Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Oscars

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

5 minutes ago, snafu said:

 

Until this thread, I never knew she cheated on him.

 

 

TBH 

I don’t follow any of this garbage.  

 

who in Hollywood hasn’t been caught up in some love twist. 

 

It’s a very low #.  

[The Avenger]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

Yeah, it happens. Have you ever seen a celebrity roast? 

 

Lisa Lampenelli made jokes to people that made Rock's comment look like a major compliment. She was the best. People woud make the most vulgar comments to her that you could imagine. The worse they were the more she laughed but when it was her turn, the gloves came off. 

Somewhere, Ricky Gervais is really happy he's no longer hosting awards shows - that guy was savage...

[ExiledInIllinois]

10 hours ago, Buffalosouth said:

Still don't rum your mouth about another man's wife.

Huh? He gets tough with the mouth runners but not the guys banging his wife.

 

 

 

 

[snafu]

57 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

 

TBH 

I don’t follow any of this garbage.  

 

who in Hollywood hasn’t been caught up in some love twist. 

 

It’s a very low #.  

A whole industry of people with way too much time on their hands and way too much self-importance.

 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

5 minutes ago, snafu said:

A whole industry of people with way too much time on their hands and way too much self-importance.

 

the actors praising other actors. 
 

[dpberr]

I am amused a man can physically assault another man and just sit back down in his seat as if nothing happened.

 

No security, no ejection. No escort out to cool down. 

 

People got physically removed from school board meetings in this country because they raised their voices or didn't wear a mask. 

[LeGOATski]

20 hours ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

 Not only have I not seen any of these Oscar movies, it is hard to even figure out how/where to watch them anymore! 

There are these places called "movie theaters." Big screen. Loud speakers. Pretty cool. 

[HeHateMe]

Is Will locked up yet?

[Gugny]

14 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Huh? He gets tough with the mouth runners but not the guys banging his wife.

 

 

 

 

 

I think he'd be WAAAAY outnumbered if he wanted to take on the dudes banging his wife!

[dpberr]

1 hour ago, Gugny said:

 

I think he'd be WAAAAY outnumbered if he wanted to take on the dudes banging his wife!

I read where they both participate in the "open" part of their relationship.  Hers are just more visible because one of those hookups spoke to the press.  

 

My personal opinion is that he's in a committed relationship with another man/woman, and has been for some time - something along the lines of Whitney Houston's longtime female lover that no one outside her family knew about until she passed.  I think the random hookup women would squeal to the press for their 15 minutes of fame.  

 

I don't think it's that unusual - the unusual part to me is how freely they seem to talk about it and draw attention to it.  

[TBBills]

This is the second time Will Smith has slapped someone at an award show.

Edited March 29, 2022 by TBBills

[Rico]

24 minutes ago, dpberr said:

I read where they both participate in the "open" part of their relationship.  Hers are just more visible because one of those hookups spoke to the press.  

 

My personal opinion is that he's in a committed relationship with another man/woman, and has been for some time - something along the lines of Whitney Houston's longtime female lover that no one outside her family knew about until she passed.  I think the random hookup women would squeal to the press for their 15 minutes of fame.  

 

I don't think it's that unusual - the unusual part to me is how freely they seem to talk about it and draw attention to it.  

A guy I worked with in the 90’s went to high school with Whitney and told me she played for the same team way back then… but Fresh Prince with a guy, I can’t see it.

 

 

[BillsFan4]

I think both Chris Rock and Will Smith were in the wrong here.

 

That was a terrible joke by Chris Rock. But Will Smith had no right to hit him.

 

IMO Smith would’ve been better off if he just walked up on stage, asked for the microphone and said something like “Chris, you know my wife has a medical condition that makes her hair fall out, right?” then just handed the mic back and walked away. Then just Chris Rock would have looked like the one in the wrong.

 

I didn’t know that Jada Pinkett Smith had alopecia areata until this incident. I see now that she’s been open about it in the past but I don’t follow celebrity news at all.

That’s not something you should joke about. I’ve seen people saying “it’s not like she has cancer or something” and I agree, alopecia isn’t cancer and thankfully isn’t life threatening. But it’s still a Very difficult disease to deal with, especially for a woman.

