Debate is running rampant in the media as to whether or not the slap was staged. It might as well have been considering it was the only mentionable moment in the entire poorly rated awards show.
Nonetheless, CNN’s Asha Rangappa says the rest of the Hollywood elite only stuck around the Dolby Theater after the attack because of Trump. “Soo did like anyone walk out after that happened??? Or are we getting an independent psychological case study on how Trump got normalized?” Rangappa questioned on Twitter.
So did like anyone walk out after that happened??? Or are we getting an independent psychological case study on how Trump got normalized?
— Asha Rangappa (@AshaRangappa_) March 28, 2022
Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith’s wife’s bald head by asking her when she will make a GI Jane 2. Since then, Smith has apologized to Rock and posted a lengthy apology on his Instagram:
“Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable. Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally.
I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.
I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us.
I am a work in progress.”
Jada Smith suffers from a medical condition called alopecia that causes her immune system to attack her hair follicles which is why her hair is cut so short. Personally, I am torn on this one. On one hand, I don’t really care. They’re all fake to me. On the other, if it is real, given the drama coming out of the Smith family home lately, Rock’s joke was a ‘softball’. I firmly don’t think Smith should have hit him but… She is his wife—So I get why it happened.