Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage live at the OSCARS

[Arkay]

It is just so odd reading those headlines. I mean, if I had walked up to the stage and slapped CR, I would have immediately been harshly escorted out of the building, and into a squad car. I cannot imagine a scenario where someone 'refuses' to leave the Oscars after they assaulted someone. How do you 'refuse' without security forcing the issue?

I guess if you are about to win an Oscar the laws don't pertain to you?

I know. It's incredible. I wonder if an assault victim has to press charges for an arrest to be made, and since CR didn't, then it's not a police matter? Yet I would think security would have to remove WS from the venue anyway, just like troublemakers are escorted out of ballparks and theaters.

I cannot imagine how WS could simply "refuse" to be kicked out. I'm sure the last thing the Academy would want would be a televised altercation between Will Smith and security, but they could have cut to commercial and handled it then. Or, since I think the Academy was as flustered as Chris Rock was, during the 40 minutes between the assault and WS receiving his Oscar, maybe they could have figured out a plan.

Perhaps, with 40 minutes to catch their breath and think it through, the producers could have decided that "we don't want to make a scene in which we hustle Will Smith out, but we will skip his Oscar moment and give him his Oscar off-stage." Then if WS creates a ruckus about it, it's a bad look for him rather than the Academy.

I'm just spitballing because I know nothing about the world of Hollywood.

 

[Trident]

Take a good look folks - you're not imaging that things are upside down.

 

[Arkay]

'I'm still processing what happened': Chris Rock speaks out for the first time | Daily Mail Online

Chris Rock breaks his silence.

Also in the article is a tidbit about how Will at first put some stupid joke on his social media, how you can't take anyone from Baltimore or Philly anywhere. Apparently when the backlash got so loud it led to his (surely publicist-advised) "apology" to Chris.

Remember how in his Fresh Prince days, the TV show essentially insulted all of West Philadelphia? The whole premise of the show being he escaped from there to his rich uncle's house? Oh, but that was comedy, right, Will? Remember comedy?

 

[Luna20]

Take a good look folks - you're not imaging that things are upside down.

What do you mean?

 

[gitana1]

Haha. After the couple of years we’ve all had, the self importance of these people just doesn’t sit right anymore. We’re all acutely aware who actually matters when the stuff hits the fan. Not actors.

Seriously! Have you seen that cringeworthy video that a bunch of them did early on in the pandemic, singing John Lennon’s “Imagine”? All from their mansions and stuff. Gag.

 

[gitana1]

Well, as they say:
" A day late, and a dollar short"

ETA: The 'Academy' waited to see which way the winds were blowing before releasing this info. I call suspect....

100%. The first response was tepid at best. Noncommittal. “We don’t condone violence. And also, congrats to all the winners.” (Which included WS).

When people outside of the Hollywood bubble began reacting negatively toward what he did, then slowly, the Academy began reacting more strongly.

 

[Allabouttrial]

Half of the celebs. probably didn't know which way to go, until they heard from the public.

Pandering to the masses. Shocker.

 

[Elley Mae]

Though he did not mention Smith by name at either show (Rock's first show was at 7:30 p.m.), he seemed to imply that he hasn't yet spoken with the King Richard star directly despite reports earlier this week that Sean "Diddy" Combs said the pair had made amends. (It was later reported that Combs never confirmed a reconciliation.)

Chris Rock Says 'I Haven't Talked to Anyone Despite What You Heard' at Comedy Show Following Oscars

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[dotr]

Chris Rock apologized to Wanda Sykes after being smacked by Will Smith at the Oscars | Toronto Sun
rbbm.
''Chris Rock apologized to Wanda Sykes after being smacked by Will Smith at the Oscars.
Wanda said: “As soon as I walked up, the first thing Chris said to me was, ‘I am so sorry. It was supposed to be your night. You and Amy and Regina were doing such a good job. I’m so sorry this is going to be about this. That’s who Chris is.”

