Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars provoked intense opinions online, especially from comedians who felt it was an assault on their art.
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The violent exchange began when Rock took verbal aim at Jada Pinkett SmithB次元官网网址檚 shaved head, saying, B次元官网网址淛ada, I love you. B次元官网网址楪.I. Jane 2,B次元官网网址� canB次元官网网址檛 wait to see it, all right?B次元官网网址� RockB次元官网网址檚 reference was made from the 1997 film B次元官网网址淕.I. Jane,B次元官网网址� starring Demi Moore, who shaved her head to portray a fictional Navy Seal candidate.
Will Smith, her husband, walked onto the stage and took a swing at Rock with an open palm, generating a loud smack. Smith walked back to his seat and shouted for Rock to leave Pinkett Smith alone. Rock replied that he was just making a B次元官网网址淕.I. JaneB次元官网网址� joke B次元官网网址� and Smith yelled back at him a second time.
Smith shouted at Rock to B次元官网网址渒eep my wifeB次元官网网址檚 name out of your (expletive) mouth,B次元官网网址� and the crowd hushed as it became clear this was no act. Smith later won the best actor Oscar; Rock chose not to file a police report.
B次元官网网址淲ill Smith owes Chris Rock a huge apology. There is no excuse for what he did. HeB次元官网网址檚 lucky Chris is not filing assault charges,B次元官网网址� producer, director and actor Rob Reiner commented on Twitter.
George Takei said SmithB次元官网网址檚 losing his cool was a bad look when so many people were watching: B次元官网网址淢any people, especially kids, look up to actors. Because of that, we have an obligation to try to be good role models. With celebrity comes responsibility.B次元官网网址�
Pinkett Smith revealed in 2018 that she was diagnosed with alopecia. She has often discussed the challenges of hair loss on Instagram and other social media platforms.
Some commentators noted that alopecia is a painful experience that many Black women go through and should not be joked about. Rock himself helped create the documentary B次元官网网址淕ood Hair,B次元官网网址� exploring African American women and their relationship to their hair.
Nicki Minaj put herself in Pinkett SmithB次元官网网址檚 shoes. B次元官网网址淚magine what it must feel like to be losing your hair to the point where you have to shave it bald. You think thatB次元官网网址檚 easy to deal with for anyone? You donB次元官网网址檛 think sheB次元官网网址檚 cried about that many times?B次元官网网址� she wrote on Twitter.
Many in the auditorium came to console Smith, including Daniel Kaluuya, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban. In the hours later the hashtags #ProtectBlackWomen trended.
However unfunny RockB次元官网网址檚 joke was, it paled in comparison to some awards show digs in years past, including from acerbic Ricky Gervais, who has skewered the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Judi Dench and Felicity Huffman.
Judd Apatow was highly critical of Smith in a now-deleted Twitter post, describing the attack B次元官网网址渙ut of control rage and violence.B次元官网网址� He noted that celebrities have been the target of jokes for decades: B次元官网网址淭heyB次元官网网址檝e heard a million jokes about them in the last three decades. They are not freshman in the world of Hollywood and comedy. He lost his mind.B次元官网网址�
Richard Marx said no poor joke justified the response: B次元官网网址淚 guess millions of people canB次元官网网址檛 comprehend that no level of fame or accolades gives license to commit battery over a verbal joke.B次元官网网址�
And Mark Hamill called the incident the ugliest Oscar moment ever, tweeting B次元官网网址淪tand-up comics are very adept at handling hecklers. Violent physical assaultB次元官网网址� not so much.B次元官网网址�
Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, wrote: B次元官网网址淚 know weB次元官网网址檙e all still processing, but the way casual violence was normalized tonight by a collective national audience will have consequences that we canB次元官网网址檛 even fathom in the moment.B次元官网网址�
But former late-night talk show host Conan OB次元官网网址橞rien was among those making light of the situation, writing on Twitter: B次元官网网址淛ust saw the Will Smith slap. Anyone have a late night show I can borrow just for tomorrow?B次元官网网址�
B次元官网网址擬ark Kennedy, The Associated Press
