DJ Jazzy Jeff defends Will Smith, says he ‘should’ve smacked’ someone sooner
12.04.2022 - 20:23
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controversial Oscars slap on March 27.The “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” actor, 53, smacked Chris Rock during the 94th Academy Awards last month. Jazzy Jeff, 57, held a Closed Sessions Legend Conversation at Dorian’s Through the Record Shop in Chicago last week where he opened up about his friend and old collaborator’s eruption onstage.“Don’t get it twisted that it was something he was proud of. It was a lapse in judgment, you know?” the songwriter began.
The DJ went on, “I think the thing that I’ve realized is I don’t know too many people that has had the least amount of lapse of judgment than him.”“I can name 50 times that [Smith] should’ve smacked the s – – t out of somebody and he didn’t,” Jeff continued. “So for him to have a lapse in judgment, he’s human. And I think a lot of the criticism comes from the people who don’t think people like that are human.”Smith’s “Bad Boys” director Michael Bay also gave his take on the incident, despite not tuning into the show.
The filmmaker, 57, noted how the slap on the “Switch” singer’s part was ill-timed.“I wasn’t watching,” Bay told Yahoo! Entertainment. “I saw it. First of all, it’s wrong to begin with.
I don’t really care. Hollywood gets very self-absorbed. There are babies getting blown up in the Ukraine right now.
We should be talking about that. I really don’t care.”The “Transformers” director added, “I’ve worked with him. He’s not that guy.
I’ve never seen him lose his cool like that. I thought it was a setup because I saw his smirk. I’ve been on set when Will has screwed with people and joked with people.
It was a slap. Not a punch. He’s very good at fighting, he’s trained at that.
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