 

I have a female family member with alopecia. She’s had it since high school and it’s been pretty difficult for her to deal with. She’s dealt with all sorts of nasty teasing (sadly even now, as an adult), rumors about her and whispers behind her back.

It’s not like she wears wigs and fake eyelashes/eyebrows for fun, but that doesn’t stop the gossip.

 

One of the things that makes alopecia so difficult to deal with is that it’s random and/or cyclical. Your hair will start to grow back in, then just when it’s really starting to get long enough to maybe go without a wig your hair will start falling out in big round patches again. Or sometimes maybe your hair will grow in king enough to go without a wig for a few months, then start falling out again. It can be such an emotional rollercoaster. Seeing as it looks like Jada just recently shaved her head it makes me wonder if she just recently dealt with something like this.

 

None of this excuses Will Smith’s actions though. He wasn’t wrong for defending her but he was wrong for the way he chose to do it.

[TBBills]

1 hour ago, BillsFan4 said:

I think both Chris Rock and Will Smith were in the wrong here.

 

That was a terrible joke by Chris Rock. But Will Smith had no right to hit him.

 

IMO Smith would’ve been better off if he just walked up on stage, asked for the microphone and said something like “Chris, you know my wife has a medical condition that makes her hair fall out, right?” then just handed the mic back and walked away. Then just Chris Rock would have looked like the one in the wrong.

 

I didn’t know that Jada Pinkett Smith had alopecia areata until this incident. I see now that she’s been open about it in the past but I don’t follow celebrity news at all.

That’s not something you should joke about. I’ve seen people saying “it’s not like she has cancer or something” and I agree, alopecia isn’t cancer and thankfully isn’t life threatening. But it’s still a Very difficult disease to deal with, especially for a woman.

 

I have a female family member with alopecia. She’s had it since high school and it’s been pretty difficult for her to deal with. She’s dealt with all sorts of nasty teasing (sadly even now, as an adult), rumors about her and whispers behind her back.

It’s not like she wears wigs and fake eyelashes/eyebrows for fun, but that doesn’t stop the gossip.

 

One of the things that makes alopecia so difficult to deal with is that it’s random and/or cyclical. Your hair will start to grow back in, then just when it’s really starting to get long enough to maybe go without a wig your hair will start falling out in big round patches again. Or sometimes maybe your hair will grow in king enough to go without a wig for a few months, then start falling out again. It can be such an emotional rollercoaster. Seeing as it looks like Jada just recently shaved her head it makes me wonder if she just recently dealt with something like this.

 

None of this excuses Will Smith’s actions though. He wasn’t wrong for defending her but he was wrong for the way he chose to do it.

It would only be a terrible joke if it wasn't funny. Even Will Smith was laughing at it.

Edited March 29, 2022 by TBBills

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

18 hours ago, LeGOATski said:

There are these places called "movie theaters." Big screen. Loud speakers. Pretty cool. 

Ha— thanks!

 

my little quip was meant to be a dig at how movies are now being released in so many different ways and on so many different platforms. 

2 hours ago, BillsFan4 said:

I think both Chris Rock and Will Smith were in the wrong here.

 

That was a terrible joke by Chris Rock. But Will Smith had no right to hit him.

 

IMO Smith would’ve been better off if he just walked up on stage, asked for the microphone and said something like “Chris, you know my wife has a medical condition that makes her hair fall out, right?” then just handed the mic back and walked away. Then just Chris Rock would have looked like the one in the wrong.

 

I didn’t know that Jada Pinkett Smith had alopecia areata until this incident. I see now that she’s been open about it in the past but I don’t follow celebrity news at all.

That’s not something you should joke about. I’ve seen people saying “it’s not like she has cancer or something” and I agree, alopecia isn’t cancer and thankfully isn’t life threatening. But it’s still a Very difficult disease to deal with, especially for a woman.

 

I have a female family member with alopecia. She’s had it since high school and it’s been pretty difficult for her to deal with. She’s dealt with all sorts of nasty teasing (sadly even now, as an adult), rumors about her and whispers behind her back.

It’s not like she wears wigs and fake eyelashes/eyebrows for fun, but that doesn’t stop the gossip.

 

One of the things that makes alopecia so difficult to deal with is that it’s random and/or cyclical. Your hair will start to grow back in, then just when it’s really starting to get long enough to maybe go without a wig your hair will start falling out in big round patches again. Or sometimes maybe your hair will grow in king enough to go without a wig for a few months, then start falling out again. It can be such an emotional rollercoaster. Seeing as it looks like Jada just recently shaved her head it makes me wonder if she just recently dealt with something like this.

