@@shspurs1342 that makes zero sense. For one, they would never be able to keep it a secret. But most importantly, why on earth would they agree to that? Will smith and Jada are just gonna agree to ruin their entire career and chris is gonna agree to being immensely embarrassed forever... for what exactly? There's some dumb conspiracy theories but that ones up there for being the most brain dead. There's zero logic in it
I think that's the thing - Ricky (and Chris) have no real malice in their humour, they're joking the same way you would with friends. I mean, if your brother fell over in the street, would you sob at your beloved family member's misfortune...or laugh uncontrollably and point in his direction?
@@TonyEnglandUK Er..I dunno what you are suggesting but I never laughed at someone falling, be it friend or sibling. It's not a sign of empathy. It's actually pretty retarded.
People seem oblivious that the gi Jane joke is 100% at odds with his principles which is why there's 0% chance that it could have been him instead of Chris. "details matter" There is a 0% chance that Will even expresses anger if Chris's joke was about her cheating. Two different jokes at the expense of two different people. One joke relates to behaviour, one joke relates to looks.. it's all there to see. Sorry for rchoosing your comment to rant underr to ya comment.. I get like this after too many hours day drinking
@@TonyEnglandUK Na, if you know that you're making somebody extremely uncomfortable and and are humiliating them with your jokes and you do it anyway, that's malicious behaviour. This is so self-evident that if you state otherwise you're being deliberately obtuse. The thing that's so ironic about this is that I've seen Gervais get visibly uncomfortable in interviews before when someone says something he doesn't like. The people who give it out the most tend not to be able to take it at all.
@@k.rt.s Then the arresting a black man over a slap while white man get away with murder. Controversy would have started. Protests. Nah ... Not a good idea Lol
Ricky read the situation exactly as I did. Chris was being nice, arms behind expecting a fun little thing to happen. Bless the bloke. But then Will did what he did, sat down, and said what he said which was fuelled with way more than Chris’ joke.
Both Ricky and you Took "My" lead and idea on how to read the situation and you both copied my reaction exactly how I intended it to be viewed. But I don't like it make this all about me but yes you both read it the same as me me me.
Unfortunately, it's the whole culture now where celebrities livelihood and success is not just whether they're good actors, singers, etc ... it's whether they're POPULAR, have a big following, lots of likes, a strong social media presence, etc. And that comes from doing what is popular with the public or trending at the moment. Playing to the crowd. Guaranteed a lot of those that applauded Will Smith during his award acceptance probably only did it because everyone else was doing it and it seemed the acceptable thing to do. And guaranteed the same people would go on social media later and speak out condemning the "slap" .... because it's now popular to speak out against it. They're playing a game. No integrity in their reactions.
Will had literally a million ways to go about it AS HE WALKED UP STAGE, he still has time even then. He could talk some smack back on Chris's mic, pretend to threaten him, some body comedy, or even just straight up say that's not cool, yet he chose violence. His brain just froze there.
Or if he's upset, he could've just stayed in his seat, raised his hands and tell Chris to shut up. It's that simple as Chris was basically trying to tell another topic before Will slapped him in the face
Gervais is probably right. It's everything else in his life up to that point. All the retrained repressed shit, that just required a tiny release valve to be turned.
@@peachesandpoets It wasn't just the one act. It was the arrogant speech he gave afterward, and the not apologizing. We all saw the real Will Smith, and he IS a monster.
Facts. For a group of people that claim to be activist across the board they all sat there quietly during an assault on a comedian. They even applauded the same bozo after he won an award. Good job guys.
seeing how utterly awful the latest Golden Globes was, yeah, I can see Gervais saying that, and from what i know about Ricky, if someone walked up to assault him, he would not have just stood there doing nothing, like the whole audience and security did about Smith.
@@Sam19509because they knew he was gonna win. If they arrested him, that would've made it really awkward for the academy. But if they did arrest him and went on to announce him as the winner, it wouldn't had been as bad as him being allowed to go on stage to win. It was all planned, smith had deserved to win an academy for Pursuit of Happyness, but they had to give it to forest whitaker. So they overcompensated for will this time.
Ricky has the absolute best take on the whole situation. You definitely can tell Will didnt want to slap him but he was already up there so he just committed to it😂😂
No one said it's alright, that's just what it looked like. He had to be a man for his narcissistic manipulative wife and his need to please her overrode his better judgment
I don't think Smith knew he was going to hit him until he got up there. When he realised he didn't have anything funny to do he just slapped him. It was just totally cringe.
Definetly not always. How about all the Trump jokes the last few years, those were not "compliments". But sometimes jokes sure can be compiments ill give you that.
@@JustaPhilosophystudent the key words were "in that arena". Getting joked about at the oscars basically means youre relevant. Its a compliment for the host of the oscars to joke about you.
Ricky's the only guy that's mentioned that the slap was not real. It was like a performance slap, like a bad overly aggressive joke that landed awkwardly. I think by the time he got back to his seat he was embarrassed and got more aggressive.
Now picture Will Smith going towards Chris Rock, hugging him, and saying something like "I love you, but Jada has been going through a lot, please don't make any jokes about that ok? Focus on me, I take the punches, bro". Suddenly, world applauds him, Chris apologizes and starts focusing on Will, maybe jokes around that moment, and there we have it. Better result for everyone.
Actually thats very true but very, very hard in the moment especially if Chris keeps constantly taking pot shots at your family as he has done for years and if you saw your mother getting attacked by your father as a child and you stood there and did nothing. It's definitely a better response but I would have reacted similarly to Chris. I can't stand Chris and his treatment of black women.
@@ellie-tk4jy I remember thinking precisely that he could have hugged him, and achieve the same result. Always liked Will, sad to see him fall like that you know?
I had the same thought. Will could just walk up, do a little fake-punching, fake-slapping, or even play-tackle Chris down on the floor and then help him up, just like 2 boys playing-fight. All this would've ended so differently.
@@ellie-tk4jy he jokes on them because they've done a lot of goofy shit in the past. He's a comedian who takes cracks, that will never be a reason for physical violence You're connecting an alopecia diss to all black women? Seems like a big stretch
First time I saw it, I actually thought it was fake and staged. Something didn't look right about it. The reason for it ... the lead up ... the slap ... the reaction ... the aftermath ... it all seemed weird. And the fact that social media went absolutely mental ... I genuinely thought it was a planned publicity stunt. Still unsure.
I for sure thought it was a pub-stunt to get ppl to watch the oscars (at first). But after watching a few times, I'm just not totally sure chris rock and will smith are THAT great of actors, maybe will, but idk if chris is. It was just so natural.
How and why would it be staged? It’s basically decimated Will Smith’s career and he’s got a 10 year ban from the Oscars. Chris can be seen visibly in shock on stage afterwards in the following sections. None of this would have happened for a ‘bit’. Do you think the swearing afterwards was staged too? Just none of that makes any sense.
