Jaden Smith, Academy react as Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars 2022: тАШThatтАЩs how we do itтАЩ
Hollywood star Will Smith stormed the stage at the 94th Academy Awards and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for making a tasteless joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock, who was presenting the best documentary prize, had cracked a joke comparing Jada Pinkett SmithтАЩs cropped hair to Demi MooreтАЩs appearance in the film тАЬG.I. JaneтАЭ and suggesting she appear in a sequel. Jada suffers from an auto-immune disorder, alopecia, which causes hair loss and bald patches. After awkward silence and confusion in the Dolby Theatre, Will Smith marched up to Rock and slapped him, before returning to his seat alongside Jada and cursed him.
тАЬKeep my wifeтАЩs name out of your f*****g mouth,тАЭ yelled Smith, forcing the producers to censor several seconds of audio from the televised broadcast in the United States.
While son Jaden Smith cheered his father on in a tweet and wrote, тАЬThatтАЩs how we do it,тАЭ many other filmmakers and writers were not of the same opinion.
And ThatтАЩs How We Do It
тАФ Jaden (@jaden) March 28, 2022
Filmmaker Andy Ostroy tweeted, тАЬI am so fucking sick of this violent toxic-masculinity bullshit. A тАШreal manтАЩ doesnтАЩt do what #WillSmith didтАж #Oscar┬а#ChrisRock.тАЭ In another tweet he wrote, тАЬRepeat after me: it doesnтАЩt matter how tasteless or offensive #ChrisRockтАЩs joke was. No one has the right to assault anyone else. Ever. EVER. #WillSmith #Oscar.тАЭ
Television host Conan OтАЩBrien wrote, тАЬJust saw the Will Smith slap. Anyone have a late night show I can borrow just for tomorrow?тАЭ
The Academy also tweeted saying that they do not condone violence.
The Academy does not condone violence of any form.
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.
тАФ The Academy (@TheAcademy) March 28, 2022
Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Sophie Choudry expressed her disdain and wrote, тАЬViolence is never the way but cracking jokes about someoneтАЩs medical condition should not be acceptable either. This was supposed to be a career high for one of my favourite artists for a superb performance. Instead heтАЩll be remembered for this crazy incident.тАЭ
Violence is never the way but cracking jokes about someoneтАЩs medical condition should not be acceptable either. This was supposed to be a career high for one of my favourite artists for a superb performance. Instead heтАЩll be remembered for this crazy incident? #willsmith #Oscars pic.twitter.com/EBuEOiKNwu
тАФ Sophie C (@Sophie_Choudry) March 28, 2022
Actor and wrestler Mick Foley wrote, тАЬIf it was ┬а@TheRock instead of @chrisrock making the same #GIJane reference, thereтАЩs no slap. The vessel of a love is a bully.тАЭ He added in another tweet, тАЬMaybe being a vessel of love should have included apologizing to the guy he slapped the sh%t out of on live TV.тАЭ
