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Oscar's 2022, Was this for real?

JaneMarple — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:13:27 GMT

Will Smith slapping Chris Rock for making fun of Jada Pinkett?

I didn't see it live but read about it on twitter.😲

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Love my grandkids — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:16:59 GMT

@JaneMarple I watched about 5 minutes. Just long enough to see/hear Wanda Sykes (who I don't like anyway) telling Judi Dench some kind of a quote from Kim Kardashian, something like "use your a s s" or something like that. How crude. I quit watching after that.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:19:59 GMT

And people wonder why respect is lacking in our society.

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LdyBugz — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:20:26 GMT

It apparently was real! Quite shocking to see! You can see the uncensored snip all over the internet.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:21:15 GMT

The GI Jane joke was tasteless but not enough to get assaulted over.

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shoekitty — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:23:30 GMT

He won best actor and he has been hammering on nonsense, utter nonsense for 10 mins I had to turn tv off what pompous idiot. They needed to get hook and drag him off, lol. Ruined the whole show

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Greeneyedlady21 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:23:55 GMT

Chris Rock made a joke about Jada being in GI Jane 2. She has alopecia.

I saw the uncensored version on Twitter. Will went on stage and took a swing or slap at him. He went back to his seat and yelled "keep my wife's name out of your ...mouth" twice. Rock said I will.

Will won for best actor, cried, said he was being protective, apologized to the academy, said he hoped they would invite him back.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:27:26 GMT

I was hoping that this wasn't real but one of those tasteless phony skits that Hollywood thinks is funny. ☹

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LdyBugz — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:30:31 GMT

@JaneMarple I agree. There have been many tasteless, insulting jokes before and people took it in stride. I guess this just hit a raw nerve for Smith. Personally, I am not a fan of Chris Rock or Ricky Gervais.

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Free2be — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:33:13 GMT

Will Smith is claiming that smacking Chris Rock was an act of love for his family but to me it was a lack of self control combined with an opportunity to create drama. It was ugly and I'm surprised that Smith is receiving as much support as he is for acting out violently for the world to see over a comedian's joke that everyone would have forgotten 5 minutes after.

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:40:02 GMT

Rats, the one time I wasn't watching !

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Catty2 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:47:04 GMT

I saw Amy Schumer's opening talk and thought she did a good job. After the first few awards, turned it off.

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kitcat51 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:48:01 GMT

It was real...the story I read stated Smith was upset about the joke Rock made because his wife has alopecia. What disgraceful behavior by Smith, with all the assaults going on everyday you'd think he'd have a clue.

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Greeneyedlady21 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:56:19 GMT

There is other history between those two

https://www.justjared.com/2022/03/27/chris-rock-previously-made-fun-of-jada-pinkett-smith-at-2016-oscars/

As this article says Chris Rock also commented on Will Smith's relationship with his ex and said that Jada must be "a very understanding wife".

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jellyBEAN — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 03:57:46 GMT

Chris Rock is one of my all time fav comedians. When I saw Will Smith go up on stage, from the camera angle behind Smith, it looked like a fake punch, not like it made contact with Rock's face, but since the camera was behind Smith, you couldn't tell for sure.

But then when Smith kept mouthing off and they bleeped a lot of it out, I thought, uh oh, maybe it was real. Will Smith really lost control of himself. He was the #1 pick to win for best actor, he had the best seats in the house for the program, he should have just shrugged it off or just gave Chris Rock the death stare.

Anyway, I enjoyed the show, esp. Amy Schumer. She's hilarious and very likeable. As far as I'm concerned, she could have hosted the whole thing by herself. I usually like Wanda Sykes, but she wasn't very funny and I'm not sure who the other lady was.

I was sorry to see Liza Minelli in such sad shape. I love her. And Gaga was so gentle and nice with her, like she was with Tony Bennett with his problems. Wow 50 years since Cabaret.

Everytime I see Anthony Hopkins I can't help but think of Hannibal Lector and the Silence of the Lambs.

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golding76 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:03:55 GMT

I was watching as it took place. Like Chris Rock, I thought Will Smith was mockingly "coming for him." Was I ever surprised when Smith smacked Rock's face. Probably not as surprised as Chris Rock, but I was stunned.

Like another poster here, I thought that we do not need to see a violent reaction to an admittedly disturbing and distressing moment for Will and Jada Pinkett Smith. It would have been the mature thing to do if Will Smith had controlled his anger and approached Chris Rock at an after-party to discuss his grievance.

Smith had a right to be upset because he was hurt for his wife, but to publicly attack a comedian who probably did not know of Jada Pinkett Smith's ailment... Not good form. (I learned of her alopecia on a news report tonight. Knew nothing about it.)

Smith looked bad in my estimation. I'm sorry to say that. Denzel Washington saved the night with his words to Smith and which Smith later quoted: Be careful when you are at the top because that is when the devil will come for you. Smith knew he was caught in the devil's snare for him.

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Goldengate8361 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:06:53 GMT

Will Smith made a fool out of himself. Its that simple.

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Linmo — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 04:22:59 GMT

There's been a lot of gossip over the years about Will and Jada's marriage, even though they both are pretty low key. I thought Jada looked beautiful. I didn't see the incident with Chris Rock, but Will doesn't seem to be the type to go after someone without reason.

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golding76 — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 05:29:37 GMT

Here is the quote of Will Smith repeating the advice Denzel Washington gave him after the smackdown incident:

“Denzel (Washington) said to me, 'At the highest moment, be careful — that’s when the devil comes for you... ' "

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JeanLouiseFinch — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 11:27:38 GMT

So, let's just go around hitting and/or slapping everyone who insults us. Wow, that's grown up and leading your family...not 🤦‍♀️

i wonder if Chris Rock will sue Will Smith for assault?