{"id":1424289,"date":"2022-04-07T15:45:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1424289"},"modified":"2022-04-07T15:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T19:45:18","slug":"actor-billy-crystal-will-smith-oscars-attack-was-a-disturbing-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actor-billy-crystal-will-smith-oscars-attack-was-a-disturbing-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Actor Billy Crystal: Will Smith Oscars Attack was a &#039;Disturbing Assault&#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\">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%2Factor-billy-crystal-will-smith-oscars-attack-was-a-disturbing-assault%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=1424289&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 and former Academy Awards host Billy Crystal said that Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year\u2019s Oscars was \u201can assault.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an assault. I\u2019ve had experiences. I hosted the Grammys three times and I\u2019ve been thrown things,\u201d Billy Crystal said in\u00a0interview with Bob Costas on HBO Max\u2019s <em>Back on the Record<\/em>,\u00a0according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/04\/billy-crystal-will-smith-slap-an-assault-bob-costas-hbo-max-show-1234996211\/\">report<\/a> by Deadline.<\/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>The actor added that Smith\u2019s attack was the \u201cmost disturbing incident, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crystal is not the only member of Hollywood to call out Smith for his attack on Rock during this year\u2019s Oscars.<\/p>\n<p>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 the actor, referring to his actions as\u00a0a display of \u201ctoxic masculinity,\u201d calling his excuses for hitting the comedian \u201cbullshit,\u201d and even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/30\/joe-rogan-will-smith-oscars-attack-a-terrible-precedent-for-comedians-on-stage\/\">remarking<\/a> that Smith\u2019s behavior has likely set a \u201cterrible precedent\u201d for comedians on stage.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>The co-hosts of this year\u2019s Academy Awards also reacted to Smith\u2019s onstage meltdown, with Amy Schumer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/30\/amy-schumer-calls-will-smith-attack-disturbing-the-whole-thing-was-so-disturbing\/\">saying<\/a>\u00a0\u201cthe whole thing was so disturbing,\u201d and Wanda Sykes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/03\/30\/wanda-sykes-calls-will-smith-attack-sickening-academy-letting-will-smith-stay-and-accept-his-oscar-was-gross\/\">calling<\/a> 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><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>The Academy Awards condemned the battery, 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<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>After\u00a0attacking, Rock, Smith went on to collect his Oscar\u00a0for Best Actor in <em>King Richard<\/em>, and later danced the night away at the Vanity Fair Oscars after party.<\/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>Last week, the Academy said in a statement it had asked Smith to leave the event after he attacked Rock, but the actor refused.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, however, later <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, saying in a statement that his \u201cactions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful, and inexcusable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But on Wednesday,\u00a0Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) president David Rubin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/entertainment\/2022\/04\/06\/academy-moves-up-meeting-to-address-potential-will-smith-sanctions-after-oscars-attack\/\">told<\/a> the\u00a0Board of Governors he is moving the AMPAS meeting to Friday to address possible sanctions on Smith.<\/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>Actor and former Academy Awards host Billy Crystal said that Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock at this year\u2019s Oscars was \u201can assault.\u201d \u201cIt was an assault. 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