The ‘Upshaws’ actress – who rose to prominence as a writer on ‘The Chris Rock Show’ back in the late 1990s – went on to explain that she “felt so awful” for her friend Chris and claimed that it was “gross” to see Will go up to collect the Best Actor award for his role in ‘King Richard’ less than an hour after the incident.''

''Speaking on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’, she said: “I just felt so awful for my friend Chris. It was sickening. I physically felt ill and I’m still a little traumatized by it. For [the Academy] to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award. I was like, ‘How gross is this?’ This is just the wrong message. You assault somebody, you get escorted out the building and that’s it. But for them to let him continue, I thought it was gross. Plus, I wanted to be able to run out after he won and say, ‘Unfortunately Will couldn’t be here tonight!'”

 

[Elley Mae]

New video shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after Will slapped Chris Rock

New video shows Jada laughing after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Newly surfaced video seemingly shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

 

[Yellow Rose]

New video shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after Will slapped Chris Rock

New video shows Jada laughing after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock

Newly surfaced video seemingly shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

This in and of itself makes me want to gag

 

[shotgun09]

IMO, the 'special snowflakes' in Hollywood have just put the kibosh on Comedians. They are the elete...and comedians will always be beneath them.

Watch....if the Oscars do recover from this fiasco, the expectation of being entertained by a comedian or two is now out the window. We will see no humor. Only the self glorification of the elite.

"You may not laugh at my expense" has consequences.

 

[zecats]

Seriously! Have you seen that cringeworthy video that a bunch of them did early on in the pandemic, singing John Lennon’s “Imagine”? All from their mansions and stuff. Gag.

Especially in comparison to the actual hospital workers version in April 2020

Doctors with viral rendition of John Lennon's 'Imagine' release EP for COVID-19 aid

 

[dotr]

New video shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after Will slapped Chris Rock
New video shows Jada laughing after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock



Newly surfaced video seemingly shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing after her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Will Smith filmed laughing and dancing with Oscar after slapping Chris Rock - YouTube

Jada Laughs at Will Smith, Chris Rock Slap in New Oscars Clip (usmagazine.com)
''In the viral video shared via TikTok, the 50-year-old actress is giggling as Smith, 53, makes his way back to his seat and Rock, 57, says, “Will Smith just smacked the s—t out of me.” Things get tense again after the King Richard star yells, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—king mouth.”

 

[Gardenista]

Academy Lied About Asking Will Smith to Leave Oscars, Sources

 

[curiouser_]

Academy Lied About Asking Will Smith to Leave Oscars, Sources

100% believe that!

 

[Satchie]

Academy Lied About Asking Will Smith to Leave Oscars, Sources

Makes sense to me: "The show must go on" has always been the mantra of the entertainment industry.

ETA: it seems to me, also, that Security would have felt paralysed about kicking him out, that it would cost them their jobs if the head honchos disapproved.

JMO

 

[gitana1]

IMO, the 'special snowflakes' in Hollywood have just put the kibosh on Comedians. They are the elete...and comedians will always be beneath them.

Watch....if the Oscars do recover from this fiasco, the expectation of being entertained by a comedian or two is now out the window. We will see no humor. Only the self glorification of the elite.

"You may not laugh at my expense" has consequences.

Yeah This could be the death knell of the Oscars broadcast. Not even any comedy?

 

[Elley Mae]

I wouldn’t accept an apology or take a call from WS if I were CR.

Jmo

 

[happyday]

Makes sense to me: "The show must go on" has always been the mantra of the entertainment industry.

ETA: it seems to me, also, that Security would have felt paralysed about kicking him out, that it would cost them their jobs if the head honchos disapproved.

JMO

Yeah, I think they were all not prepared to deal with something like that. I don’t think that’s ever happened before. Also, remember this was the first normal Oscars in a long time. The last couple of years in the pandemic everyone was at home accepting their awards, and before that they were trying out that no host thing which was a flop. I’ll bet a lot of people in Hollywood are really really mad at WS for ruining their big night back.