@@christinaurso-cale7601 "Chris seen visibly shocked"? "The swearing afterwards was staged"? .... Well, they ARE actors. It IS the Oscars. I'm pretty sure that both of them have acted in a couple of movies before where they fake confrontations, getting hit, looking shocked and swearing ... it's called acting. And Will Smith's done comedy. He knows how comedy works. It's not as if in all his decades of movies and TV he hasn't dished jokes at other people ... for they sake of comedy. This isn't the reaction of someone who is a veteran and has watched Chris Rock before. He's not an amateur newbie. That doesn't make sense. Regardless of how pissed off he is, he's going on stage to commit assault ... watched by MILLIONS of people globally??? At an event he's nominated later for an award. Once again, he's not an amateur newbie. He isn't THAT dumb. If he was going to have a go at Chris Rock for that joke ... most guys would have bailed up Chris Rock later some time. You know, no millions of witnesses. How decimated is his career? Could he do other stuff? Is acting really his main job these days? There's plenty of stuff he does these days and could do. It's not a life ban. Somebody will give him a job later ... Hollywood is like that. And let's get real ... an incident like this is worth GOLD for someone who's livelihood is dependent on attention, relevance and a strong social media presence ... ie. every celebrity today. Even the negative stuff is worth something because millions are still going to take his side regardless. Celebrities do controversial stuff all the time to get attention. Did the internet, news, social media, etc go crazy about his "slap" for weeks ...... ummm YES!!! Does he still have loyal followers, etc .... HELL YES!!! Has he got MILLIONS of new empathetic followers ... YES!!! Is this material for yet another interview, podcast and Red Table Talk for millions of likes and views ..... YUP. Oh ... and remember what family we're talking about here. The family that has a history of doing messed up stuff for public attention. Kids getting legally emancipated from their Father, "entanglements", disrespecting each other during Red Table talks, etc. They have no problems doing any stunt for internet content. Will Smith is not a rookie. For someone who acts fairly well, actually pretends for a living, has done thousands of impromptu interviews, has been in the public eye for decades, is always careful with his words and actions, is a veteran celebrity, always keeps his cool, knows the industry and knows how valuable his image is to his success ...... this incident seems strange. And totally opposite to what an experienced celebrity would do. Just doesn't make sense. I don't think we're seeing what's REALLY going on.
Love the neaunce in conversation this has turned into. You can see how pressure can get to a man, and bring out the worst, but other than that he’s had a rather clean record.
Like most of the world, I stopped watching the rich Hollywood actors congratulate themselves a long time ago. So I saw the slap on replay the next day! Now not only are the Oscar’s irrelevant; so is will smith!
@@ellie-tk4jy In what way is he relevant? He is just some ephemeral pseudo-celebrity. He hasn’t contributed anything of longevity to human civilization. He is just one of thousands and thousands of actors pretending to be other people for egregious quantities of money. Who cares?
Once Will stood up and committed his move he could have changed his mind and simply given Chris Rock a cheeky kiss on his cheek. But as it is the whole of Will Smith's family are psychologically messed up
There's Dr Ramani on a video before the Oscar's slap happened, talking with will Smith about his Psyche and problems with females and why he's so angry... After I saw this video, I believe Ricky is right "this slap was something that has built up all his life"
I don't think it was soft because Chris looked genuinely shocked and his hands moved to an aggressive position. But not as hard as it looked. I think Will did as much as he thought he could get away with. Then over did it with the shouting and swearing (Would have gotten away with it publicly otherwise as it would have looked like it was part of the act) He knew Chris was the host and would get into serious trouble if he had knocked Chris to the ground, or his jaw or cheek bone was so sore that he could barely talk.
I lost what little respect I had for Will, and grew an enormous amount of respect for Chris. By the way, stop calling it a slap and call it what it really is... assault
I always enjoyed chris rock and will smith. And now i get a reversal of respect for both. Will smith became a pathetic joke and chris rock i respected for being serious which was ironic cause i enjoyed him because he was funny.
@@Magicalfluidprocess yeah if he really considered it an assault then he would’ve sued. Reminds me of ron when he gets punched by jamm twice and he tells them that it was too weak to consider a punch. A slap isnt much generally but i call it assault just by legal terms.
Chris rock handled it perfectly. A good example, not everything needs an equal rise against it. You can be better and rise above it. That is why Chris has gained infinite respect while will lost all of it. Chris did not cry out or get mad, he won by laughing. This is why comedy shouldn’t change, we can be better and stronger, not weak and react to every little thing.
You're right. We're talking about a world of conflict, confusion and personal insecurity on Will's part. Why? Because 1) it's HIS WIFE who puts all their dirty laundry out there in the first place, and 2) he was trying to rescue his own masculinity from his wife's very public trashing of it. Must be hard to justify staying with a person who disdains and emasculates you as she does him.
@@cliffkast7744 I completely agree. To me it seems obvious that will HAS been fed up with all of the jokes and drama far before that night, unfortunately Chris have will what he thought could be (for whatever reason) the perfect opportunity to show the world he doesn’t like it and wants it to stop (the jokes at least). That’s why i think he said it the way he did, didn’t specify “hey Chris…”, but instead yelled a clear message to the vague world who was watching
In that room of 5 people Ricky is by far the smartest person. You can tell because he psycho analyses the situation to the T and was correct in his analysis.
I feel really sad for Will. His whole life has been under cut by his toxic wife until he ultimately snapped and made a pathetic attempt to transfer his anger. Sad.
@genuine guy I disagree. Sure, there's a sense of responsibility he has to have, but we're all prone to make idiotic choices and regret them for a long, long time.
Jada you are amazing and i hope that I am half the woman you are. You should be Very Proud of who you are.YOUR NOT TOXIC.Your husband stood up for you, because he loves and respects you. And theres a bit of I want to protect you by him.
@@sofabuddha I feel sad in a general sense when otherwise sensible people make idiotic decisions but never feel sad for individuals and the personal responsibility they’ve ignored
Funny! One of the first things I thought after I understood the shock of the slap was "What would Rivky Gervais had done if he were Chris Rock tonight?" I think thousands of people around the world shared this thought. Lol! Wow.
It was filmed in alberta.... the whole thing is a deep fake. They agreed to it as long as the money generated from the views and ads on the various stations and streaming services go toward Black Lives Matter. P.S. I played the role of both of them. P.P.S whitecourt sucks P.p.p.s this has only just begun.
TBH I would still watch a Will Smith movie but not the Oscars. He's a great actor and will probably put out a hellofa comeback movie sooner or later. I understand that it was a moment of lapsed judgment out of passion but I don't condone his actions. I can only forgive. But the Oscars should have done it differently.
the audience had time to think about what will Smith did, and after his lame unapologetic speech for hitting Chris, and how he's a protector of women, they give him a standing ovation! no concern for Chris Rock
That's Liberal Hollywood, nothing surprising there at all. Assault Victims only matter when it fits their whacked out narrative or it's on of their tribe members.
I pretty much have given up on watching the Oscars years ago. I was actually glad this happened because that standing ovation basically sent the message to the rest of us that the Hollywood elites are truly a bunch of disconnected and dysfunctional clowns. Hopefully next years Oscars have even worse ratings.
