{"id":1471078,"date":"2022-05-11T08:14:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1471078"},"modified":"2022-05-11T08:15:01","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T12:15:01","slug":"steve-harvey-lost-respect-for-will-smith-after-oscars-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-harvey-lost-respect-for-will-smith-after-oscars-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Harvey Lost Respect for Will Smith after Oscars Slap"},"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\">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%2Fsteve-harvey-lost-respect-for-will-smith-after-oscars-slap%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=1471078&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>It\u2019s been nearly two months since Will Smith shocked everyone by slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but the world is still reeling from it.<\/p>\n<p>In a new speech at Georgia State University, the \u201cFamily Feud\u201d host Steve Harvey is revealing why being a Christian partly led to him losing respect for Smith following this incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8216;My Christianity on a scale of 1 to 10; I am 2 and if Will Smith was to slap me he would see how it would have ended&#8217; \u2013 Steve Harvey <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IL969x2J8y\">pic.twitter.com\/IL969x2J8y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hot News Afrique (@HotNewsAfrique) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotNewsAfrique\/status\/1524049442709647361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Harvey \u2018Lost A Lot Of Respect For\u2019 Smith<\/h3>\n<p>Harvey reportedly described Smith slapping Rock as a\u00a0\u201cpunk move,\u201d adding that he\u2019s \u201clost a lot of respect for\u201d Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a Christian, but I\u2019m really undeveloped,\u201d Harvey said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/05\/10\/steve-harvey-lost-respect-for-will-smith-after-oscars-slap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Post<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t have high-level Christianity. On a scale of 1 to 10, I\u2019m like a 2. That\u2019s the level of Christianity I can work on.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou slap [Dallas-based megachurch bishop] T.D. Jakes, he\u2019ll turn the other cheek. You slap me? If you sit back in your seat, Jada would have to move out of the way,\u201d he added.\u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s the type of Christian I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Smith Slaps Rock<\/h3>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Smith slapped Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, being bald. Smith has since resigned from the Academy and been banned from all Academy events, including the Oscars, for the next decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy actions at the 94th Academy Awards presentation were shocking, painful and inexcusable,\u201d he said at the time.\u00a0\u201cThe list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/04\/will-and-jada-pinkett-smith-may-be-heading-for-ugliest-divorce-after-oscars-slap-sources-allege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will And Jada Pinkett Smith May Be Heading For \u2018Ugliest\u2019 Divorce After Oscars Slap, Sources Allege<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Jada Pinkett Smith Speaks Out<\/h3>\n<p>Last month, Jada briefly addressed the controversy when her Facebook Watch show \u201cRed Table Talk\u201d returned.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsidering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focused on deep healing,\u201d read a title card at the beginning of the season premiere.\u00a0Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUntil then the table will continue offering itself to powerful, inspiring and healing testimonies like that of our incredibly impressive first guest,\u201d the card added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/04\/surprising-will-smith-video-surfaces-after-oscars-slap-scandal-he-warns-jada-dont-use-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surprising Will Smith Video Surfaces After Oscars Slap Scandal \u2013 He Warns Jada \u2018Don\u2019t Use Me\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Smith \u2018Has Been Going To Therapy\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Smith\u2019s career has already suffered in the wake of this incident, with multiple projects of his being put on hold. A source told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/will-smith-is-going-to-therapy-following-oscars-incident-source-says-183638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Tonight<\/a> this week that Smith \u201chas been going to therapy after the Oscars incident\u201d in the hopes of bettering himself. He was also recently spotted in India, though it is not immediately clear why he was there.<\/p>\n<p>As for Rock, he\u2019s already returned to standup comedy but has stayed relatively quiet about the slap. It will certainly be interesting to see what he says about it in the future, and what becomes of Smith\u2019s career.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been nearly two months since Will Smith shocked everyone by slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, but the world is still reeling from it. 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