevin Costner's introducing the director nominees in the most beautiful and elegant way, and I'm like, 'There's no way I'm going to be on camera during this,'" Garfield said during an appearance on ABC's "The View" Thursday.

"Everyone's texting me, asking me, like, what the vibe in the room is. At that moment, my friends took priority over Kevin," he said. "But I feel really bad about that."

At the Academy Awards on March 27, Garfield and Smith were both nominated for best actor.

Garfield played the "Rent" composer Jonathan Larson in the biographical musical "Tick, Tick... Boom!" while Smith portrayed Richard Williams, the father of the tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams, in the biopic "King Richard."

During the awards ceremony, Smith attacked Rock onstage after the comedian made a joke about the bald head of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Later in the show, Costner went onstage to present the award for best director, which went to Jane Campion, the director of "The Power of the Dog."

As the actor spoke, Garfield was seen in the audience texting on a phone that he was trying to discreetly hide under the table he was seated at.

The moment went viral on Twitter, leading to a deluge of tweets.

People speculated that Garfield was texting someone regarding the shocking slap.

Some joked that he was messaging his "Spider-Man: No Way Home" costar Zendaya, who was also seen on her phone during the Oscars.

One fan joked that the actor was "texting his publicist to get him in and out before the end of the show."

"Andrew Garfield texting the other Peter Parkers to see if Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in their universes too," the media personality Clint Lamb tweeted, referring to Marvel Studio's three Spider-Men, portrayed by Garfield, Tobey Maguire, and Tom Holland.

During his interview on "The View," Garfield was asked to share his thoughts on the slap but he declined.

"Everything's been said," Garfield 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."