Will Smith past him before this year’s Oscars.The comedian, who co-hosted the event with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, has now explained that she double-checked the people she was poking fun at could approve of her jokes ahead of time.“I did reach out to people I was going to joke about before and make sure it was OK with them because I’ve been burned too many times,” Schumer said in an interview on SiriuxXM’s The Howard Stern Show (per The Independent), adding that she “didn’t want the camera to cut to somebody looking sad”.She added “I told the Williams sisters, I told Will, I told Leo,” of the jokes she made about Serena and Venus Williams, Will Smith and Leonardo DiCaprio.On stage, Schumer discussed Smith’s film King Richard, which tells the story of Serena and Venus Williams’ father Richard, saying: “After years of Hollywood ignoring women’s stories, this year we finally got a movie about the incredible Williams sisters’ dad.”Amy Schumer recently revealed she received death threats after a joke she made about Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons at the Oscars.Schumer had pretended to mistake Kirsten Dunst, nominated for her performance in The Power in the Dog, for a seat-filler, who is a person hired to sit in a guest’s chair if they briefly leave the room.Fans of Dunst and her husband Jesse Plemons, who engaged with Schumer after the joke, took aim at Schumer on social media. She then said in a statement on Twitter: “Hey I appreciate the love for Kirsten Dunst.
Oscar Co-Hosts Wanda Sykes & Amy Schumer Denounce The Will Smith Slap: “It Was Sickening”
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It’s been dubbed the slap heard around the world and the fallout for actor Will Smith after slapping comedian Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Oscars continues and won’t abate. Given it was an unscripted moment of violence that shocked audiences and pretty much everyone in attendance at the Academy Award ceremony, many are aghast that after striking Rock, Smith returned to his seat, suffered zero consequences, and then waited patiently to win the Best Actor statue for his performance in “King Richard.” Following Smith’s apology, Pinkett-Smith’s call for “healing.” and an investigation opened by the Academy branch, many celebrities are weighing in, some very well connected to the story, others, not even attending that night.
Amy Schumer Defends Calling Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars 2022 Slap 'Traumatizing': 'It Was So Upsetting'
Amy Schumer is opening up about the Will Smith-Chris Rock slap incident.
Amy Schumer Knows Why Chris Rock Could Just ‘Stand There and Get Hit in the Face’ by Will Smith
spoken out about the incident, which resulted in Smith resigning from the Academy and getting banned from attending the Oscars (and all other Academy events) for 10 years.
Michael Bay: ‘I Don’t Care’ About Will Smith Slap When ‘Babies Are Getting Blown Up in Ukraine’
Zack Sharf Michael Bay isn’t here for your questions about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Bay directed Smith in two of his signature action movies, “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II.” Asked by Yahoo to weigh in on the slap, Bay responded, “I don’t really care.”“I wasn’t watching. I saw it.
Amy Schumer Calls Will Smith “Ali” During Stand-Up Show, Makes Alec Baldwin ‘Rust’ Joke
“I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock,” Amy Schumer told the crowd at her first post-Oscars stand-up gig over the weekend, shocking no one. “Did you read that in your newsfeed?”
Amy Schumer: Will Smith Slap Says So Much ‘About Toxic Masculinity’
E! News, “I don’t even know what to say about the Oscars. I have no jokes about it. All I can say is that, I don’t know if you saw this, but Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.
Chris Rock apologised to Wanda Sykes after being smacked by Will Smith at the Oscars
Gallery: Ghosts, poltergeists and spirits! You'll never believe which stars have had SUPERNATURAL experiences! (BANG Showbiz)The 'Upshaws' actress - who rose to prominence as a writer on 'The Chris Rock Show' back in the late 1990s - went on to explain that she "felt so awful" for her friend Chris and claimed that it was "gross" to see Will go up to collect the Best Actor award for his role in 'King Richard' less than an hour after the incident. Speaking on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show', she said: "I just felt so awful for my friend Chris.
