Jada Pinkett Smith will be bringing The Slap to the Red Table… eventually!
02.04.2022 - 16:11 / nme.com
A$AP Rocky (aka Rakim Mayers) has weighed in on the row between Chris Rock and Will Smith at this year’s Oscars ceremony, where after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, being bald, Smith walked up to the stage and slapped Rock.The joke in question saw Rock – midway through a monologue he gave in presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature – point to Jada (who has long been vocal about her struggles with alopecia) and quip: “G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it!” Smith later said in a statement, in which he also formally apologised to Rock, that the joke “was too much for me to bear”.In a forthcoming episode of the Drink Champs podcast, Mayers chimed in to offer the theory that Smith’s assault on Rock was the result of “some built-up shit that probably wasn’t really targeted at Chris Rock”, adding that “it just seemed like more than a G.I.
Jane joke”. Prior to offering that speculation, Mayers – who made sure to clarify that he’s “a fan of Will, Jada, Chris, all of them” – shared the opinion that by assaulting Rock during the ceremony, Smith added insult to injury. “I think it’s unfortunate that he emasculated another Black man in front of all them people like that,” Mayers said.Take a look at a preview of Mayers’ Drink Champs episode below:A post shared by Drink Champs (@drinkchamps)Following the incident, Smith’s son Jaden reacted on social media, while a number of other celebrities have also weighed in on the altercation.
Jada Pinkett Smith will be bringing The Slap to the Red Table… eventually!
A friendly reminder. The Tony Awards issued a warning to attendees that the organization will not tolerate violence weeks after Will Smith made headlines for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
Earvin «Magic» Johnson's four-part documentary, , where Abdul-Jabbar elaborated on his feelings about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. The day after the Oscars telecast, Abdul-Jabbar wrote an op-ed, where he called the physical confrontation «a blow to men, women, the entertainment industry, and the Black community.» The former NBA player likened the thought process that Smith was defending his wife's honor to the «justification currently being proclaimed by conservatives passing laws to restrict abortion and the LGBTQ+ community.»On Thursday night's red carpet, the 75-year-old told ET that he believed Pinkett Smith «should have been given some consideration» from the public after the incident. Most of the immediate and long-standing reactions to the eventful Oscars night focused on the actress' husband and the comedian.«I just felt that Will's wife really should have been given some consideration as to, you know, how she felt about it and what she wanted to do about it,» he explained. «I mean [people] just ignored her altogether and I didn't think that made much sense.
Never say never. After King Richard‘s Oscars win was overshadowed by Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, Serena Williams revealed that she would be interested in more onscreen stories about her family.
Gilbert Gottfried showed support for Chris Rock in his final days. Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in show business, died after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 67.
Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis has become the latest star to respond to Will Smith’s viral slap of Chris Rock at last month’s Oscars.Last month, Smith struck the comedian on-stage during the Academy Awards ceremony following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.Asked by Howard Stern what he thought of the incident, Kiedis originally replied that “too much has been said already.”The band’s guitarist John Frusciante then stepped in, saying: “We love Chris Rock and I’ll stand forward and say he should not have been slapped.” Rock inducted the band into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.Kiedis then did give his take though, telling the host: “I love comedy.
slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Bay, who directed Smith in “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II,” was not watching the 2022 Oscars live, but was flooded with texts about the incident.“I wasn’t watching. I saw it. First of all, it’s wrong to begin with,” Bay told Yahoo! Entertainment.“I don’t really care.
Over a week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Micheal Bay is now weighing in.
Will Smith following his altercation with Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars.During the ceremony on March 27, Rock made a “joke” on stage about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, referring to her as “G.I. Jane” because of her shaven head.
asked Fox News host Jesse Watters Friday evening. “Have you ever thought about that?”After slapping Rock during the show, Smith was allowed to remain at the ceremony, receive an Oscar for Best Actor and even earned a standing ovation from the crowd when he accepted it.Watters’ question came near the end of a five-minute interview.As Gibson laughed, a handler for the star broke in to say the interview was over.“Um, thank you, Jesse.
Denzel Washington was one of the first people to talk with Will Smith after his Oscars slap and before his Best Actor award.
Questlove has urged fans to “stop talking about” the Oscars incident involving Will Smith and Chris Rock.The filmmaker, real name Ahmir “Questlove Thompson” won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for his debut Summer of Soul just after the altercation between Smith and Rock onstage.Today, Questlove took to social media alluding to the incident, simply writing on Twitter: “Can we FINNNNNNNALY stop talking about it?”Can we FINNNNNNNALY stop talking about it?— Questo (@questlove) April 1, 2022Earlier this week, he also revealed he didn’t see the viral moment in person because he was meditating.He told Jimmy Fallon: “They tell you ahead of time, this is your category, and so, in that moment, you’re either going to be full of anxiety or, for me, I’ve been like meditating for the past couple of years.“And when the commercial break happened, I was in my ‘Mmmm.’ So when I opened my eyes, I didn’t realise. ‘Why is everyone so quiet?’”Questlove continued: “As I’m walking to the stage, I’m kind of putting two and two together, and I realise that was a real moment like maybe three seconds before I spoke words.
Actor Daniel Radcliffe has been heaped with praise after choosing to swerve a question about Will Smith and Chris Rock’s Oscars clash. During an appearance on ITV’s Good Morning Britain to promote his new film The Lost City, host Susanna Reid asked Daniel what he made of Will hitting comedian Chris Rock following a remark about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
Chris Rock seems to be keeping it positive in spite of what happened at the Oscars. He was spotted in his car heading out of his comedy gig at the Wilbur Theater in Boston. The Everybody Hates Chris star was all smiles after what seemed to be a successful show.
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWill Packer, the producer of this year’s Oscars telecast on ABC, is expected to speak about the controversy at the event that involved actor Will Smith slapping comedian Chris Rock, in an appearance on Friday morning’s broadcast of “Good Morning America,” according to two people familiar with the matter.The interview may be one of the first public eyewitness accounts from one of the executives in charge of the Oscars broadcast.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has launched a formal review following Smith’s assault on Rock at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. Conflicting accounts have emerged, with the Academy claiming it asked Smith to leave Sunday’s Oscars ceremony after hitting Rock, who had made a joke about the appearance of Jada Pinkett Smith.
Jim Carrey is expanding on his first reaction to the incident with Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards.
Comedian Chris Rock has been spotted looking serious and deep in thought as he continues to "process" getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday night. The 57 year old funnyman had made a G I Jane joke about the Seven Pounds actor's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, 50. Jada suffers from the autoimmune disease alopecia and recently decided to shave her head to take control of the hair loss.
Jada Pinkett Smith's reaction to the Oscars drama is being seen from a different angle.
Chris Rock has spoken out for the first time since Will Smith slapped him across the face at the 2022 Oscars.The 53 year old I Am Legend actor was left offended when the comedian made a quip about his 50 year old wife Jada's shaved head. He reacted by walking on stage and slapping Chris before returning to his seat to warn the 57 year old: "Keep my wife's name out of your f****** mouth." Chris has since broken his silence as he appeared teary in Boston for his comedy performance on Wednesday 30 March. Greeted with two standing ovations, Chris got emotional and said: "Let me be all misty and s**t".