Two things to keep in mind. 1) Both Smiths are star celebrities in their own right. She isn't just Will Smith's date at this function. She's a public figure. 2) Every celebrity who has ever been the subject of a shock-comedian's joke is family to somebody. Unless you eliminate insult-comedy entirely, your family rule won't work.
Good point. My only counter would be the Smith's open willingness to place their family problems on full display for the world to see - including the alopecia issue.
Late night comedians and SNL will have a gold mine with this, no doubt.
That wasn’t fake. It’s called being professional. There is a time and place for everything. Hitting people is not the answer especially when you are at work. Some people have leveled heads. Will smith was completely out of line and unprofessional and Chris rock had the proper response to the incident.
One other thing: Smith cried like a baby when he was on stage accepting the Oscar. And in his speech, he said he hoped the Oscars would have him back. I believe he knows that he royally screwed up. He may not admit it in public. But, I believe he KNOWS.
Man card, lol. One could argue it’s more mainly to Stand ground and not cause a scene and fight on national television. Killing your career with it. Pride only gets you so far. There is so much wrong with your statement and it is childish. This isn’t a teenage locker room. Be a grown man not a boy.
Whether he was sincere or not, Smith has now apologized to Rock. And I suspect he will get some sort of punishment from both the Oscars' Academy and the actors' guild, deservingly so.
Maybe it was just those two that planned it, Bu ti am Guessing the Oscars knew about it.
They are talking about stripping his Oscar. Will smith career is going to suffer. It wasn’t planned but I will play for the heck of it. What exactly would they benefit? Will smith will take a hit. Chris took a hit for the joke. It was at the end of the show so ratings didn’t increase and everyone will forget about it by next year and not tune it. So what exactly did the Oscar’s gain? They don’t make money off the view talking about it the next morning.
I'd be surprised if they stripped his Oscar from him. But, I agree with you that this was not planned and that Smith' career will suffer.
Dunno. Look how he was protected post incident. At the very least, he should have been asked to leave. Instead, they have him stick around and he comes up with this emotional award speech within 10 minutes?
It’s not infidelity if you are a cuck, just saying….. he has admitted to being one.
I would hate to think that Rock and Smith would pull a "Jussie Smollett"
Pull up a rastlin slap side by side with this and you will see. Also the point that he assaults someone on stage in front of millions of people, yet isn't even asked to leave? They Jussied us.
You are going to ask the guy who is about to win one of the most prestigious awards at the show to leave? How are you going to fill the slot of him winning male actor of the year. What do you do with the award?
Chris rock refused to press charges. The same thing would happen in any other situation if the person refused to press charges.
Don't believe that's the case. Physical assault caught on camera? Jail time for most anyone not named Will Smith.
“The [Los Angeles] city attorney could bring charges based upon the evidence without necessarily relying upon the victim,” Steve Cooley, the Los Angeles County District Attorney from 2000 to 2012, told The Post.
Let me clarify. You said assault would equal jail time. That’s what I was saying isn’t true. For most people it’s not going to be jail time. Not with a decent record. Secondly in most instances where the person doesn’t want to bring charges, the wishes are going to be acknowledged. I wasn’t saying it isn’t true that charges can’t be brought.
Gotcha. When I said jail time, I meant he should have been removed and charged with a crime like everyone else.
It's not up to Chris Rock. This is a felony and charges can be brought by law enforcement especially with clear video evidence that a crime was committed. The victim cannot drop charges in a felony.
It’s not a felony in this case it is a misdemeanor. It also would not be assault. It would be battery if your going here him. Good luck getting a jury to convict him after the joke. Most would see it as just. The prosecutor for this very case is quoted saying “You would never get a conviction on will smith.”