Amy Schumer is ‘still traumatized’ by ‘disturbing’ Oscars incident: ‘I’m in shock’
Amy Schumer is sharing her thoughts on the controversial incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock, three days after the 2022 Oscars ceremony took place in Los Angeles.The 40-year-old co-host, who recently opened up about the criticism she received over her joke involving Kirsten Dunst, says she is still “triggered and traumatized” after processing what happened during the televised show.She went on to show support for fellow comedian Chris Rock, explaining that “he handled it like a pro,” adding that “the whole thing was so disturbing.” Amy also said there is “so much pain” in Will Smith, and she is “still in shock and stunned and sad.”“Im proud of myself and my cohosts. But yeah.
Wanda Sykes opens up about Oscars scandal on ‘Ellen’
Wanda Sykes is calling on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to do better following the Will Smith scandal at this year’s awards.The comedian stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week, which comes following her hosting gig at the 2022 Oscars along with Regina Hall and Amy Schumer. During her interview, Sykes described the behind-the-scenes reaction to the Best Actor winner walking onstage and slapping presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
Host Wanda Sykes slams Academy for letting Will Smith accept Oscar: 'It was gross'
Wanda Sykes called out the Academy for allowing Will Smith to stay at the Oscars after he slapped Chris Rock on stage. Sykes, who served as a co-host for the award show Sunday night, recalled her version of events during a preview of Thursday's episode of "The Ellen Show." The actress revealed she had just introduced Rock and was in the middle of changing into her pajamas for a later bit when the slap happened. As she returned to watch Rock present an Oscar, she told Ellen DeGeneres Smith was walking back to his seat and then started cursing.
Wanda Sykes Recounts Her Version of Will Smith Events, Wants an Apology
Wanda Sykes is asking for an apology.
Oscars Co-Host Wanda Sykes Says The Will Smith Slap Incident Was ‘Sickening’
Wanda Sykes has become the latest star to weigh in on the Oscars slap that stunned the world.
Wanda Sykes Recalls 'Sickening' Moment When Will Smith Slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars
Wanda Sykes is speaking out about the slap that overshadowed her, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer’s Oscars hosting duties. During an upcoming appearance on , airing April 7, the host shares her reaction toWill Smith smacking Chris Rock, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Sykes, 58, shares that she was in the process of a wardrobe change after introducing Rock to present the award for Best Documentary and missed the actual slap.
Amy Schumer Reveals She's 'Triggered And Traumatized' Following Will Smith Slap At Oscars
Amy Schumer is still recovering from the shocking incident that took place while she was hosting the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday.
Amy Schumer ‘Waiting for This Sickening Feeling to Go Away’ After Will Smith’s Oscar Slap
A post shared by @amyschumerThe comedian added that not only was she proud of Chris Rock for keeping his composure, but she was also proud of herself and her co-hosts, Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, for keeping the show rolling.“I’m still in shock and stunned and sad. Im proud of myself and my cohosts.
Zoë Kravitz Calls Out Will Smith Slap at Oscars: ‘We Are Apparently Assaulting People on Stage Now’
J. Kim Murphy Zoë Kravitz has shared her disapproval of Will Smith’s controversial evening at the Oscars on Sunday, in which the actor walked onto the ceremony stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian said a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Comedians blast Will Smith slap of Chris Rock: ‘He could have killed him’
tagging Chris Rock with a audible, on stage slap during the Oscars after Rock made a hair-loss joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.The caught on camera affair — one that prompted the “King Richard” Academy Award winner to yell “keep my wife’s name out your f–king mouth” to Rock after — was no laughing matter for some of the industry’s most known jokesters who have since sounded off, condemning the attack.“He could have killed him,” comedy director Judd Apatow wrote in a now-deleted tweet republished by Variety editor-at-large Kate Aurthur. “That’s pure out-of-control rage and violence.