Never has a man needed to leave a woman more than Will needs to leave Jada and I know deep down he hates that. He's been stuck between breaking up his family which I believe for many reasons is something he would and has done just about anything to avoid and living a life that's frankly unhealthy and humiliating. Can you imagine living that life in the public eye? There's only so much anyone can stand even if you're so rich and famous you're allowed to be that messed up and above the law of decency. I hope they get to a better place, and I wish Tyler Perry would be frank with both of them. He knows better and is in a position to reach out.
The funniest thing about this is Gervais saying "I didn't say anything REALLY bad about Mel Gibson" and everyone's silent hahaha. Technically, you made some heavy jokes about Mel, Ricky 🤣
Didn't will Smith boycott years ago because something about not black enough? He didn't care the only reason he showed up was because he knew he was getting an award
Very good point. Yes, not enough diversity amongst the Oscar nominees was his beef. Irony is Smith was seen laughing immediately after Rock’s joke, saw his wife’s reaction and felt he had to react to defend her honour. From the guy who played Muhammed Ali, it wasn’t much of slap. Rock stayed on his feet and it was Smith who came out of the whole episode with his reputation tarnished while Rock gained more sympathy.
And this oscars had the first all black production team, which clearly was a diabolical decision as they allowed him to stay in the venue and applauded him
Ricky is the first one I've heard to understand the reaction from the audience. I was so bewildered by the whole thing the rest of the show just seemed to go by in a blur. I still wasn't sure if it was real after the shouting because IT'S WILL SMITH. Probably the last actor you'd expect to do something like that.
@@anapoda3081 Unlike you. So strong, writing your angry TH-cam comments. Yawn. Assuming the worst is not awesome. It's actually a virtue to take your time to understand a situation instead of diving in like a moron.
@@Kareragirl angry lol, you know i'm really glad that to see someone getting slapped is enough for you to get all worked up and shocked, it means that you haven't been exposed to any form of real violence in your life and that's great. And you're a real cutie with your little sassy comment.
@@anapoda3081 What did you want people to do? Get up en masse and slap Will? Lmao "people are weak" - compared to what? Slapping someone for saying a harmless joke?
Their relationship trips me out lol. Jada's career is nothing compared to Will's. He's a leading man, she's not even a supporting actress. Why let her control you like that? She ain't shit 😂🍻✌️
I recently saw the 2008 Will Smith produced movie 'Lakeview Terrace' The line at the end that Samuel L Jackson delivers is word for word (without the'f' word) that Will used at the oscars! Now we know he stole that line...it wasn't even his...the script writer should get a credit...lol
It's weird to me that everyone is discussing the joke and try to explain it as "it was the lamest joke" or whatever. The thing is will didn't slap Chris for the joke the man's was fucking laughing at the joke at first. He slapped Chris because of jada. Their toxic relationship caused all o that not the joke.
@@callanc3925 Jada literally didn't do anything other than not laugh at a joke. The degree to which some people will go to blame women for absolutely everything is honestly breathtaking.
@@s.g.7572 Oh so you didnt see where she publicly embarrassed him by basically cuckolding him? Or the video she recorded of him in his own home without his permission that she used to promote her shitty gossip show, despite the fact he was telling her in the video to stop filming him and that hes not comfortable? Yeah no, shes an abuser and its obvious.
Thing is…a slap is hardly an ‘angry man’ response! If Smith was genuinely infuriated he’d have balled up his fist and put Chris on the floor…so did Smith realise he was out of order even before unleashing the slap? I think so. He already knew he’d over reacted as he walked to the stage, but then felt committed and that he had to do something aggressive. What he should have done when he knew this, was stop, laugh it off and go back to his seat. The real villain here tho’ was Jada….she sent him to bite like a security hound with a single disapproving glance….just prior to that Smith was laughing too!
I saw it too.. then I kept asking myself, did that just happen? Was it staged?.. I saw it, but couldn't believe it. Then Smith started yelling at Chris..
Jada puts everything about their life on display. If you watch their videos , you’ll quickly understand why he did what he did. Smith knew that he would rather take the disapproval from the world than face Jada’s wrath. I actually feel sorry for him after seeing how he’s been treated. Still does not excuse what he did to Chris Rock. I can’t imagine the humiliation of being assaulted in front of the world. That’s a scar he will carry for the rest of his life.
2 years later and I still can't believe Smith did that. He literally lost the respect of millions and screwed his career in about 10 seconds. He will be remembered now, not for his acting or charisma or motivational and inspirational persona but for that slap.
Will just pulled his punch a bit, still hit him. It makes sense because think of the consequences if he went all in. The 'slap' was meant to be symbolic.
Here's how I think it went down: 1) Will was having personal problems with Jada. The last thing he needed was her getting moody that night over a joke. 2) When Will heard the GI Jane joke, he went into "deer in headlights" mode. We've all been there. You don't know what to do, only that you think you should act. 3) Will walked up to Chris Rock to perhaps do some play fight thingy. But when he got there, he was too pissed off to go through with the joke and so he lashed out with the slap instead. Or perhaps he hit harder than he thought he would and realised this wouldn't be taken as a joke. either way, something went wrong at this moment. 4) Realising he crossed a line, Will went into "double down" mode. I'm very sure he regretted the slap immediately, but an apology at that stage would have been extremely awkward. So his brain decided to shout out, so as to tell everyone he did it because he was hurt. 5) Jada wouldn't have wanted Will to act out in violence. Why would she want that negative attention? I think she thought it was going to be a jokey roughing up at first, like everyone else did. I'm sure everyone involved would have done things differently had they had the time again. Adrenaline makes us do stupid things sometimes and for that, I am a little sympathetic to Will Smith. But I still think he should have been kicked out and not received a standing ovation.
Umm... Will Smith knows how to deal with "good". He's been a huge celebrity since his youth and his career and status has grown by leaps and bounds throughout his life. So it wasn't his inability to handle the pressure of the potential Oscar (although I believe that many of them already know before the winner is revealed, so their surprise is just another act). It looks like it was the explosive combination of his tenuous relationship with Jada and his tremendous ego that were ignited by the alcohol in his system when he realized his wife wasn't laughing along with him and the rest of the crowd. So his base caveman brain flipped into "damage control" mode and Chris Rock was a "safe" target. Will Smith got up and put on a show, which happens to be his area of expertise. Don't forget, this isn't the real world. This is Hollywood...
This isn't the real world; this is Hollywood ... same could be said for the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial, too, couldn't it. Why do we all get so invested in this bullshit?
It was more than a throw away joke, it was layered if people remember the original comments about Demi and what was happening in her marriage at the time Rock knew what he said but expected no comeback.
It's a perfect example of what happens when ego and the constant need for attention affect your judgement. Plus the expectation placed upon comedic actors to entertain (Will, I mean, hence he felt the need to respond). Will intended it to be a joke, his wife and others thought it was a joke hence their lack of reactions, but he over-acted and it was more serious than he actually intended. Not as good an actor as his Oscar then suggested, ironically.
The best of all of this was after Will Smith's slapping, Chris Rock had his vengeance by doing a comedy special on Netflix, which I actually liked because he reminded me a bit of what Dave Chapelle did in his recent comedy special. So, he did what he wanted on stage no matter the backlash.
