{"id":1404335,"date":"2022-03-28T08:59:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1404335"},"modified":"2022-03-28T08:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T12:59:53","slug":"squad-member-tweets-support-of-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-later-deletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/squad-member-tweets-support-of-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-later-deletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Squad Member Tweets Support Of Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock, Later Deletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsquad-member-tweets-support-of-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-later-deletes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1404335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/03\/Untitled-design-21-copy-12.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Squad member and Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley posted a tweet in support of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock over a joke about Smith\u2019s wife, then later deleted it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c#Alopecia nation stand up! Thank you #WillSmith Shout out to all the husbands who defend their wives living with alopecia in the face of daily ignorance &#038; insults,\u201d Pressley wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWomen with baldies are for the real men only only. Boys need not apply,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just-deleted tweet from Rep. Ayanna Pressley <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mapoli?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#mapoli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gGFlStTQ3D\">pic.twitter.com\/gGFlStTQ3D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Grace Panetta (@grace_panetta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grace_panetta\/status\/1508274988792655872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pressley has spoken openly about her own battle with alopecia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the fall, when I was getting my hair retwisted, is the first time that I was made aware that I had some patches,\u201d Pressley said in 2020 when she revealed her condition, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/in-the-know\/in-the-know\/599972-rep-pressley-deletes-tweet-praising-will-smith-at-oscars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> The Hill.\u00a0\u201cFrom there, it accelerated very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New York Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman also posted a tweet that appeared to support Smith\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeachable Moment: Don\u2019t joke about a Black Woman\u2019s hair,\u201d he wrote. He also later deleted his post.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jamaal Bowman also briefly tweeted about Will Smith assaulting Chris Rock before deleting it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KLKXbI4o9E\">pic.twitter.com\/KLKXbI4o9E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bencjacobs\/status\/1508276185607905282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ben Jacobs, who posted about Bowman\u2019s tweet, later added, \u201cHave been told that this was tweeted by staff on the congressman\u2019s account under the assumption that the assault was fake\/scripted.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Have been told that this was tweeted by staff on the congressman&#8217;s account under the assumption that the assault was fake\/scripted <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ol3cmBTIRY\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ol3cmBTIRY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bencjacobs\/status\/1508298169620353034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The tweets were posted on Sunday night after Smith slapped Rock during an award presentation during the Oscars. Rock had made a joke about Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJada, I love ya. \u2018G.I. Jane 2,\u2019 can\u2019t wait to see it,\u201d Rock said, referring to Smith\u2019s wife.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Full video\/audio of Will Smith vs. Chris Rock. (NSFW language obviously.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k7pX27lI3J\">pic.twitter.com\/k7pX27lI3J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Silverstein (@SilversteinAdam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilversteinAdam\/status\/1508271139461771271?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith then walked on stage and slapped the comedian. \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out of your f***ing mouth!\u201d he later said.<\/p>\n<p>The actor then appeared to apologize for the moment during his acceptance speech, though Rock\u2019s name was not mentioned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to my fellow nominees,\u201d he concluded. \u201cThis is a beautiful moment and I\u2019m not crying for winning an award. It\u2019s not about winning an award for me. It\u2019s about being able to shine a light on all of the people \u2026 Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father just like they said \u2026 just like they said about Richard Williams. Love will make you do crazy things,\u201d Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/awards\/will-smith-apologizes-oscars-2022-best-actor-speech-chris-rock-1235049925\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during the speech.<\/p>\n<p>Smith received the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in \u201cKing Richard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many across social media posted their thoughts both for and against the incident. As the Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/celebs-responds-to-will-smith-hitting-chris-rock-face-over-joke-open-a-criminal-battery-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>, Maria Shriver noted: \u201c#WillSmith says he wants to be a vessel for love. Love is not violent. Love is not what was displayed on a global stage tonight.\u201d She continued, \u201cWe should never get to a place where we sit and watch a movie star hit someone on global television then, moments later, get a standing ovation while talking about love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. Believe the same?\u00a0<a class=\"in-cell-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Become a member now and join our mission.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Squad member and Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley posted a tweet in support of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock over a joke about Smith\u2019s wife, then later deleted it.\u201c#Alopecia nation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1404335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1404335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1404335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1404335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1404335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1404335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}