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Post by lizacreates on Mar 31, 2022 5:03:44 GMT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wanda Sykes said she felt physically ill after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars, and she’s angry Smith was permitted to stay and collect his award.
Sykes, who co-hosted Sunday at the Dolby Theatre with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall, told Ellen DeGeneres in an interview to air April 7 that she missed the confrontation live as she walked between her trailer and the theater after a costume change.
“Then someone showed me on the video,” Sykes said, “and I just felt so awful for my friend, Chris. It was sickening. I physically felt ill, and I’m still a little traumatized by it.”
Sykes, in a video released of her interview by “The Ellen Show,” said letting Smith stay and accept his award should not have happened.
“I was like, how gross is this? This is the wrong message. You assault somebody and you get escorted out the building and that’s it. But for them to let him continue, I thought it was gross. I wanted to be able to run out (on stage) after he won and say, ‘Uh, unfortunately, Will couldn’t be here tonight.’”
Sykes said she caught up with Rock later at a party and he apologized to her.
“I’m like, ‘Why are you apologizing?’ And he was like, ‘It was supposed to be your night. You and Amy and Regina, you all were doing such a great job. I’m so sorry, this is now going to be about this.’”
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Post by katiejane on Mar 31, 2022 7:29:44 GMT
I didn't like Chris' joke, but he had no reason to be hit. Someone saying mean things does not give you the right to hit them.
The Smiths are not a family with no voice or platform. They could of addressed this in a way that provoked a positive dialogue about the impact of words and why is it considered appropriate to make mean jokes in front of people.
This is not what a man supporting his wife looks like.
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Post by elaine on Mar 31, 2022 10:39:42 GMT
Like, how does that work? You hit someone in public and the establishment asks you to leave. You say no and that's it? You can claim you asked and they refused, so nothing else needed to happen? What a mess and I think it just highlights how the rules aren't for everyone. Exactly. Like who is he to refuse? This makes him look even worse. I wonder if they knew he was going to win and wanted him there to collect his award? 😑 I think that some in the Academy knew he was going to win and they didn’t really “ask” too forcefully. I doubt that Will knew for certain (although there is usually a good idea who would win), but he clearly thought what he did was just fine, judging from the stupid staged-crying acceptance speech, so why would he voluntarily leave? |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Mar 31, 2022 12:03:34 GMT
I dont think Smith should lose his award. I don't think he should have been in attendance to accept the award. The moment Smith acted out of control, he should have been escorted out. There should have never been the option of him sticking around. I agree, and I honestly think that they should NOT let him present the award to the 2023 winner (I believe that is the tradition). Perhaps the real Richard will come and do it. |
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 31, 2022 16:42:16 GMT
I dont think Smith should lose his award. I don't think he should have been in attendance to accept the award. The moment Smith acted out of control, he should have been escorted out. There should have never been the option of him sticking around. I agree, and I honestly think that they should NOT let him present the award to the 2023 winner (I believe that is the tradition). Perhaps the real Richard will come and do it. I believe that’s already been decided. I think I read that somewhere! |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Mar 31, 2022 17:04:54 GMT
Update:. TMZ This Wednesday, the Academy claimed they asked Will Smith to leave the Dolby Theater after he walked up on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock. But according to sources speaking to TMZ, the Academy is lying. The sources say Academy officials were split on the idea of booting Smith and discussed it during a commercial break, but never reached a decision. We're told Will was aware there was talk about asking him to leave the theater. During one of the commercial breaks, we're told Oscars producer Will Packer walked up to Will and said, 'We do not want you to leave' ... this according to our sources," TMZ reports. "Will Packer walked up to Will Smith just after 8 PM, around 35 minutes after the slap. That's when he told Will he could stay, according to our sources. Will won the Best Actor Award around 5 minutes later." www.rawstory.com/will-smith-oscars-slap/ |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Mar 31, 2022 17:06:45 GMT
Yep, I'm seeing the same stories. That the academy did not ask him to leave. I'm not surprised. This acedemy has not been known for his virtues and morals. I have not seen anywhere where he was asked to not give out next yrs awards. I find that hard to believe with how fast the academy moves on anything..not
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Post by padresfan619 on Mar 31, 2022 17:49:13 GMT
I’m not normally a conspiracy theorist but it is getting to the point that I’m wondering what is going on out in the world that we should be paying attention to instead of “the slap heard round the world.” I’m done caring about this and it is still the top news story every morning.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Mar 31, 2022 18:28:43 GMT
I’m not normally a conspiracy theorist but it is getting to the point that I’m wondering what is going on out in the world that we should be paying attention to instead of “the slap heard round the world.” I’m done caring about this and it is still the top news story every morning. I’ve only seen “conspiracy theories” claiming that it was staged for ratings. Apparently the Oscars is flailing? I dunno!!! |
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Post by papersilly on Mar 31, 2022 18:34:23 GMT
i don't think the Academy was ever going to ask him to leave and leave a void for the Best Actor time block (which was only minutes away). they let him stay to get their acceptance speech and award moment and then they decided to deal with it the next day.
