{"id":1406487,"date":"2022-03-29T07:33:56","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1406487"},"modified":"2022-03-29T07:34:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T11:34:17","slug":"stephen-a-smith-goes-on-rant-about-will-smiths-oscars-smack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-a-smith-goes-on-rant-about-will-smiths-oscars-smack\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen A. Smith Goes on Rant About Will Smith\u2019s Oscars Smack"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fstephen-a-smith-goes-on-rant-about-will-smiths-oscars-smack%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=1406487&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--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Stephen A. Smith railed against Will Smith in a Twitter rant after <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/28\/steph-curry-reacts-to-will-smiths-oscars-slap-unnecessary-drama\/\">the actor slapped Chris Rock in the face<\/a> on the Oscars stage Sunday night.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease tell me I didn\u2019t see what I just saw,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1508271633001185281\">Smith tweeted <\/a>moments after the incident was broadcast on live television during the awards show. \u201cSomebody please tell me that @willsmith was joking and it was part of the show when he just smacked @chrisrock on National Television. I\u2019m begging y\u2019all\u2026.please don\u2019t tell me @willsmith would do something like that???\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1508311198823026688\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a video posted to Twitter<\/a>, the \u201cFirst Take\u201d host said Smith\u2019s \u201cshameful\u201d actions were \u201cstraight bulls\u2013t\u201d and that the actor \u201cis lucky he didn\u2019t get his a\u2013 kicked.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Rock was presenting the award for Best Documentary when he made a \u201cG.I. Jane\u201d joke about the actor\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith then got on stage and slapped the comedian in the face. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Warning: Graphic language<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>Pinkett Smith has alopecia,\u00a0an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, and opened up about the condition last December. <\/p>\n<p>In the moments following the incident, ESPN personality Smith continued on Twitter, \u201cIf @willsmith seriously did that \u2014 and he wins the OSCAR \u2014 he just stained the greatest moment of his career. You cannot do that S$&#038;@!! Especially as a BLACK MAN, in that position, to ANOTHER BLACK MAN (@chrisrock) on THAT STAGE. If this was not a joke, Will won\u2019t live this down!!!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Smith later <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/03\/27\/will-smith-wins-best-actor-oscar-after-chris-rock-punch\/\">won the Oscar for Best Actor<\/a> for his role as Richard Williams in \u201cKing Richard\u201d \u2014 his first Academy Award. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-Chris-Rock.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-Chris-Rock.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1024\" alt=\"Will Smith Chris Rock\" class=\"wp-image-21687535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-Chris-Rock.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-Chris-Rock.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-Chris-Rock.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Will Smith smacked Chris Rock on stage during Oscars 2022 on Sunday night.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just saw the RAW footage. @willsmith should be ashamed of his damn self. It was a \u2018G.I. Jane\u2019 joke. Total B.S. If it were @TheRock or someone like that instead of @chrisrock would he have done that sh-t!\u201d Smith tweeted. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cTotal BS by @willsmith. If his night is ruined because of this he deserves it. The man has Denzel &#038; Bradley Cooper trying to calm him down. For what? A joke about his wife in \u2018G.I. Joe\u2019? Come on! The s\u2013t was embarrassing! A very very bad look! Love Will. But not after this B.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDidn\u2019t know until just this moment about @jadapsmith having Alopecia. She\u2019s wonderful and great. So is @willsmith \u2014 which we all know. They\u2019re both phenomenal. But you do NOT do what Will did in that setting. Go backstage and handle that s\u2013t if you must. Horrible look!\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-slap-Stephen-A.-Smith.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"984\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-slap-Stephen-A.-Smith.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=800\" alt=\"Will Smith Chris Rock\" class=\"wp-image-21687553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-slap-Stephen-A.-Smith.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Will-Smith-slap-Stephen-A.-Smith.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=400 400w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>ESPN\u2019s Stephen A. Smith ripped Will Smith for smacking Chris Rock during Oscars 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter\/@stephenasmith<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Smith added that his friend had produced the Oscars on Sunday, which made him more upset about the incident.  <\/p>\n<p>Before his rant, Smith<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stephenasmith\/status\/1508229719740747778\"> tweeted his support for the actor<\/a>, writing in part, \u201c@willsmith damn-well better win his Academy Award tonight for \u2018King Richard.\u2019 That\u2019s all I know.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/27\/will-smith-apologizes-to-all-but-chris-rock-in-oscars-2022-speech\/\">apologized to the Academy <\/a>in a tearful speech after his Oscars win. Page Six later learned that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/28\/diddy-will-smith-chris-rock-settled-feud-after-oscars-2022\/?_ga=2.152792314.2125152262.1648467071-2124962430.1606859466\">Smith and Rock settled their feud<\/a> after the show. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen A. Smith railed against Will Smith in a Twitter rant after the actor slapped Chris Rock in the face on the Oscars stage Sunday night. \u201cPlease<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"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-1406487","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\/1406487","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\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1406487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1406487\/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=1406487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1406487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1406487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}