Denzel Washington is opening up about the night Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars.The star attended a leadership summit for author and bishop T.D. Jakes on Saturday in Washington, D.C., where the discussion pivoted from the Oscar-winning actor's lifelong career in Hollywood and his faith to what transpired between the star and the comedian.«Well, there's a saying, 'When the devil ignores you, then you know you're doing something wrong.' The devil goes, 'Oh no, leave him alone, he's my favorite.' Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it's because he's trying to do something right. And for whatever reason the devil got ahold of that circumstance that night,» said Washington via .Washington, who along with Tyler Perry comforted Smith following the confrontation, also added that he held a prayer with Smith following the incident.«Fortunately there were people there,» Washington said.
Will Smith's 'Hypocrisy' Called Out After Fans Unearth 1991 Clip Of Him Making Fun Of Bald Man
29.03.2022 - 20:11 / perezhilton.com
Will Smith is the most talked-about man in Hollywood right now, in the days after he walked on stage during the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife.
But while defending Jada Pinkett Smith from Rock’s remark about her baldness, which has been caused by alopecia, the Independence Day actor inadvertently opened himself up to a very specific past moment: back in 1991, Smith went on national TV and made some bald jokes.
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The Fresh Prince star’s early ’90s actions on The Arsenio Hall Show have quickly become a talking point on Twitter and elsewhere, as thousands of people have shared and commented upon the old, concerning clip. In the video circulating online now, the actor can be seen sitting down with show host for an interview. At one point during the discussion, Smith makes fun of Hall’s show bassist, John Williams, by calling out the man’s baldness while on stage.
In the old, recently-unearthed clip, the now-53-year-old actor points at Williams in the band area and says:
And after the audience goes wild with laughter and jeers, Will reacts negatively to their response, adding:
Here is the full clip (below):
Yikes!
Twitter users felt some type of way about the recently re-surfaced Arsenio Hall Show clip. Some people on the social media app defended Will’s old commentary for various reasons, while others pointed out the “hypocrisy” in the commentary in light of his now-infamous Oscars slap. You can see them all (below):
Wow!
Twitter users have also pointed to other old clips of Smith, including this 1992 public service announcement about using words instead of violence
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