{"id":1410970,"date":"2022-03-30T17:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1410970"},"modified":"2022-03-30T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T21:14:50","slug":"wanda-sykes-calls-will-smith-attack-sickening-academy-letting-will-smith-stay-and-accept-his-oscar-was-gross","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wanda-sykes-calls-will-smith-attack-sickening-academy-letting-will-smith-stay-and-accept-his-oscar-was-gross\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanda Sykes Calls Will Smith Attack &#039;Sickening&#039;: Academy Letting Will Smith Stay and Accept His Oscar was &#039;Gross&#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\">36<\/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%2Fwanda-sykes-calls-will-smith-attack-sickening-academy-letting-will-smith-stay-and-accept-his-oscar-was-gross%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=1410970&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\">Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes reacted to actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face at this year\u2019s Oscars, calling the moment \u201csickening,\u201d adding, \u201cYou assault somebody, you get escorted out of the building and that\u2019s it. For them to let him continue, I thought it was gross.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just felt so awful for my friend Chris,\u201d Wanda Sykes told\u00a0Ellen Degeneres in a recent interview. \u201cIt was sickening. I physically felt ill. and I\u2019m still a little traumatized by it.\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><em><strong>Watch Below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamwandasykes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@iamWandaSykes<\/a> was here today and shared some thoughts about <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscar?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscar<\/a> night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i5tj8sYbIB\">pic.twitter.com\/i5tj8sYbIB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEllenShow\/status\/1509198421097287682?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAnd for them to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award \u2014 I was like, \u2018How gross is this?&#8217;\u201d Sykes continued. \u201cThis is just the wrong message. You assault somebody, you get escorted out of the building and that\u2019s it. For them to let him continue, I thought it was gross.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Wanda Sykes also said that she believes Smith should apologize to her and her fellow Oscars co-hosts Amy Schumer and Regina Hall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know [Smith] apologized to Chris,\u201d she said. \u201cBut \u2014 we were the hosts. This is our house, we\u2019re inviting you in, we\u2019re hosts, we\u2019re going to take care of y\u2019all tonight; make sure you have a good time. And no one has apologized to us, and we worked really hard to put that show together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sykes did, however, mention that Rock apologized to her when she later ran into him at an afterparty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first thing he said, was, \u2018I am so sorry,\u2019 and I\u2019m like, \u2018Why are you apologizing?&#8217;\u201d Sykes said. \u201cHe was like, \u2018It was supposed to be your night, you and Amy and Regina \u2014 I\u2019m so sorry. This is now going to be about this.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>***LANGUAGE WARNING***<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\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>In reaction to Smith hitting Rock, comedian Amy Schumer \u2014 who also co-hosted the Oscars on Sunday night \u2014 said she is \u201cstill triggered and traumatized\u201d by the incident.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI love my friend [Chris Rock] and believe he handled it like a pro. Stayed up there and gave an Oscar to his friend [Questlove] and the whole thing was so disturbing,\u201d Schumer said, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/30\/amy-schumer-traumatized-by-will-smiths-oscars-2022-slap\/\">report<\/a> by Page Six.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Smith marched onto the Oscars stage and struck Rock in the face after the comedian referred to Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith as \u201cG.I. Jane.\u201d The actor then twice shouted, \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out of your fucking mouth\u201d after retaking his seat in the audience.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy Awards condemned Smith\u2019s actions, declaring that it \u201cdoes not condone violence in any form,\u201d and later announced a formal investigation into the matter.<\/p>\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\">The Academy does not condone violence of any form.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Academy (@TheAcademy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAcademy\/status\/1508310547564953606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With its board of governors meeting on Wednesday, the question remains whether the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will expel Smith for assaulting Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars, given that the organization has kicked out a member for committing a far lesser offense.<\/p>\n<p>In 2004, actor Carmine Caridi was kicked out for pirating VHS screeners that Academy members used to receive for awards consideration. Unlike Smith, Caridi showed remorse for what led to his Academy outsing.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, on the other hand, appeared unbothered by his actions, as he danced the night away with fellow Hollywood elites at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, just hours after assaulting Rock. Smith also told the Hollywood Reporter \u201cIt\u2019s been a beautiful night.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Will Smith, along with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, dances to his own tunes at the Vanity Fair <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> After-party. <\/p>\n<p>He won the Best Actor for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KingRichard?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KingRichard<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscar2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscar2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VanityFairOscarParty?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VanityFairOscarParty<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WillSmith?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WillSmith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GTz7JOjKEW\">pic.twitter.com\/GTz7JOjKEW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aayush Sharma (@JournoAayu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JournoAayu\/status\/1508354172961189889?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>Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes reacted to actor Will Smith smacking comedian Chris Rock across the face at this year\u2019s Oscars, calling the moment \u201csickening,\u201d adding, \u201cYou assault somebody, you get<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"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-1410970","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\/1410970","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\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1410970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1410970\/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=1410970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1410970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1410970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}