When I saw the slap, I thought it was a gag. Was this supposed to be funny? Then later WS gets his Oscar and everyone stands up and gives him a standing ovation. I thought WTF!!
Ricky’s the goat! He “would’ve made a joke about his wife’s boyfriend!!!” But I disagree that Will held back. Chris was knocked clean over and should’ve received medical attention.
Nobody I have read has commented that the line “take my wife’s name out of your mouth “ is from a movie Will Smith coproduced and Jana Smiths brother was in. I saw the movie on Netflix. Samuel L Jackson had a lead role.
It's the Jim and Sam show. Unfortunately it's not that good when there isn't a good guest because Sam isn't a funny dude. And although Jim is one of the funniest guys ever, he doesnt really get engaged and start firing unless he's with other comedians. You should absolutely listen to it, but only when there's a good guest, like a comedian on the show.
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The worst part of that award night was Will receiving his little trophy and the dribble he went on with upon receiving it.
I think the worse thing was him not getting thrown out or arrested that was so wrong.
And he got a standing ovation! I mean Wtf!
@@yvonneost12 I think the reason why will smith didn’t get thrown out. Because it was staged. I.E it looked so fake.
@@shspurs1342 that makes zero sense. For one, they would never be able to keep it a secret. But most importantly, why on earth would they agree to that? Will smith and Jada are just gonna agree to ruin their entire career and chris is gonna agree to being immensely embarrassed forever... for what exactly? There's some dumb conspiracy theories but that ones up there for being the most brain dead. There's zero logic in it
Don't forget his singing and partying at the after party 😂
I like Ricky's level of insight here. Actually shows empathy.
I think that's the thing - Ricky (and Chris) have no real malice in their humour, they're joking the same way you would with friends. I mean, if your brother fell over in the street, would you sob at your beloved family member's misfortune...or laugh uncontrollably and point in his direction?
@@TonyEnglandUK Er..I dunno what you are suggesting but I never laughed at someone falling, be it friend or sibling. It's not a sign of empathy. It's actually pretty retarded.
People seem oblivious that the gi Jane joke is 100% at odds with his principles which is why there's 0% chance that it could have been him instead of Chris.
"details matter"
There is a 0% chance that Will even expresses anger if Chris's joke was about her cheating. Two different jokes at the expense of two different people. One joke relates to behaviour, one joke relates to looks.. it's all there to see.
Sorry for rchoosing your comment to rant underr to ya comment.. I get like this after too many hours day drinking
@@TonyEnglandUK Na, if you know that you're making somebody extremely uncomfortable and and are humiliating them with your jokes and you do it anyway, that's malicious behaviour. This is so self-evident that if you state otherwise you're being deliberately obtuse.
The thing that's so ironic about this is that I've seen Gervais get visibly uncomfortable in interviews before when someone says something he doesn't like. The people who give it out the most tend not to be able to take it at all.
@@No_co_OK lol you really have to stop being such a delicate woke princess, sheesh man. Life will eat you alive if you don't get a thicker skin.
"I wouldn't have made a joke about her hair. I would have make a joke about here boyfriend" 🤣🤣... That's Savage!!
Very savage Ricky. Now go say it to Will's face.
@@prasad9002 😂😂😂
@@prasad9002 Rick would’ve pressed charges unlike Chris Rock and Will would’ve been escorted into a police cruiser immediately
@@k.rt.s Then the arresting a black man over a slap while white man get away with murder.
Controversy would have started. Protests.
Nah ... Not a good idea
Lol
But funny. Thinking that’s what will is really angry about.
Ricky read the situation exactly as I did. Chris was being nice, arms behind expecting a fun little thing to happen. Bless the bloke. But then Will did what he did, sat down, and said what he said which was fuelled with way more than Chris’ joke.
U think will does anything public without his career in mind?
Hard not to see Will Smith as a small man now
Both Ricky and you Took "My" lead and idea on how to read the situation and you both copied my reaction exactly how I intended it to be viewed. But I don't like it make this all about me but yes you both read it the same as me me me.
Smith could have just done a pretend slap without actually hitting Rock which would have been funny but nope.
@@bri7757
No. Except for this.
"Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna's panties. I wasn't invited"
You didn’t miss much .
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@@garymay8905 hahahahah!!!
Wtf haha 😂
and 15 min later, everyone was giving Will a standing ovation when he got an oscar.... Hollywood is such a cesspool of creeps
That was the worst! Bunch of cowards
That was sickening
Lizards the lot of them
Unfortunately, it's the whole culture now where celebrities livelihood and success is not just whether they're good actors, singers, etc ... it's whether they're POPULAR, have a big following, lots of likes, a strong social media presence, etc. And that comes from doing what is popular with the public or trending at the moment. Playing to the crowd.
Guaranteed a lot of those that applauded Will Smith during his award acceptance probably only did it because everyone else was doing it and it seemed the acceptable thing to do. And guaranteed the same people would go on social media later and speak out condemning the "slap" .... because it's now popular to speak out against it. They're playing a game. No integrity in their reactions.
Exactly what Jim Carry said: spineless 'elites'
Will had literally a million ways to go about it AS HE WALKED UP STAGE, he still has time even then. He could talk some smack back on Chris's mic, pretend to threaten him, some body comedy, or even just straight up say that's not cool, yet he chose violence. His brain just froze there.
Absolutely 100% agree
Or if he's upset, he could've just stayed in his seat, raised his hands and tell Chris to shut up. It's that simple as Chris was basically trying to tell another topic before Will slapped him in the face
Can't freeze what you don't have.
Mind control
The issue is you can't make those decisions if you have snapped, you do not have the presence of logic when you have lost your temper.
I had thought that the reason Chris leaned in was because he was assuming Will was about to whisper something to him.
That was my thought, too.
Thanks for using your brain and not saying he leaned-in to help a 6'2 man hit him more effectively.
Looked to me like he was almost enticing him to hit him. Like he was daring him to hit him on national tv.
@@omgDavidGlasper Nonsense
@@omgDavidGlasper that's how it looked to me almost like it was staged.
Gervais is probably right. It's everything else in his life up to that point. All the retrained repressed shit, that just required a tiny release valve to be turned.
And now people show their hypocrisy by vilifying him as a monster for one act. 😂
Yup, everything else but especially the "boyfriend"!
@@peachesandpoets It wasn't just the one act. It was the arrogant speech he gave afterward, and the not apologizing. We all saw the real Will Smith, and he IS a monster.
Of course he's right. It's not his current life it's his childhood.
@aliceborealis God shutup, Alice. He isn't a monster just a human being like everyone else.
The audience lost their opportunity to show disapproval of Smith’s actions when they applauded him winning the Oscar for best actor.
Yeah, sad they didn’t take the opportunity.
All of those that clapped are as low as smith they should be ashamed ..
Facts. For a group of people that claim to be activist across the board they all sat there quietly during an assault on a comedian. They even applauded the same bozo after he won an award. Good job guys.
Dont blame the audience for anything. It was a completely new kind of situation. Nobody knew how to react at that moment.
