{"id":1419372,"date":"2022-04-05T08:02:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1419372"},"modified":"2022-04-05T08:02:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:02:24","slug":"oscars-co-host-amy-schumer-not-allowed-to-joke-about-alec-baldwin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oscars-co-host-amy-schumer-not-allowed-to-joke-about-alec-baldwin\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars Co-Host Amy Schumer Not Allowed to Joke about Alec Baldwin"},"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%2Foscars-co-host-amy-schumer-not-allowed-to-joke-about-alec-baldwin%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=1419372&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 Amy Schumer says she \u201cwasn\u2019t allowed\u201d to make jokes about actor Alec Baldwin at the Academy Awards but actor Will Smith was able to assault the show\u2019s presenter, comedian Chris Rock.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, who\u00a0co-hosted this year\u2019s Oscars alongside Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, chimed in on Smith\u2019s infamous slap while performing standup at the\u00a0Aces of Comedy series at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/amy-schumer-calls-smith-ali-201513801.html\">report<\/a> by Yahoo! Entertainment.<\/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>During her set, Schumer claimed that the \u201cbest way to comfort\u201d everyone was to tell the jokes she was prohibited from telling at the Oscars \u2014 which included jokes about podcaster Joe Rogan and actor James Franco\u2019s sexual misconduct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2021\/06\/30\/james-franco-who-supported-times-up-anti-sexual-harassment-group-agrees-to-pay-2-2-million-to-settle-a-sexual-misconduct-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But one of the jokes Schumer says she wasn\u2019t allowed to make involved actor\u00a0Alec Baldwin holding the gun that fired, resulting in the death of\u00a0<em>Rust<\/em> cinematographer Halyna Hutchins late last year.<\/p>\n<p>The joke reportedly went something along the lines of, \u201cDon\u2019t Look Up is the name of a movie, more like don\u2019t look down the barrel of [Baldwin\u2019s] shotgun.\u201d Schumer\u2019s lawyer told her not to quip about that, she says.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t allowed to say any of that but you can just come up and [clock] someone,\u201d the Oscars co-host said.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer also\u00a0described how Smith \u2014 who she called as \u201cAli\u201d in reference to the actor\u2019s role as\u00a0late boxer Muhammad Ali in the\u00a02001 film <em>Ali<\/em> \u2014 stormed the Oscars stage and\u00a0slapped Rock over a \u201cG.I. Jane\u201d joke the comedian made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of a sudden Ali was making his way up,\u201d Schumer said. \u201cAnd\u00a0it was just a fucking bummer. All I can say is that it was really sad, and I think it says so much about toxic masculinity. It was really upsetting.\u201d<\/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<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Days after the assault, Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/30\/amy-schumer-calls-will-smith-attack-disturbing-the-whole-thing-was-so-disturbing\/\">reacted<\/a> to Smith attacking Rock, saying \u201cthe whole thing was so disturbing,\u201d and that she was \u201ctriggered and traumatized\u201d by the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill triggered and traumatized,\u201d Schumer said. \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<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\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>While many in Hollywood\u00a0<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 \u2014 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 his behavior has likely set a \u201cterrible precedent\u201d for comedians on stage \u2014 others gave the actor a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>After 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>, Hollywood elites <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/04\/03\/never-forget-hollywood-celebs-who-gave-will-smith-a-standing-ovation-for-weepy-post-slap-oscars-speech\/\">stood and applauded<\/a> Smith when he collected his Oscar for Best Actor for his role as Venus and Serena Williams\u2019 father Richard Williams in <em>King Richard<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Directors Jane Campion and Paul Thomas Anderson, <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> alum Maya Rudolph, and actors\u00a0Benedict Cumberbatch,\u00a0Sophie Hunter, Javier Bardem,\u00a0Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet,\u00a0Jason Momoa, and Bradley Cooper were among some of the stars seen\u00a0applauding Smith in the Dolby\u00a0Theater at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>After that, Smith appeared unbothered by the assault, as he was seen dancing the night away with fellow Hollywood elites at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party, where he told <em>the Hollywood Reporter<\/em>, \u201cIt\u2019s been a beautiful night.\u201d<\/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, Smith <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, stating, \u201cI will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct \u2014 my 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 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 Amy Schumer says she \u201cwasn\u2019t allowed\u201d to make jokes about actor Alec Baldwin at the Academy Awards but actor Will Smith was able to assault the show\u2019s 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