{"id":1408625,"date":"2022-03-29T21:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T01:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1408625"},"modified":"2022-03-29T21:00:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T01:00:43","slug":"will-smith-slammed-for-mocking-bald-man-in-old-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/will-smith-slammed-for-mocking-bald-man-in-old-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Slammed for Mocking Bald Man in Old Footage"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwill-smith-slammed-for-mocking-bald-man-in-old-footage%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=1408625&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\">Actor Will Smith is being slammed after old footage resurfaced of the actor mocking a bald man. The footage has resurfaced after Smith smacked comedian Chris Rock in the face for making a joke about his wife\u2019s short hair at the Oscars on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe gotta wax his head every morning,\u201d Smith can be heard saying in footage from a 1991 appearance on <em>The Arsenio Hall Show<\/em>, pointing to\u00a0bald bassist John Williams.<\/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>\u201cAh, these are jokes, come on\u201d the <em>Fresh Prince of Bel-Air<\/em> star added in response to the audience\u2019s awkward laughter.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Smith hitting Rock on Sunday night over a hair-loss related joke, the video is now\u00a0circulating on social media, with one Twitter user commenting, \u201cOne reason I love the internet, it never forgets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cHe gotta wax his head every morning.\u201d Now this is a video of Will Smith saying a joke about someone with Alopecia. <\/p>\n<p>One reason I love the internet, it never forgets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4OGlgSrcjA\">pic.twitter.com\/4OGlgSrcjA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Three Crosses (@Peter_OKH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peter_OKH\/status\/1508397406202863617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGod bless the internet,\u201d another Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OlemuOthuke\/status\/1508735868126826497?s=20&#038;t=4tiOtP2ki4uVwfvZaONHiA\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne rule for me, another for thee. Will Smith is fucking pathetic,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OdeToMisery\/status\/1508653174139281412?s=20&#038;t=4tiOtP2ki4uVwfvZaONHiA\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is actually worse than the G.I Jane joke,\u201d another Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenOshior\/status\/1508407673150128130?s=20&#038;t=4tiOtP2ki4uVwfvZaONHiA\">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is being <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/omowunmi2001\/status\/1508545578799714305?s=20&#038;t=4tiOtP2ki4uVwfvZaONHiA\">branded<\/a> a \u201chypocrite\u201d by social media users, as the video has\u00a0resurfaced following the actor\u2019s attack against Rock, who called his wife Jada Pinkett Smith \u201cG.I. Jane\u201d in reference to her short hair, which she has due to\u00a0alopecia.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>It remains unclear if Rock knew about her condition when he made the joke.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Smith got out of his seat, marched onto the stage, and struck Rock in the face, leaving audience members and viewers shocked. The actor then twice shouted, \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name\u00a0out your fucking mouth\u201d after retaking his seat in the audience.<\/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\">This type of thuggish behavior has no place in civilized society. Will Smith needs to be charged for assault. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MydlQBTqBT\">pic.twitter.com\/MydlQBTqBT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1508294636670009344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Later, while giving his acceptance speech after winning Best Actor for his performance as\u00a0Venus and Serena\u2019s father in <em>King Richard<\/em>, Smith apologized to the Academy Awards and to all of his \u201cfellow nominees\u201d for his actions \u2014 but refrained from mentioning Rock in his apology.<\/p>\n<p>The actor was slammed for his behavior, even by many in Hollywood, who also called for Smith to apologize to Rock.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday night, Smith took to social media to apologize yet again, this time, including the comedian in his statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,\u201d the actor said. \u201cI was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CbqmaY1p7Pz\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\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>Actor Will Smith is being slammed after old footage resurfaced of the actor mocking a bald man. 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