@@skiptrack326 sounds like you're virtue signalling.
"I wouldn't have told that joke, I would have mentioned her boyfriend", gold.
seeing how utterly awful the latest Golden Globes was, yeah, I can see Gervais saying that, and from what i know about Ricky, if someone walked up to assault him, he would not have just stood there doing nothing, like the whole audience and security did about Smith.
The fact that he was allowed to sit back down and finish the show, and wasn’t arrested for assault.
Killer Mike was arrested at the Grammies because he pushed a security guard who wanted to frisk him like he had a gun on him.😂😂
@@Sam19509because they knew he was gonna win. If they arrested him, that would've made it really awkward for the academy. But if they did arrest him and went on to announce him as the winner, it wouldn't had been as bad as him being allowed to go on stage to win. It was all planned, smith had deserved to win an academy for Pursuit of Happyness, but they had to give it to forest whitaker. So they overcompensated for will this time.
This is the most sensible discussion I have seen in thus topic.
He was adrenalised! What a great word and so accurate!
Its not a word. And it's total bullshit.
@@zapkvr it is now! And its soooooo accurate! It's a matter if opinion, and that's my opinion!
@@zapkvr Oh !!!!! Someone got there little feelings hurt. 😁
@@zapkvr ?? New words are added to the dictionary all the time ! You triggered by it?🤣
@@zapkvr Sorry, adrenalized is a word.
There's also to adrenalize/adrenalise, which is a verb.
Ricky has the absolute best take on the whole situation. You definitely can tell Will didnt want to slap him but he was already up there so he just committed to it😂😂
So it's alright then? 😂
No one said it's alright, that's just what it looked like. He had to be a man for his narcissistic manipulative wife and his need to please her overrode his better judgment
Nice Better call saul profile picture man
I don't think Smith knew he was going to hit him until he got up there. When he realised he didn't have anything funny to do he just slapped him. It was just totally cringe.
@@jackbrown6788 exactly I totally agree
Actually being a subject of a joke, is actually a complement in that arena.
Compliment. It's a different word with a different meaning.
@@AngelinaX23 If you still understood what they meant, then who cares
Definetly not always. How about all the Trump jokes the last few years, those were not "compliments". But sometimes jokes sure can be compiments ill give you that.
@@JustaPhilosophystudent the key words were "in that arena". Getting joked about at the oscars basically means youre relevant. Its a compliment for the host of the oscars to joke about you.
@@callanc3925 Because words mean things. If you spell words any random way and assume that people will understand your meaning, it is confusing.
I think the funniest part was when Chris Rock says , “ Richard !??” just before being slapped.
Jamie Lee Curtis Speech at
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Nobody mentioned that! I thought that was great
Ricky's the only guy that's mentioned that the slap was not real. It was like a performance slap, like a bad overly aggressive joke that landed awkwardly. I think by the time he got back to his seat he was embarrassed and got more aggressive.
hahahaha true
Not true at all on every count.
clown @@kaibe5241
Chris Rocks' physical reaction as the slap happened seemed fake
Slap looked and was real. Cmon
I’ve really enjoyed Will Smith’s absence the past couple of months.
“That was about everything in his life, ever” yep
Now picture Will Smith going towards Chris Rock, hugging him, and saying something like "I love you, but Jada has been going through a lot, please don't make any jokes about that ok? Focus on me, I take the punches, bro".
Suddenly, world applauds him, Chris apologizes and starts focusing on Will, maybe jokes around that moment, and there we have it. Better result for everyone.
Actually thats very true but very, very hard in the moment especially if Chris keeps constantly taking pot shots at your family as he has done for years and if you saw your mother getting attacked by your father as a child and you stood there and did nothing. It's definitely a better response but I would have reacted similarly to Chris. I can't stand Chris and his treatment of black women.
@@ellie-tk4jy I remember thinking precisely that he could have hugged him, and achieve the same result. Always liked Will, sad to see him fall like that you know?
I had the same thought. Will could just walk up, do a little fake-punching, fake-slapping, or even play-tackle Chris down on the floor and then help him up, just like 2 boys playing-fight. All this would've ended so differently.
@@ellie-tk4jy he jokes on them because they've done a lot of goofy shit in the past. He's a comedian who takes cracks, that will never be a reason for physical violence
You're connecting an alopecia diss to all black women? Seems like a big stretch
Now picture him staying in his seat like a grown up
First time I saw it, I actually thought it was fake and staged. Something didn't look right about it. The reason for it ... the lead up ... the slap ... the reaction ... the aftermath ... it all seemed weird.
And the fact that social media went absolutely mental ... I genuinely thought it was a planned publicity stunt. Still unsure.
Definitely phony. Even the slap sounded more like a "thud".
I for sure thought it was a pub-stunt to get ppl to watch the oscars (at first). But after watching a few times, I'm just not totally sure chris rock and will smith are THAT great of actors, maybe will, but idk if chris is. It was just so natural.
I have to agree mate, I live in the North East of England, if you go for it you go for it, no slaps, he wouldn't have got up mate.
How and why would it be staged? It’s basically decimated Will Smith’s career and he’s got a 10 year ban from the Oscars. Chris can be seen visibly in shock on stage afterwards in the following sections. None of this would have happened for a ‘bit’. Do you think the swearing afterwards was staged too? Just none of that makes any sense.
@@christinaurso-cale7601 "Chris seen visibly shocked"? "The swearing afterwards was staged"? .... Well, they ARE actors. It IS the Oscars. I'm pretty sure that both of them have acted in a couple of movies before where they fake confrontations, getting hit, looking shocked and swearing ... it's called acting.
And Will Smith's done comedy. He knows how comedy works. It's not as if in all his decades of movies and TV he hasn't dished jokes at other people ... for they sake of comedy. This isn't the reaction of someone who is a veteran and has watched Chris Rock before. He's not an amateur newbie. That doesn't make sense.
Regardless of how pissed off he is, he's going on stage to commit assault ... watched by MILLIONS of people globally??? At an event he's nominated later for an award. Once again, he's not an amateur newbie. He isn't THAT dumb. If he was going to have a go at Chris Rock for that joke ... most guys would have bailed up Chris Rock later some time. You know, no millions of witnesses.
How decimated is his career? Could he do other stuff? Is acting really his main job these days? There's plenty of stuff he does these days and could do. It's not a life ban. Somebody will give him a job later ... Hollywood is like that.
And let's get real ... an incident like this is worth GOLD for someone who's livelihood is dependent on attention, relevance and a strong social media presence ... ie. every celebrity today. Even the negative stuff is worth something because millions are still going to take his side regardless. Celebrities do controversial stuff all the time to get attention. Did the internet, news, social media, etc go crazy about his "slap" for weeks ...... ummm YES!!! Does he still have loyal followers, etc .... HELL YES!!! Has he got MILLIONS of new empathetic followers ... YES!!! Is this material for yet another interview, podcast and Red Table Talk for millions of likes and views ..... YUP.
Oh ... and remember what family we're talking about here. The family that has a history of doing messed up stuff for public attention. Kids getting legally emancipated from their Father, "entanglements", disrespecting each other during Red Table talks, etc. They have no problems doing any stunt for internet content.
