I don’t know much about this story and didn’t see the video, but is there any chance it was a publicity stunt?
Chris now has enough new material for his Stand Up acts to stage a real Come Back. Just keep a weather eye for Will (the phony) and his idiot wife. I wonder what their two children,
Wizzy & Dizzy think of how their dad acted in public.
But did Will Smith apologize to Chris Rock?
Regards,
If it were a white person doing the smacking, the state would’ve charged with a battery case automatically unless it was a proven pro-wrestling style gimmick.
Police report? The whole thing is on tape from many angles. The police need a report to arrest a dangerous nut in L.A.?
Gee black man vs black man about a black woman. Must be the fault of white supremacy. Yeah, THAT’s it.
Arrogant assholes. They work in a pedophile industry. F’ em all.
Should give EVERY black person nominated for ANYTHING an oscar THAT’LL show them whites are NOT racist.
WGAF
I have no idea what movie he starred in. But, that speech... oh, brother. These actors take themselves way too seriously. They pretend for a living. They memorize and repeat lines other people write. They earn millions, just for being photogenic and popular. But they think they’re so important.
Didn’t watch. Don’t care.
The communist Academy. Afraid of the Trump voter.
They read stuff someone else writes in front of a camera. If every actor disappeared tomorrow the world would barely notice.
Whatever else, this slap pushed Zelensky out of the Oscar story.
If it was staged, I don't think the Academy was involved. The Academy is very prissy. It likes to imagine itself as dignified.
If there are no charges or indictments, assume it’s fake. And ignore.
Like everything else that takes place in Hollywood, DC, in front of cameras for media.
Per the controversy over real vs fake... I’ve only seen the Rumble upload of the event, but as a former live TV Tech Director for part of my career, I found it convenient that there were 2 wide shot stage left and stage right angles of Smith’s approach to the stage, his hit, and walk back. It appears that the TV Tech Director knew it was coming. Had he NOT expected it, it would more likely have resulted in the medium close up of Rock, with Smith entering the shot, and THEN the Tech Director scrambling for an extreme wide shot for cover along with a few “panicked” switch mistakes. The streaker entering David Niven’s shot might be an example of what I’m speculating about.
Why is a police report needed? There’s plenty of evidence of what happened. Police don’t need a report to be filed if he had owned a magazine with one too many capacity, so, somehow this slap isn’t a real crime.
Actors, stage...lights, cameras, action.
is that the proper response to a mean joke?
btw will was laughing at the joke