Will Smith defends his Wife with a Wallop! ?

welll done Will Smith....I'm sick of so called comedians getting cheap laughs, or punches in this case!

Right to get up on stage to defend her, wrong to resort to violence in my opinion.

Not sure if violence is the answer.

Then again making a cheap joke about alopecia is neither funny or clever.

Time for a total rethink regarding the whole ceremony.

GrannyGravy yes, I think that you and lemsip are right.
These p*ss take type ceremonies are so passé now.

Of course it’s not right. Hitting is a primitive reaction, and should be completely out of the question.. Perhaps he is inarticulate and couldn’t defend his wife in words. The “joke” was not right either. Very wrong, in fact. What unimpressive examples of humanity.

FannyCornforth

GrannyGravy yes, I think that you and lemsip are right.
These p*ss take type ceremonies are so passé now.

Unfortunately those sort of comedians, think they are hilarious whereas the rest of us think they are just embarrassing themselves and their audience.

I admire Will Smith for defending his wife, although a bit of heckling would have been better than violence.

No illness or condition should be the subject of jokes and hair loss for women is traumatic.

Apparently Chris Rock has a history of making jokes against Will Smith and his wife.

The whole Oscars thing is shallow and has had its day in my view.

Not much of an example to young boys and men is it - to resort to such violence in the heat of the moment, live on international TV.

Macho violence at its worse.

Wrong thing to do for the same reasons as Riverwalk says.

Smith has apologised for his actions (‘tearfully’, apparently)

All good publicity for his film King Richard; which I hear is all about a father ‘empowering’ his daughters.

Smith has written about his abusive childhood and how it has made him fiercely protective of his family. He writes,about how his mother was knocked unconscious with a bleeding head injury which he witnessed his father assaulting her when he was 9.
I don't condone violence but there are times when you need to protect those you love and hearing his wife being mocked when she has alopecia from an auto immune disease is that moment.
On another thought why did they all get £14000 gift bags which could have been donated to victims of Ukraine ?
Don't like the hype of the Oscars

...I see that the Bbc had to apologise after many complaints about another so called comedian at the baftas
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BBC issues apology after Rebel Wilson BAFTA jokes hit by complaints

Such a hurtful, cheap joke which hit a raw nerve. But no need to hit the man, some well worded sarcasm would have been classier.

He slapped Chris Rock, not a punch and there is a difference. My initial reaction was supportive of Will, my second was more cynical, ‘no such thing as bad publicity’.

Not Will Smith's finest hour. I understand him defending his wife but not with violence. I have lost respect for him.

Grandma70s

Of course it’s not right. Hitting is a primitive reaction, and should be completely out of the question.. Perhaps he is inarticulate and couldn’t defend his wife in words. The “joke” was not right either. Very wrong, in fact. What unimpressive examples of humanity.

There is no way Will Smith could be described as inarticulate.

I think he was wrong but admire him for sticking up for his wife.

According to the radio this morning they had previously had a rehearsal with the self same joke being told with no reaction from Will smith so either it was a completely put up job or his wife whispered in his ear ??
Chris rock didn’t look hurt or shocked and carried on laughing and making a joke of it
Personally I think we ve been hoodwinked

Not the way to go about it. Understandably Will Smith was upset and angered by Chris Rock’s so called jokes but with a few well chosen words he could have completely annihilated and humiliated Rock instead of ending up apologising himself. The saying the pen or in this case the spoken word is mightier than the sword springs to mind. Not always easy to do though.

Jaxjacky

He slapped Chris Rock, not a punch and there is a difference. My initial reaction was supportive of Will, my second was more cynical, ‘no such thing as bad publicity’.

I couldn’t find a ‘slap’ emoji!

I agree; those were my reactions too.
I wouldn’t even be surprised if it was planned.
Will Smith isn’t a stupid man by any stretch.

Cross post with BlueBelle

I do think that Rock making a cheap ‘joke’ about alopecia is a bit strange.
I always thought that hair loss was a widespread problem for women of colour.
If I know this, then he must.

If someone had made a joke about my hair loss in front of millions he would have been unconscious on the floor.

MS, would that unfortunate result have been because of your action or someone on your behalf?

Yes, he slapped chris rock, did not punch him..chris rock hardly moved so wasn't hurt..It was a gesture by will smith on behalf of his wife