Will Smith is not a rookie. For someone who acts fairly well, actually pretends for a living, has done thousands of impromptu interviews, has been in the public eye for decades, is always careful with his words and actions, is a veteran celebrity, always keeps his cool, knows the industry and knows how valuable his image is to his success ...... this incident seems strange. And totally opposite to what an experienced celebrity would do.
Just doesn't make sense. I don't think we're seeing what's REALLY going on.
Love the neaunce in conversation this has turned into. You can see how pressure can get to a man, and bring out the worst, but other than that he’s had a rather clean record.
Like most of the world, I stopped watching the rich Hollywood actors congratulate themselves a long time ago. So I saw the slap on replay the next day! Now not only are the Oscar’s irrelevant; so is will smith!
Yet here you are talking about him. Will is not and will never be irrelevant.
@@ellie-tk4jy In what way is he relevant? He is just some ephemeral pseudo-celebrity. He hasn’t contributed anything of longevity to human civilization. He is just one of thousands and thousands of actors pretending to be other people for egregious quantities of money. Who cares?
@@ellie-tk4jy 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Imagine being so out of touch with reality thinking that Will Smith is over.
@Todd Um…last year.
Once Will stood up and committed his move he could have changed his mind and simply given Chris Rock a cheeky kiss on his cheek. But as it is the whole of Will Smith's family are psychologically messed up
There's Dr Ramani on a video before the Oscar's slap happened, talking with will Smith about his Psyche and problems with females and why he's so angry... After I saw this video, I believe Ricky is right "this slap was something that has built up all his life"
I don't think it was soft because Chris looked genuinely shocked and his hands moved to an aggressive position. But not as hard as it looked. I think Will did as much as he thought he could get away with. Then over did it with the shouting and swearing (Would have gotten away with it publicly otherwise as it would have looked like it was part of the act) He knew Chris was the host and would get into serious trouble if he had knocked Chris to the ground, or his jaw or cheek bone was so sore that he could barely talk.
I lost what little respect I had for Will, and grew an enormous amount of respect for Chris. By the way, stop calling it a slap and call it what it really is... assault
sounds gay
I always enjoyed chris rock and will smith. And now i get a reversal of respect for both. Will smith became a pathetic joke and chris rock i respected for being serious which was ironic cause i enjoyed him because he was funny.
Bit dramatic ! , a slap
Is a much more accurate description than “ assault “
@@Magicalfluidprocess yeah if he really considered it an assault then he would’ve sued. Reminds me of ron when he gets punched by jamm twice and he tells them that it was too weak to consider a punch. A slap isnt much generally but i call it assault just by legal terms.
Chris rock handled it perfectly. A good example, not everything needs an equal rise against it. You can be better and rise above it. That is why Chris has gained infinite respect while will lost all of it. Chris did not cry out or get mad, he won by laughing. This is why comedy shouldn’t change, we can be better and stronger, not weak and react to every little thing.
Will was talking to more then Chris when he said “keep my wife’s name out your mouth”
You're right. We're talking about a world of conflict, confusion and personal insecurity on Will's part. Why? Because 1) it's HIS WIFE who puts all their dirty laundry out there in the first place, and 2) he was trying to rescue his own masculinity from his wife's very public trashing of it. Must be hard to justify staying with a person who disdains and emasculates you as she does him.
@@cliffkast7744 I completely agree. To me it seems obvious that will HAS been fed up with all of the jokes and drama far before that night, unfortunately Chris have will what he thought could be (for whatever reason) the perfect opportunity to show the world he doesn’t like it and wants it to stop (the jokes at least). That’s why i think he said it the way he did, didn’t specify “hey Chris…”, but instead yelled a clear message to the vague world who was watching
I've seen a few of her interviews and it's her telling everyone about their personal stuff.
more than
If he gets invited back I want to see someone make the same joke
Yeah like the rock 🤘
@@Daz007 That juicehead? He has proven watch a bltch he is for helping getting Joe Biden elected & now look where we are.
@@Daz007 Peoples elbow :D
I wanna see the host make Ricky's joke.
Keep this man safe! Ricky Gervais is a treasure to all mankind.
The only GOAT! 🔥💯🎥🎬
In that room of 5 people Ricky is by far the smartest person. You can tell because he psycho analyses the situation to the T and was correct in his analysis.
Yeah smart talking about actors and an award show
And what makes you an expert in that field to confirm rickys analysis ? jarhead....
Ricky is a legend man 😂😂
he never says he "Didn't Think the Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscar's Slap Actually Happened"
3:00 He said it, with other words.
@@Dreamcatcher9000 Here’s another word half wit
All the world is a stage and we are mere actors acting out the play! 🙄
@@paulupton9390 And this is related to this post because...?
@@Dreamcatcher9000 why do you call yourself HAL 9000?
Ricky is quite brilliant. I didn’t realize before recently as I hadn’t really checked out his work so much. But this is a spot on assessment imo.
I feel really sad for Will. His whole life has been under cut by his toxic wife until he ultimately snapped and made a pathetic attempt to transfer his anger. Sad.
Sensible take. Seems accurate.
@genuine guy I disagree. Sure, there's a sense of responsibility he has to have, but we're all prone to make idiotic choices and regret them for a long, long time.
Jada you are amazing and i hope that I am half the woman you are. You should be Very Proud of who you are.YOUR NOT TOXIC.Your husband stood up for you, because he loves and respects you. And theres a bit of I want to protect you by him.
@genuine guy Just my opinion. 🤷
@@sofabuddha I feel sad in a general sense when otherwise sensible people make idiotic decisions but never feel sad for individuals and the personal responsibility they’ve ignored
Funny! One of the first things I thought after I understood the shock of the slap was "What would Rivky Gervais had done if he were Chris Rock tonight?" I think thousands of people around the world shared this thought. Lol! Wow.
I didn't know anyone who thought that. Most people I know don't watch, that programming so that's probably why, nobody I know thought that.
It was filmed in alberta.... the whole thing is a deep fake. They agreed to it as long as the money generated from the views and ads on the various stations and streaming services go toward Black Lives Matter. P.S. I played the role of both of them.
P.P.S whitecourt sucks
P.p.p.s this has only just begun.
Alot of people to this day still didn't think that it was real
I saw something on face book, that this was from an old movie! go look!!!
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@@pattyward710 We can't look through the whole of FB just to find out what you mean, tell us here!
Ricky is the GOAT
When does G.I. Jane 2 actually come out?
Rocks great, Ricky's off the charts funny especially at the award shows...
The fact that Will Smith is even allowed to continue to receive Oscars was pretty much the end of me watching the Oscars.
He's not allowed at Oscars anymore which screwed up his acting chances now.
you stayed on too long anyway
@@charlesstockford6003 No next Year Will has his big Comeback with Bad boys 4
TBH I would still watch a Will Smith movie but not the Oscars. He's a great actor and will probably put out a hellofa comeback movie sooner or later. I understand that it was a moment of lapsed judgment out of passion but I don't condone his actions. I can only forgive. But the Oscars should have done it differently.
