{"id":1416157,"date":"2022-04-02T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1416157"},"modified":"2022-04-02T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:30:13","slug":"bill-maher-rips-anti-violence-hollywood-liberal-hypocrites-standing-ovation-for-will-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-rips-anti-violence-hollywood-liberal-hypocrites-standing-ovation-for-will-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher Rips Anti-Violence Hollywood &#039;Liberal Hypocrites&#039; Standing Ovation for Will Smith"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fbill-maher-rips-anti-violence-hollywood-liberal-hypocrites-standing-ovation-for-will-smith%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=1416157&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\"><em>Real Time<\/em> host Bill Maher slammed the Hollywood elite for giving Will Smith a standing ovation at the Academy Awards after the actor assaulted Chris Rock on stage over a joke the comedian made about his wife, Jada Pinkett smith. \u201cIt was a bad night for liberal hypocrisy,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are the very people who are always talking about \u2018micro-aggressions\u2019 in the workplace, and how you should not have to face an uncomfortable moment or, you know, people shouldn\u2019t touch you or unwantedly,\u201d Maher said.<\/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>\u201cSuddenly, they were okay with this,\u201d The HBO host continued. \u201cIt just seemed to show, to me, broken morals. Like, you really have no principles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>Watch\u00a0below:\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of the celebrities who were seen giving Smith a standing ovation at the Oscars on Sunday night included\u00a0<em>Power of the Dog<\/em> director Jane Campion, <em>Boogie Nights<\/em> and <em>Licorice Pizza<\/em>\u00a0director Paul Thomas Anderson, <em>Doctor Strange<\/em>\u00a0actor Benedict Cumberbatch,\u00a0<em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> alum Maya Rudolph, and actress Sophie Hunter.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Oscar-winner Javier Bardem, <em>Dune<\/em> star Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, <em>Aquaman<\/em> star Jason Momoa, and actor Bradley Cooper were also among those in the Dolby Theater who stood and applauded Smith when he accepted his Oscar for Best Actor after assaulting Rock.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Watch below:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>\u201cWhen it\u2019s a star that you like,\u00a0in the service of some vague principle into intersectionality, like, your wife shouldn\u2019t be insulted even in a mild way, then it\u2019s like, well, too bad. That\u2019s what I like. It made me feel good. So I forget my principle,\u201d Maher said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a bad night for liberal hypocrisy,\u201d the <em>Real Time<\/em> host added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Maher made his remarks on a Friday during a panel discussion alongside former\u00a0Democrat presidential candidate Andrew Yang and CNN analyst\u00a0Laura Coates.<\/p>\n<p>Yang also chimed in on the Oscars assault, suggesting that the standing ovation occurred \u201cbecause it was Will Smith,\u201d and that had it been anyone else, they would have been \u201cushered out of there very quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI do feel like it\u2019s part of the job of a world-famous celebrity attending an award show to absorb mild insults directed at you and yours,\u201d Yang said. \u201cI ran for office and people said things around me I didn\u2019t like, and I didn\u2019t get up and smack anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Smith strode onto the\u00a0Oscars stage and struck Rock in the face after the comedian referred to his wife 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 \u2014 a scene that shocked audience members and viewers.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>***LANGUAGE WARNING***<\/strong><\/em><\/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\">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>After the assault, many in Hollywood <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/30\/actor-matthew-modine-on-will-smith-we-should-not-applaud-nor-give-a-standing-ovation-to-abusers\/\">turned<\/a> on Smith, referring to his onstage meltdown as a display of \u201ctoxic masculinity,\u201d calling his excuses for hitting Rock \u201cbullshit,\u201d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/30\/joe-rogan-will-smith-oscars-attack-a-terrible-precedent-for-comedians-on-stage\/\">noting<\/a> that the actor\u2019s behavior has likely set a \u201cterrible precedent\u201d for comedians on stage.<\/p>\n<p>The Academy Awards also 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<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>Smith, however, appeared unbothered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/04\/01\/oscars-producer-will-packer-lapd-said-will-smith-attack-was-battery-were-prepared-to-arrest-him\/\">battery<\/a>, as the actor was later seen dancing the night away with fellow Hollywood elites at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, where he told the Hollywood Reporter, \u201cit was a<\/p>\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\">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>On Friday,\u00a0Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/04\/01\/will-smith-resigns-from-motion-picture-academy-amid-chris-rock-oscars-assault-backlash\/\">resigned<\/a> from the Motion Picture Academy, nearly one week after assaulting Rock during the live broadcast of the Academy Awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct,\u201d he said. \u201cMy actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\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 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