 

None of this excuses Will Smith’s actions though. He wasn’t wrong for defending her but he was wrong for the way he chose to do it.

would you think Chris rock is in the wrong here if he didn’t know about her alopecia? From what I have read, he didn’t know about it.

[Gugny]

"Chris Rock’s comedy tour sales surged, according to ticket reseller TickPick, after the comedian’s slapping by Will Smith on the Oscars stage drew global attention.

 

Tour ticket prices now cost a minimum of $341 on TickPick, up from a minimum of $46 per ticket on March 18, Variety reported."

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-29/chris-rock-ticket-sales-surge-after-will-smith-s-oscar-slap

 

This, friends, is why this was a scripted event.  Rock, Smith and Wifey will ALL make out from this performance.

[Rico]

20 minutes ago, Gugny said:

"Chris Rock’s comedy tour sales surged, according to ticket reseller TickPick, after the comedian’s slapping by Will Smith on the Oscars stage drew global attention.

 

Tour ticket prices now cost a minimum of $341 on TickPick, up from a minimum of $46 per ticket on March 18, Variety reported."

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-29/chris-rock-ticket-sales-surge-after-will-smith-s-oscar-slap

 

This, friends, is why this was a scripted event.  Rock, Smith and Wifey will ALL make out from this performance.

Yes, Chris Rock will make out big-time.

[BillsFan4]

1 hour ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

would you think Chris rock is in the wrong here if he didn’t know about her alopecia? From what I have read, he didn’t know about it.

That would actually change my opinion of what happened. I don’t know that it’s ever a great idea to make fun of a bald woman (partly for this reason…). But if he didn’t know she has alopecia then he obviously wasn’t purposely making fun of her medical condition. If that’s the case then it was just more of a dumb/thoughtless joke on his part, rather than purposely being an a-hole.

 

I assumed he knew when I read that Jada Smith had been open about the condition. But as I already mentioned I didn’t know she had alopecia until this happened, and I’ve seen her with short hair before, or wraps on her head but I never really thought much about it. So I can believe Chris Rock when he says he didn’t know either.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

40 minutes ago, BillsFan4 said:

That would actually change my opinion of what happened. I don’t know that it’s ever a great idea to make fun of a bald woman (partly for this reason…). But if he didn’t know she has alopecia then he obviously wasn’t purposely making fun of her medical condition. If that’s the case then it was just more of a dumb/thoughtless joke on his part, rather than purposely being an a-hole.

 

I assumed he knew when I read that Jada Smith had been open about the condition. But as I already mentioned I didn’t know she had alopecia until this happened, and I’ve seen her with short hair before, or wraps on her head but I never really thought much about it. So I can believe Chris Rock when he says he didn’t know either.

FYI, this is what I read:

 

“Rock, who made the 2009 documentary Good Hair about the wonders of African American hairstyles, didn't know Jada suffers from the hair loss condition alopecia, his friend told the outlet. His joke prior to Smith storming the stage was that Jada, who has been shaving her head since 2021, could star in a G.I. Jane sequel.

The source said that Rock "doesn't have a mean bone in his body," and wasn't trying to humiliate Jada. Further, he was "shaken and bewildered" by Smith storming the stage.”

 

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/will-smith-chris-rock-made-up-after-oscars-fight-claims-diddy-145640005.html

[muppy]

Has Chris Rock made any statements post slap ? No one seems to be  asking how he is in the aftermath of this. I'm not surprised his comedy show tickets have increased in value. Comics will put their true thoughts and feelings on stage in their performance. this undoubtedly will be true of him . How could it not be.

I think Will Smith should be fined by the academy and even suspended from professional  appearances. His legally crafted apologies don't impress me.

 

Will Smith is human and made a huge mistake in judgment. He will be forgiven eventually but he needs a timeout in my opinion.  He doesn't swear in his raps but he surely did at the academy awards. His cred is in the toilet at this point.

 

Chris Rock you handled that situation as well as anyone could have expected under the circumstances. Im reading that comics now will be fearful they tell a controversial joke they may face physical attack. That to me is really unfortunate and sad.