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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?

Chestnut Sat 02-Apr-22 17:19:29

The way he gestured to that interviewer was absolutely threatening, leaning towards him and saying 'be careful what you say' etc. It was creepy and intimidating. I wonder what WS would have done if the guy had said the wrong thing. ?

volver Sat 02-Apr-22 17:21:45

It was not. Jeezy peeps.

I've no doubt Jackie Chan would have leapt in to save the day if it had all gone pear-shaped.

?

effalump Sun 03-Apr-22 11:33:14

Right reason, wrong method. But it makes you wonder how Ricky Gervais got off so lightly a couple of years ago. Part of me wonders if it was staged to take everyones mind off all the other things happening in the world, see and unseen but that the execution of it went wrong for Will, and don't forget, he did laugh out loud at first.

FannyCornforth Sun 03-Apr-22 12:30:51

There’s absolutely no way that it was planned.

Smith’s actions have put the future of several productions in jeopardy.
It’s going to affect hundreds of peoples jobs and cost an enormous amount of money, and at a time when the film industry isn’t flourishing.
The only people it’s good news for is Rock and lots and lots of lawyers.

icanhandthemback Mon 04-Apr-22 12:18:21

Susie42, good answer. I think it would have made a very nuanced response to walk out and would have had much the same effect without the violence.
Personally I think Will Smith was in shock with his actions and that is why he cried. From what I have read, Chris Rock had not made that "off the cuff" joke in the rehearsals and from watching the uncensored footage, he absolutely knew he had overstepped the mark. He actually muttered the word, "genocide," immdiately afterwards which suggests that his thrust was meant to be hurtful. He reminds me of a smiling assassin.