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Today show host Craig Melvin slams Will Smith for Chris Rock slap and stoking idea that 'men of color can't control anger' - but Whoopi Goldberg DEFENDS him on The View, saying 'sometimes you behave badly'
Daily Mail UK ^ | March 28, 2022 | Andrea Cavallier

Posted on 03/28/2022 1:20:47 PM PDT by Morgana

Co-hosts of The View slammed actor Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars Sunday night, calling his shocking outburst 'immature and childish,' but Whoopi Goldberg broke ranks to defend the actor, saying 'sometimes you behave badly.'

The 53-year-old actor who won an Oscar later that evening marched onto the stage and hit Rock in the face, then returned to his seat and yelled, 'Keep my wife's name out your f---ing mouth!' after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.

The bizarre outburst led to swift backlash from millions of viewers, including The View co-hosts Sunny Hostin and Ana Navarro who discussed the ordeal on Monday, calling it 'toxic masculinity' and a 'crime of assault.'

But co-host Whoopi stepped in with a different take.

'I think he overreacted…I think he had one of those moments where it was like G.D. it, just stop,' Whoopi said. 'I get it, not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. And he snapped.'

Meanwhile, on the Today show, host Craig Melvin slammed Smith for aiding 'this long-held perception that men of color can't control their rage and anger.'

'It was really disappointing,' Melvin said. 'If you're rearing a boy, especially in this country, you spend so much time talking to our kids about keeping your hands to yourself and this long health perception that man of color can't control their rage and their anger and to see someone who's been that beloved for decades - it was troubling on so many levels.'

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: chrisrock; craigmelvin; oscarssoblack; theview; whoopi; whoopigoldberg; willsmith
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To: drellberg

If NOT staged, Will Smith has NO CLASS, since he can’t hold his temper til after the show, and then that FOUL LANGUAGE was disgusting....LOW CLASS or NO CLASS!


61 posted on 03/28/2022 2:16:24 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

Did he do it on the Field during a game??? if NOT, apples and oranges.


62 posted on 03/28/2022 2:18:33 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: JaguarXKE
"can I still say girl?"

Only if you're a Christian or a biologist. Worldly people who aren't biologists ain't got a clue.

63 posted on 03/28/2022 2:18:42 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Morgana

I watched the video. It was an moderate open hand slap. If Smith really meant harm, he could break Rock’s jaw or even eye socket. Smith was just defending his wife and didn’t get the connection to Demi Moore’s buzz cut in GI Jane.


64 posted on 03/28/2022 2:22:03 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021. )
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To: A Navy Vet

True. Wil Smith got the respect of his predictable black audience. Good for him. Everyone else rolled their eyes at this bitch slap hear around the world. He would never attempt this against Dave Chappel. The Oscars are a woke, pathetic attempt at redemption against itself. I miss Sidney Pointier.


65 posted on 03/28/2022 2:28:08 PM PDT by scottinoc
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To: A Navy Vet

just defending his wife
/\

From what ?

Was she struck ?
Being Mugged ?
Being Raped ?
Under physical attack ?

He wasn’t defending her , he laughed.

He was pussywhiped into a

” you and him fight cuz I got dissed”

assault.

It’s all cool cuz no bones were broke ?

It was honourable ?

I guess I can agree to disagree.


66 posted on 03/28/2022 2:33:51 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: piytar

Jada does not have a serious illness.
My friend had alopecia in high school- stress related.


67 posted on 03/28/2022 2:42:31 PM PDT by ronniesgal (if more folks would mind their own business the world would be a better place.)
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To: Morgana

Hey stoopie….it’s called acting.


68 posted on 03/28/2022 2:51:52 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: DarrellZero

That’s keeping it in the proper perspective.


69 posted on 03/28/2022 2:53:07 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: cuz1961

And further

If will is so manly, could easily beat Chris to a pulp

why a sucker punch ?

He didn’t get up and angrily approach and punch him

No, like a punk he walked up all smiles till he was in range

he could have let Chris know they were about to have at it, let him get ready to rumble

he didn’t.

He suckered him.

Just like the trash that pushes folks in front of subway trains

Stabs someone walking by in the neck

Striking a little kid in the back of the head as they walked by

Straight up punk ass trash move.


70 posted on 03/28/2022 2:54:14 PM PDT by cuz1961 (USCGR Veteran )
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To: Morgana

Whoopie, please apply that uniformly and realize how terrible “woke” is.


71 posted on 03/28/2022 2:56:20 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: 1Old Pro
Exactly right. It perpetuates the narrative that Black men are thuggish and violent and not thoughtful or with the ability to abide by civil decorum standards.

It also sends a message to BLM/Antifa types that its Ok to use violence if someone says something you don't like.

72 posted on 03/28/2022 2:58:47 PM PDT by usurper
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To: Morgana

Tupac stated Will Smith was Quincy Jones bitch, hence his rise from Fresh Prince. Then Jada and Will air their dirty laundry with her years of adultery, which she is unrepentant, and Will acts like a cuckolded lil bitch, humiliated for all to see. Now this staged rubbish from hollyweird for their coveted awards shows which have tanked the past few years in ratings. Anyone else physically assaulting a person and screaming would be ushered out of the venue. But these people are scumbags and the took it to the next level.


73 posted on 03/28/2022 3:31:40 PM PDT by TheBigJ
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To: DarrellZero

Fair enough...


74 posted on 03/28/2022 4:13:26 PM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: ronniesgal

I had a friend with alopecia, too. But the friend was male. He joked about not having to shave his head anymore (which he did even before the onset — liked the bald look and pulled it off well).

Alopecia doesn’t carry the same cultural stigma for men as it does women IMHO. But yeah, it’s not life threatening.

PS It’s actually believed to be an autoimmune disorder that definitely can be exacerbated by stress.


75 posted on 03/28/2022 4:16:49 PM PDT by piytar (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit!)
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To: A Navy Vet

It was staged!

Will Smith is going for the Jesse Smollett award.


76 posted on 03/28/2022 4:17:31 PM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: Az Joe

It was stupid and entirely staged


77 posted on 03/28/2022 4:18:30 PM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: dirtymac

You’re an idiot and kno-it-all ass


78 posted on 03/28/2022 5:11:17 PM PDT by Az Joe ("Scratch a Liberal, and a Fascist bleeds")
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To: Az Joe

don’t know why you are so pissed off to start with the insults. Nothing I said was directed at you, but was to the incident.

but I, at least, know how to spell.

So go f*ck yourself.


79 posted on 03/28/2022 5:35:02 PM PDT by dirtymac ( Now Is The Time For All Good Men To ComeTo The Aid Of Their Country! NOW)
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To: JaguarXKE

So I guess Woopie just explained all the Wal Mart Riots... Sometimes you just got to behave badly...


80 posted on 03/28/2022 6:47:12 PM PDT by midwest_hiker
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