Oscars In 'Crisis Mode'! Allegedly Held Top Secret Talks About Stripping Will Smith Of Best Actor Win!
28.03.2022 - 22:51
/ perezhilton.com
The Oscars telecast on Sunday night was dominated by a completely unexpected (and unprecedented) event, and now, the aftermath is really falling into place.
Of course, as we’ve been reporting on, actor Will Smith shocked the Oscars audience by slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage during the live TV broadcast after Rock made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith‘s shaved head. Jada has been very open about suffering from hair loss related to alopecia — and Rock’s icky line about expecting to see her in G.I. Jane 2 clearly did not sit well with the Smith fam.
Now, as the dust settles following Sunday night’s unbelievable “slap seen around the world,” we are learning more about what apparently went down behind the scenes in the immediate aftermath of Will’s surprising on-stage smack.
Related: Celebs React Very Differently To Will Smith Slap!
First, an industry source spilling to People made it clear this was NOT staged by the show’s producers — everything backstage afterward was absolute chaos!
The source continued:
We now know from a police statement that Chris chose not to press charges. But at the time it was unclear what the correct course of action was. Even “having Will removed was definitely discussed seriously,” says the insider! Wow!
So they chose to wait it out and do nothing, basically. What are the consequences of that decision?
Speaking to The Sun early on Monday morning, another insider close to show bosses at The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences claims the org is in turmoil following the show. In a series of bombshell allegations, the source told the outlet that Academy leaders went into “full crisis” mode following the slap (below):
And it’s not just that the Academy is concerned about