{"id":1414538,"date":"2022-04-01T09:14:55","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T13:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414538"},"modified":"2022-04-01T09:14:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T13:14:58","slug":"experts-will-smith-is-damaged-goods-his-brand-forever-tarnished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-will-smith-is-damaged-goods-his-brand-forever-tarnished\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts: Will Smith Is &#039;Damaged Goods,&#039; His Brand &#039;Forever Tarnished&#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\">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%2Fexperts-will-smith-is-damaged-goods-his-brand-forever-tarnished%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=1414538&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--><p class=\"subheading\">Actions have harsh consequences. That simple fact of life is something Will Smith is learning in the aftermath of his very public smacking of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>While that moment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/27\/watch-will-smith-smacks-chris-rock-on-stage-at-oscars\/\">physical violence<\/a> slowly fades into the past what it means for the future of the <em>King Richard<\/em> star is becoming clearer \u2013 and it doesn\u2019t look promising according to a team of experts.<\/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>Fox News Digital approached people who deal in personal brand management and they pointed to a man\u00a0with a brand that \u201chas been forever tarnished.\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/will-smith-hollywood-career-chris-rock-oscars-slap-crisis-experts\">Here<\/a> are their conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWill Smith is a beloved performer with far too many blockbuster performances to disappear from public view or be permanently canceled or shunned by Hollywood,\u201d Evan Nierman, CEO of global crisis PR firm Red Banyan and author of the book \u201cCrisis Averted,\u201d told the outlet, even as many of Smith\u2019s peers who initially backed him seem to be having second thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>***LANGUAGE WARNING***<\/em><\/strong><\/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\">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>\u201cHowever, there is no doubt that his brand has been forever tarnished by his violent actions. It used to be that he was known as the \u2018Fresh Prince,\u2019 but now when we think of Will Smith we will be thinking of the \u2018fresh prints\u2019 he left across Chris Rock\u2019s cheek.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment lawyer Domenic Romano thinks there is a path to redemption \u2013 but it is a long one and the Academy and would need time to pass in order to mollify his Hollywood peers who were shocked and offended in equal measure by the assault.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20409752\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/03\/willsmithchrisrock2.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>\u201cThere is no doubt that his brand has been forever tarnished by his violent actions.\u201d Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. (Robyn Beck\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe could face sanctions from the Academy short of expulsion, including potential suspension, but a lot will depend on what actions he takes to speak out against violence and whether he sends a clear and consistent message that his response against a poor-taste joke is not acceptable,\u201d the NYC-based managing partner explained.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cif he goes out of his way to make amends, he should recover within the next 12 months, if not sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Elsewhere\u00a0comedian Tiffany Haddish told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/oscars-2022-tiffany-haddish-responds-to-will-smith-chris-rock-smack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">People<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>magazine Smith to many will be seen to be simply defending the honor of his wife who has publicly spoken to her battle with alopecia \u2013 an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss \u2013 although the actor has been caught out in the past with his behavior.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Unfortunately for rich Leftist Will Smith, the Internet never forgets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JLRlFdXyEL\">https:\/\/t.co\/JLRlFdXyEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1509219026316275720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That might be enough to save him from being banished forever as one unnamed studio executive put forward to the <em>Hollywood Reporter (THR).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s not kryptonite yet,\u201d the executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/will-smith-career-damage-post-slap-hollywood-execs-weigh-in-1235122660\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cHe has to sit in the penalty box for a bit. He\u2019s going to do some interview with someone like Gayle King and it will kind of wash away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s long history in the business will help, this person continues: \u201cHe has never been violent on set. He has been extra accommodating. And you read about what he did on the\u00a0King Richard\u00a0set.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Actors branch member Rutanya Alda told\u00a0<em>THR<\/em>\u00a0Smith \u201cmade me wish I hadn\u2019t voted for him. It changed the whole tone of the evening. I will never, ever vote for anything Will Smith is in again.\u201d A media professional who votes on awards agrees he would not cast a ballot for Smith in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo assault a man and then finish the evening dancing at the\u00a0<em>Vanity Fair<\/em>\u00a0party \u2014 talk about getting it all wrong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actions have harsh consequences. 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