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Will Smith defends his Wife with a Wallop! ?

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FannyCornforth Mon 28-Mar-22 07:40:41

Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars for making a rubbish joke about Jada’s hair loss.

Was he right to do so?

lemsip Mon 28-Mar-22 07:42:44

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

Casdon Mon 28-Mar-22 07:44:37

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

GrannyGravy13 Mon 28-Mar-22 07:45:59

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.

FannyCornforth Mon 28-Mar-22 07:50:14

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

Grandma70s Mon 28-Mar-22 07:52:39

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.

GrannyGravy13 Mon 28-Mar-22 07:54:29

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.

Sparklefizz Mon 28-Mar-22 07:56:32

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.

Riverwalk Mon 28-Mar-22 07:57:55

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.

Vanessa59 Mon 28-Mar-22 08:01:44

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

FannyCornforth Mon 28-Mar-22 08:04:15

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.

Jaffacake2 Mon 28-Mar-22 08:18:20

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

lemsip Mon 28-Mar-22 08:18:50

...I see that the Bbc had to apologise after many complaints about another so called comedian at the baftas
..............................

BBC issues apology after Rebel Wilson BAFTA jokes hit by complaints

LullyDully Mon 28-Mar-22 08:24:02

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.

Jaxjacky Mon 28-Mar-22 08:27:51

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’.

AGAA4 Mon 28-Mar-22 08:28:54

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

kittylester Mon 28-Mar-22 08:29:31

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.

BlueBelle Mon 28-Mar-22 08:32:01

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

25Avalon Mon 28-Mar-22 08:32:18

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.

FannyCornforth Mon 28-Mar-22 08:33:40

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.

FannyCornforth Mon 28-Mar-22 08:34:44

Cross post with BlueBellesmile

FannyCornforth Mon 28-Mar-22 08:38:00

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.

MerylStreep Mon 28-Mar-22 08:39:09

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

Kim19 Mon 28-Mar-22 08:47:06

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

lemsip Mon 28-Mar-22 09:02:13

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