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01.04.2022 / 22:07
Questlove asks fans to stop discussing Will Smith Oscars slap
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.