{"id":1405715,"date":"2022-03-28T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T23:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1405715"},"modified":"2022-03-28T19:15:14","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T23:15:14","slug":"hollywood-turns-on-will-smith-after-chris-rock-slap-the-excuses-he-made-were-bullst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-turns-on-will-smith-after-chris-rock-slap-the-excuses-he-made-were-bullst\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollywood Turns on Will Smith After Chris Rock Slap: &#039;The Excuses He Made Were Bulls**t&#039;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fhollywood-turns-on-will-smith-after-chris-rock-slap-the-excuses-he-made-were-bullst%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=1405715&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><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Hollywood turned on actor Will Smith after he slapped Oscars presenter Chris Rock over a joke the comedian made about Smith\u2019s wife,\u00a0Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n<p>Rock had made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s hair loss \u2014 which she has recently opened up about as a result of her struggle with alopecia \u2014 stating, \u201cJada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2, can\u2019t wait to see ya.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The audience reacted with laughter, but then suddenly, Smith got up, marched onto the stage, and smacked Rock, leaving viewers stunned as the actor walked back to his seat, where then twice proclaimed, \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out your fucking mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>***LANGUAGE WARNING***:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" 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<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Later, when Smith took the stage again \u2014 this time, to give his\u00a0acceptance speech after winning Best Actor for his performance as Venus and Serena Williams\u2019 father Richard Williams in <em>King Richard<\/em> \u2014 the actor took a moment to \u201capologize to the Academy,\u201d and to \u201call\u00a0my fellow nominees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone in Hollywood, however, was pleased with Smith, who did not\u00a0mention Rock in his in his apology.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill Smith owes Chris Rock a huge apology,\u201d actor Rob Reiner reacted. \u201cThere is no excuse for what he did. He\u2019s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges. The excuses he made tonight were bullshit.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will Smith owes Chris Rock a huge apology. There is no excuse for what he did. He\u2019s lucky Chris is not filing assault charges. The excuses he made tonight were bullshit.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Reiner (@robreiner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robreiner\/status\/1508309559273611265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A GI Jane joke???<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Spade (@DavidSpade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidSpade\/status\/1508272786384453632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Actress\u00a0Lea Thompson noted that she doesn\u2019t \u201clove how people hide behind god and religion when they know they screwed up,\u201d likely referring to the part of Smith\u2019s acceptance speech when she mentioned God, and how he is being \u201ccalled on\u201d to \u201clove people, and to protect people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I love, actually don\u2019t love how people hide behind  god and religion when they know they screwed up. And isn\u2019t he a Scientologist? I guess that\u2019s back to level 4 for him. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oscars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lea Thompson (@LeaKThompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaKThompson\/status\/1508309894482448385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI want to be a vessel for love,\u201d Smith added in his acceptance speech, to which comedian Mike Birbiglia reacted by tweeting, \u201cPeople have a funny way of trying to be a vessel of love.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">People have a funny way of trying to be a vessel of love.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Birbiglia (@birbigs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/birbigs\/status\/1508453803988770822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stunned the Oscars let a guy speak for over five minutes after he punched someone in the face. WTF<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric McCormack (@EricMcCormack) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricMcCormack\/status\/1508297719491702787?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Violence isn\u2019t ok. Assault is never the answer. Also? This is the 2nd time that Chris has made fun of Jada on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> stage, &#038; tonight he went after her alopecia. Punching down at someone\u2019s auto-immune disease is wrong. Doing so on purpose is cruel. They both need a breather.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SophiaBush\/status\/1508284843574108173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Shameless star Shanola Hampton proclaimed, \u201cThere is NEVER a justification for VIOLENCE! Never, ever, ever!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is NEVER a justification for VIOLENCE! Never, ever, ever!!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shanola Hampton (@shanolahampton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shanolahampton\/status\/1508286924116545540?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There\u2019s never an excuse for violence.<br \/>Ever.<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<br \/>Ever<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobSchneider\/status\/1508322020462845959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Assault is terrifying. And just about everyone at that theater acting like nothing happened is terrifying. What a terrible show.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Judah Friedlander (@JudahWorldChamp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JudahWorldChamp\/status\/1508287665149521931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let me tell you something, it\u2019s a very bad practice to walk up on stage and physically assault a Comedian.<br \/>Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kathygriffin\/status\/1508280182146154500?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Actress Mia Farrow commented, \u201cIt was just a joke. Jokes are what Chris Rock does. Always has been edgy. This was a mild joke from him. and I love GI Jane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I saw was one of Hollywood\u2019s most powerful movie stars stalk onto a stage to strike a comedian,\u201d she added. \u201cAnyone who is ok with that has probably never been hit by a powerful man.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What i saw was one of Hollywood\u2019s most powerful movie stars,stalk onto a stage to strike a comedian for an unfortunate joke about his (gorgeous) wife\u2019s shaved head. Anyone who is ok with that has probably never been hit by a powerful man.  As we advise our kids, \u201cuse your words\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mia Farrow (@MiaFarrow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiaFarrow\/status\/1508452451510370307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Meanwhile, Rosie O\u2019Donnell\u00a0referred to the moment as a display of \u201ctoxic masculinity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">so upsetting \u2013 on every level \u2013 bravo to Chris Rock \u2013 for not  eviscerating will smith \u2013 which he could do any day of the week \u2013 he walked away \u2013 bravo from a sad display of toxic masculinity from a narcissistic madman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chrisROCK?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chrisROCK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ROSIE (@Rosie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rosie\/status\/1508306009739079683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chris\/ will beef  was disturbing as Fuck! Should have escorted him out!  But to let him win his award after he assaulted a fellow artist is unacceptable! Call him up work out! You are a respected artist be a vessel of luv. Lead with positivity in these difficult times! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lwSIv4m6Z3\">pic.twitter.com\/lwSIv4m6Z3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Leguizamo (@JohnLeguizamo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnLeguizamo\/status\/1508463252912574466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like Oscar winners who don\u2019t slap comedians across the face over a joke.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Richard Marx (@richardmarx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/richardmarx\/status\/1508284286301982727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2019s sad for me is that Ukraine, climate disaster, voting rights, women\u2019s rights, poverty, discrimination- all will take a back seat in our national conscience and dialogue to a man who felt assault was the proper response to insensitive words.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 jason alexander (@IJasonAlexander) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IJasonAlexander\/status\/1508449218750402560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stand-up comics are very adept at handling hecklers.<br \/>Violent physical assault\u2026 not so much.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UgliestOscarMoment_Ever?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UgliestOscarMoment_Ever<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/enUimEoLV6\">pic.twitter.com\/enUimEoLV6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHamill\/status\/1508316139977289735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stupid just stupid. The whole thing and all of us are stupid.<br \/>Let&#8217;s try and do better.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vincent D&#8217;Onofrio (@vincentdonofrio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vincentdonofrio\/status\/1508415910398283783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>You can follow Alana\u00a0Mastrangelo on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and Twitter at\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ARmastrangelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@ARmastrangelo<\/a>, and on\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alanamastrangelo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood turned on actor Will Smith after he slapped Oscars presenter Chris Rock over a joke the comedian made about Smith\u2019s wife,\u00a0Jada Pinkett Smith. 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