Posted on 03/31/2022 1:10:29 PM PDT by blam
Two reports say that the Motion Picture Academy lied on Thursday by claiming Will Smith was asked to leave the basement-rated Oscar telecast after his unprovoked assault on Chris Rock.
Oh, my, yes… This scandal just got a whole lot more delicious.
Right now, the entertainment community is furious at the Academy for not doing anything after Smith assaulted a comedian for telling a joke. In front of the whole world, Smith was not only allowed to stroll onto the stage and smack Rock; he was allowed to remain in his seat afterward. What’s more, he was handed an Oscar 40 minutes later and enjoyed two standing ovations.
Even by Hollywood standards, this is outrageous.
These pathetic tweets from Oscar night sum up just how badly the Academy bungled this:
You can’t tweet “The academy does not condone violence in any form” and also congratulate the violence lol. pic.twitter.com/FTi8Jp2Mqk
— . (@Eveart_) March 28, 2022
But as the outrage grew over the ensuing days, not only over Smith’s thuggish and entitled behavior but the Academy’s morally illiterate response, the Academy released a statement claiming Will Smith had, in fact, been asked to leave but refused to do so. That was the big news Wednesday. That was the Academy’s attempt at damage control…
Things unfolded in a way we could not have anticipated. While we would like to clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused, we also recognize we could have handled the situation differently.
Well, now we’re hearing from two separate sources that the Academy lied about asking Smith to leave, which is not at all surprising.
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Will Smith has degraded the Oscars and should have his taken away. He has ruined his own career and unless the Academy comes down hard on him, Smith has ruined the entire Oscars process and awards ceremony with the implied consent of the Academy.
If Will Smith had any class, he would voluntarily surrender his Oscar.
I wouldn’t let a guy this unhinged attend my garage sale.
“I can slap somebody in front of the entire world because I AM THAT IMPORTANT AND ABOVE MERE MORTALS.”
Will future nominees have license to commit assault or battery on stage to insure an Oscar win?
#19 you know there has to be. Cameras were everywhere.
Will Smith taught kid named Chris how to slap before Oscars debacle
https://nypost.com/2022/03/29/will-smith-taught-kid-named-chris-how-to-slap-before-oscars-debacle/
Hadn't heard about his kid's response. Plenty of men who aren't his dad could tell him the same about his mom.
Maybe he was just plain drunk.
I believe a case could be made that those who remained in the audience, while Smith remained, are just as guilty as the Academy in excusing the attack.
That’s a rumour, too.
Hollywood family values on display.
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