Posted on 03/30/2022 2:53:33 PM PDT by RummyChick
Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes slammed the Academy, calling their actions 'gross' for allowing Will Smith to remain in the theater Sunday night after he slapped Chris Rock, a display she said made her feel 'physically ill.'
'It was sickening,' Sykes said in a televised interview on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show. 'I felt physically ill and I'm still a little traumatized by it.'
Smith, 53, stunned the audience at Dolby Theatre and millions of television viewers at Sunday night's Oscars when he marched onto the stage and slapped Rock, 57, after the comedian made a bald joke about Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has spoken publicly about losing her hair due to alopecia.
When Smith returned to his seat, the 'King Richard' star yelled at Rock, 'Keep my wife's name out your (expletive) mouth.'
Less than an hour later, Smith won the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Richard Williams - father of tennis legends Serena and Venus.
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You may not know this about Rock. I didn’t until today when I saw it on Twitter
https://www.today.com/health/chris-rock-reveals-nonverbal-learning-disorder-diagnosis-t192072
It would explain his reaction.
And I have to say...you take the victim as you find them (egg shell defense)....Will Smith lawyer’s should look at settling because Rock has a case.
Interesting! Thanks for sharing that! Just yesterday, I learned that he was bullied quite a bit. One day, he got sick of one of his bullies and put a brick on his empty backpack - and later beat the crap out of the kid. The bully almost died. After, Chris decided he would just take it from then on, as his action of almost killing a kid scared the hell out of him.
and here is more....
WOW..this is going to get bad... Mega Star claiming Oscar people lied
https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/31/academy-lied-asking-will-smith-to-leave-oscars-slap-chris-rock/
Here you go....do you work for TMZ ;-)
https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/31/academy-lied-asking-will-smith-to-leave-oscars-slap-chris-rock/
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