Jay Leno is sharing his thoughts about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the midst of the 2022 Oscars.
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“Obviously, he’s got emotional problems,” said Howard Stern on this SiriusXM show today about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last night. “Where’s security? This is a live television event. Not one person came out, because he’s Will Smith.”
“He decided he’s gonna take matters into his own hands — at a time when the world is at war. Bad timing, man. I mean, calm your f***ing a** down.”
“It shows where we are as human beings,” said co-host Robin Quivers. “Like, you can’t even say something in a room without a war breaking out.”
“This is a sign of great mental illness when you can’t control your impulse,” said Stern, who has been open about his own emotional issues.”
He later added about Smith: “He didn’t think twice about what he was about to do. Now that’s crazy, when you can’t contain yourself like that.”
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Stern didn’t think much of the joke, but thought even less of Smith’s reaction.
“Not only that, it was hardly an insulting joke. It was not even a good joke. The joke, quite frankly, was beneath Chris Rock. It was a throwaway: ‘You look like G.I. Jane.’”
Rock’s joke came at the expense of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, whose appearance is in part a result of alopecia, an autoimmune disorder. Pinkett Smith has been public about her battle with alopecia, which causes hair loss by attacking hair follicles.
“Poor Chris Rock is a comedian and just trying to get through the day to make the f–king people laugh at that horrible ceremony,” Stern said.
“[Rock is] so fast comedy wise, he actually covered and made a joke and said, ‘Gee, best Oscars yet.’ “
Stern said, “You don’t hit people over speech, certainly not at the Academy Awards, and
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