@@LiaGarciaNu1 yes he's Producing it with Jerry Bruckheimer.
You know when they got home Jada was still like " Tupac would've really kicked his ass".
actualy probably not... will smith is much bigger then tupac.. And dont act like 2pac was a tough guy... he was a ballerina
Lol. Tupac weighed like 160lb
Tupac got shot and killed because of how much shit he spoke he made good music that was as far as his so called gangster persona went
@@spongebobsquaredick7814 that’s not true tho lmfao
Its not only the slap, its the fact he sat there after and then accepted his award, WOW.
Well the academy awards show absolutely loved the moment
Ratings 🤩
Jadabel when they left the house : "if Chris Rock sais something about me again this year i'm gonna slap him"
will: "i got this"
😂😂😂
"Jadabel " that's her name from now on 😂😂
the audience had time to think about what will Smith did, and after his lame unapologetic speech for hitting Chris, and how he's a protector of women, they give him a standing ovation! no concern for Chris Rock
Was it a standing O? I don’t recall
@@greatmcluhansghost7134 yes
Disgusting. Mob behavior.
That's Liberal Hollywood, nothing surprising there at all. Assault Victims only matter when it fits their whacked out narrative or it's on of their tribe members.
I pretty much have given up on watching the Oscars years ago. I was actually glad this happened because that standing ovation basically sent the message to the rest of us that the Hollywood elites are truly a bunch of disconnected and dysfunctional clowns. Hopefully next years Oscars have even worse ratings.
The way Chris handled it was truly professional.
Never has a man needed to leave a woman more than Will needs to leave Jada and I know deep down he hates that. He's been stuck between breaking up his family which I believe for many reasons is something he would and has done just about anything to avoid and living a life that's frankly unhealthy and humiliating. Can you imagine living that life in the public eye? There's only so much anyone can stand even if you're so rich and famous you're allowed to be that messed up and above the law of decency. I hope they get to a better place, and I wish Tyler Perry would be frank with both of them. He knows better and is in a position to reach out.
Who the ruck cares
So he assaults someone and your conclusion is that she's the bad guy. Wow.
scripted, th-cam.com/video/lTbCYNgPXxw/w-d-xo.html
@@perfectchemistry8291 No just bad for him.
@@jamiewiseman4942 I do. Not losing sleep about it but they're people they matter and so do all the people watching it and being poisoned.
The funniest thing about this is Gervais saying "I didn't say anything REALLY bad about Mel Gibson" and everyone's silent hahaha. Technically, you made some heavy jokes about Mel, Ricky 🤣
Will Smith could have fixed it by instead shouting, ''Keep my skanky wife's name out your mouth!''
🤣
Why are you calling her skanky?
@@ticketyboo2456 why aren’t you?
Lmmmfaooo
@@ticketyboo2456 because she is!
Thankyou universe for creating Maestro Ricky Gervais and all the other necessary black belts of comedy to ease our earthly burdens
Didn't will Smith boycott years ago because something about not black enough? He didn't care the only reason he showed up was because he knew he was getting an award
That was prices Jada
And that's when Chris rock made that joke she wasn't invited to begin with
That was Jada and she wasn't even invited that year.
Very good point. Yes, not enough diversity amongst the Oscar nominees was his beef. Irony is Smith was seen laughing immediately after Rock’s joke, saw his wife’s reaction and felt he had to react to defend her honour. From the guy who played Muhammed Ali, it wasn’t much of slap. Rock stayed on his feet and it was Smith who came out of the whole episode with his reputation tarnished while Rock gained more sympathy.
And this oscars had the first all black production team, which clearly was a diabolical decision as they allowed him to stay in the venue and applauded him
That was jada
Ricky is the first one I've heard to understand the reaction from the audience. I was so bewildered by the whole thing the rest of the show just seemed to go by in a blur. I still wasn't sure if it was real after the shouting because IT'S WILL SMITH. Probably the last actor you'd expect to do something like that.
bewildered eh? how weak people are nowadays
@@anapoda3081 Unlike you. So strong, writing your angry TH-cam comments. Yawn. Assuming the worst is not awesome. It's actually a virtue to take your time to understand a situation instead of diving in like a moron.
Which is exactly what he was hoping for.
@@Kareragirl angry lol, you know i'm really glad that to see someone getting slapped is enough for you to get all worked up and shocked, it means that you haven't been exposed to any form of real violence in your life and that's great. And you're a real cutie with your little sassy comment.
@@anapoda3081 What did you want people to do? Get up en masse and slap Will? Lmao "people are weak" - compared to what? Slapping someone for saying a harmless joke?
The real Will Smith emerged. Who could ever look at him the same way again.
There is no "real" person. The concept makes no sense.
I’m not going to add a comment because its all been said already. I just want to say how awesome it was to see Rich Vos! Love to you Rich!
Gervais always tells his truth.
Their relationship trips me out lol. Jada's career is nothing compared to Will's. He's a leading man, she's not even a supporting actress. Why let her control you like that? She ain't shit 😂🍻✌️
Jada has a career ?
What dose Jadas career got to do with anything
@@prasad9002 *does
*Jada's
There,s nothing worse for a man, than worshipping a woman who doesn't give a shit about you.
That's the Megan harry effect
I recently saw the 2008 Will Smith produced movie 'Lakeview Terrace' The line at the end that Samuel L Jackson delivers is word for word (without the'f' word) that Will used at the oscars! Now we know he stole that line...it wasn't even his...the script writer should get a credit...lol
I've seen that movie and I forgot that was a line in it.
What’s the line?
It's weird to me that everyone is discussing the joke and try to explain it as "it was the lamest joke" or whatever. The thing is will didn't slap Chris for the joke the man's was fucking laughing at the joke at first. He slapped Chris because of jada. Their toxic relationship caused all o that not the joke.
And lots of people recognise naricisstic personality disorder and control.
@@dreamarcher4018 god all of them in a room would end with blood on the walls
@@callanc3925 Jada literally didn't do anything other than not laugh at a joke. The degree to which some people will go to blame women for absolutely everything is honestly breathtaking.
Well, these guys ARE comedians.
@@s.g.7572 Oh so you didnt see where she publicly embarrassed him by basically cuckolding him? Or the video she recorded of him in his own home without his permission that she used to promote her shitty gossip show, despite the fact he was telling her in the video to stop filming him and that hes not comfortable? Yeah no, shes an abuser and its obvious.
She rolled her eyes and he had to go and ...
He didn't HAVE to go and do anything ...what a cop out....
Don't blame her ...He was responsible
You're right. He should have left her a long time ago. Don't try to please a skank, leave them and get a better woman.
Thing is…a slap is hardly an ‘angry man’ response! If Smith was genuinely infuriated he’d have balled up his fist and put Chris on the floor…so did Smith realise he was out of order even before unleashing the slap? I think so. He already knew he’d over reacted as he walked to the stage, but then felt committed and that he had to do something aggressive. What he should have done when he knew this, was stop, laugh it off and go back to his seat. The real villain here tho’ was Jada….she sent him to bite like a security hound with a single disapproving glance….just prior to that Smith was laughing too!
Seen chris rock, dave chappelle and ricky live. Ricky is so funny my fave 😂
2:04 I agree with Ricky here. Will paused right in front of Chris for a beat.
ricky needs to host the oscars next year
And bitch about Will Smith when his not there
The fact nobody in that room did anything about it doesn’t surprise me in the least.
I saw it too.. then I kept asking myself, did that just happen? Was it staged?.. I saw it, but couldn't believe it. Then Smith started yelling at Chris..
It was him yelling that convinced you it wasn't staged? No, you were right first time.
THis podcast needs more hosts.
Jada puts everything about their life on display. If you watch their videos , you’ll quickly understand why he did what he did. Smith knew that he would rather take the disapproval from the world than face Jada’s wrath. I actually feel sorry for him after seeing how he’s been treated. Still does not excuse what he did to Chris Rock. I can’t imagine the humiliation of being assaulted in front of the world. That’s a scar he will carry for the rest of his life.
Chris takes a dig at Jada. Every opportunity he gets. Anyone world be frustrated. Stop making up your own theories
At first I thought that, but then I realized that they have no good reason to fake it.
2 years later and I still can't believe Smith did that. He literally lost the respect of millions and screwed his career in about 10 seconds. He will be remembered now, not for his acting or charisma or motivational and inspirational persona but for that slap.
If you are in a toxic relationship while trying to please your misses all the time then you get that.
Prince Harry should study the phenomenon.
Walked away like Mr Jefferson sooo true 😂🤣😅😂🤣😅
Will just pulled his punch a bit, still hit him. It makes sense because think of the consequences if he went all in. The 'slap' was meant to be symbolic.
Here's how I think it went down:
1) Will was having personal problems with Jada. The last thing he needed was her getting moody that night over a joke.
2) When Will heard the GI Jane joke, he went into "deer in headlights" mode. We've all been there. You don't know what to do, only that you think you should act.
3) Will walked up to Chris Rock to perhaps do some play fight thingy. But when he got there, he was too pissed off to go through with the joke and so he lashed out with the slap instead. Or perhaps he hit harder than he thought he would and realised this wouldn't be taken as a joke. either way, something went wrong at this moment.
4) Realising he crossed a line, Will went into "double down" mode. I'm very sure he regretted the slap immediately, but an apology at that stage would have been extremely awkward. So his brain decided to shout out, so as to tell everyone he did it because he was hurt.
5) Jada wouldn't have wanted Will to act out in violence. Why would she want that negative attention? I think she thought it was going to be a jokey roughing up at first, like everyone else did.
I'm sure everyone involved would have done things differently had they had the time again. Adrenaline makes us do stupid things sometimes and for that, I am a little sympathetic to Will Smith. But I still think he should have been kicked out and not received a standing ovation.
Umm... Will Smith knows how to deal with "good". He's been a huge celebrity since his youth and his career and status has grown by leaps and bounds throughout his life. So it wasn't his inability to handle the pressure of the potential Oscar (although I believe that many of them already know before the winner is revealed, so their surprise is just another act). It looks like it was the explosive combination of his tenuous relationship with Jada and his tremendous ego that were ignited by the alcohol in his system when he realized his wife wasn't laughing along with him and the rest of the crowd. So his base caveman brain flipped into "damage control" mode and Chris Rock was a "safe" target. Will Smith got up and put on a show, which happens to be his area of expertise. Don't forget, this isn't the real world. This is Hollywood...
This isn't the real world; this is Hollywood ... same could be said for the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial, too, couldn't it. Why do we all get so invested in this bullshit?
I was mad that there was no security! I was more pissed at the academy than i was at will smith
maybe Will's watched too many movies where the guy defends the maiden's "honor"
Smith was afraid of what his old lady would do when they went home..he was only trying to defend her ' honor'! 😂
EVERY PRO WRESTLING FAN IS SCREAMING "IT'S A WORK!"
It was more than a throw away joke, it was layered if people remember the original comments about Demi and what was happening in her marriage at the time Rock knew what he said but expected no comeback.
He didn’t do it because of the joke. He did it because he is desperate for her to love him.
"Walked back like Mr Jefferson" 😄
It's a perfect example of what happens when ego and the constant need for attention affect your judgement. Plus the expectation placed upon comedic actors to entertain (Will, I mean, hence he felt the need to respond). Will intended it to be a joke, his wife and others thought it was a joke hence their lack of reactions, but he over-acted and it was more serious than he actually intended. Not as good an actor as his Oscar then suggested, ironically.
But he didn’t hold back on shouting the ‘f’ bomb, did he.
Nah, not constant need for attention. Was purely because of jada and her treating him like a pile of trash for years upon years
Also Chris' ego met Will's ego. Let's not pretend Chris did not display ego.
The best of all of this was after Will Smith's slapping, Chris Rock had his vengeance by doing a comedy special on Netflix, which I actually liked because he reminded me a bit of what Dave Chapelle did in his recent comedy special. So, he did what he wanted on stage no matter the backlash.
When I saw the slap, I thought it was a gag. Was this supposed to be funny? Then later WS gets his Oscar and everyone stands up and gives him a standing ovation. I thought WTF!!
In retrospect, Ricky Gervais nailed it completely.
Love Ricky in a baseball cap!
yea he couldnt care less!
best moment ive ever seen in hollywood
If Ricky were saying that joke, Will would've known his place and laughed it off like a good little boy.
Gervais, should have said 'I had know idea slap stick comedy was making a comeback.'
I agree with Ricky, I don't think the slap really happened...
People should be held accountable for THEIR public mistakes, and not be mad about the person who makes jokes about them
Ricky’s the goat! He “would’ve made a joke about his wife’s boyfriend!!!”
But I disagree that Will held back. Chris was knocked clean over and should’ve received medical attention.
Nobody I have read has commented that the line “take my wife’s name out of your mouth “ is from a movie Will Smith coproduced and Jana Smiths brother was in. I saw the movie on Netflix. Samuel L Jackson had a lead role.
I wish I knew what show & SiriusXM channel this was from, so I could check out their Podcast... I bet it's awesome.
You could read the description..
Jim and sam
It's the Jim and Sam show.
Unfortunately it's not that good when there isn't a good guest because Sam isn't a funny dude. And although Jim is one of the funniest guys ever, he doesnt really get engaged and start firing unless he's with other comedians.
You should absolutely listen to it, but only when there's a good guest, like a comedian on the show.
Oscars said they don't condone violence. But it is fine if you want to make fun of a person with an illness.
Will Smith is definitely on the rocks now
The only point I’ll make is the Oscar’s isn’t a comedy show. It’s an award ceremony.
I'm astounded that anyone thought that that 'slap' was real!
So 2 Hollywood actors on the stage at the Oscars in front of millions, had a moment?
What would have been funny was if Chris Rock had started running away from Will Smith and never let him catch up, like a keystone cops frantic chase.
It’s still insane to me he was given an Oscar immediately after and applauded and cheered
He commuted assault and should’ve been arrested
from where to assualt did he commute