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Post by MichyM on Mar 31, 2022 22:26:40 GMT
I’m not normally a conspiracy theorist but it is getting to the point that I’m wondering what is going on out in the world that we should be paying attention to instead of “the slap heard round the world.” I’m done caring about this and it is still the top news story every morning. Right?!? I have some pretty strong thoughts about what went down on Sunday, but here it is Thursday and it’s still getting far too much attention IMHO. And according to someone I texted about this with yesterday, he doesn’t expect there the board of governors to decide on any “punishment” for weeks, if not months. And he expects it will be a slap on the wrist, nothing of actual meaning behind it. |
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Post by pjaye on Mar 31, 2022 23:17:33 GMT
Someone was quick to get their phone out!
This is interesting, Jada is laughing during and after the slap but she's looking at Chris Rock the whole rime, there's no interaction between Will & Jada at all.
and I didn't realize Lupita's hair was quite so tall...there was a Marge Simpson joke waiting to happen there.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2022 23:47:31 GMT
This just gets weirder and weirder.
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Post by smasonnc on Apr 1, 2022 1:15:19 GMT
I'm shocked that he hasn't checked into rehab yet. Isn't that usually how Hollywood types absolve themselves of idiotic behavior?
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Post by fiddlesticks on Apr 1, 2022 23:27:06 GMT
So…Will has resigned from the Academy. What does that even mean??!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2022 23:34:16 GMT
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Post by pjaye on Apr 1, 2022 23:37:34 GMT
At least now he seems to get it.
He clearly still thought he was justified when he made his speech and his first apology.
If he said something like this straight after I think it would have died down a lot faster.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Apr 1, 2022 23:42:09 GMT
See, I think he should be banned from future ceremonies. |
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Post by zztop11 on Apr 1, 2022 23:50:39 GMT
Is Will Smith really "getting it"? I don't know. If you are told by someone (The Academy) that you need to resign, is that getting it? It takes time to change negative behavior. If he did some really good work on violence prevention, that would help. But people might say that it's just his money talking. Who knows. . .
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Post by mom on Apr 1, 2022 23:58:27 GMT
At least now he seems to get it. He clearly still thought he was justified when he made his speech and his first apology. If he said something like this straight after I think it would have died down a lot faster. Im not so sure he gets it vs. he knew he was going to be kicked out of the Academy. Im sure he felt it was better if he quit before he was booted. Several directors have spoken up and Smith had to know him getting kicked out was on the table. |
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Post by pjaye on Apr 2, 2022 0:02:18 GMT
Im not so sure he gets it vs. he knew he was going to be kicked out of the Academy Not the resignation, just the wording of this apology is much better than the first attempt. At least in this one he takes accountability for how his actions have affected others. I don't think we need to demonize him, I think over the years he's shown us that he's basically a decent guy. He made a mistake, for whatever reason he snapped. He also seems quite intelligent, I'm sure he is fully capable of understanding the broader repercussions of that slap. I don't doubt that he's capable of learning from this, he'll live with the knowledge of what he did...but i don't think he needs to 'pay' for the rest of his life over one mistake. He does need to be genuinely remorseful to Chris though and not this veiled "look what you made me do" crap he came up with first. |
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Post by mom on Apr 2, 2022 0:04:33 GMT
Im not so sure he gets it vs. he knew he was going to be kicked out of the Academy Not the resignation, just the wording of this apology is much better than the first attempt. At least in this one he takes accountability for how his actions have affected others. Ahh. Gotcha. Yeah, that was an improvement. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Apr 2, 2022 3:07:00 GMT
Did they ask him to resign? Or is he playing victim or martyr?
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Post by kimi on Apr 2, 2022 5:06:31 GMT
Not the resignation, just the wording of this apology is much better than the first attempt. At least in this one he takes accountability for how his actions have affected others. Ahh. Gotcha. Yeah, that was an improvement. But was it written by him or by his publicist? I've always liked Will Smith and was really disappointed in his actions. And I wonder if it really takes a person 5 days to truly express remorse. I don't want him shunned or anything like that. But I would like to see him banned from attending the Oscars for several years. |
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Post by mom on Apr 2, 2022 5:09:47 GMT
Did they ask him to resign? Or is he playing victim or martyr? I dont think anyone has asked to resign publicly. But privately? I dont know. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 20:31:16 GMT
“The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met Friday morning to discuss the consequences for actor Will Smith following his slap of presenter Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars telecast, and voted to ban Smith from all Academy events including the Oscars for 10 years. Smith, who resigned from the Academy last week, replied soon after in a statement, saying “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.” variety.com/2022/awards/news/oscars-will-smith-consequences-chris-rock-1235228010/ |
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Post by Elsabelle on Apr 8, 2022 21:04:31 GMT
“The Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences met Friday morning to discuss the consequences for actor Will Smith following his slap of presenter Chris Rock during the 94th Oscars telecast, and voted to ban Smith from all Academy events including the Oscars for 10 years. Smith, who resigned from the Academy last week, replied soon after in a statement, saying “I accept and respect the Academy’s decision.” variety.com/2022/awards/news/oscars-will-smith-consequences-chris-rock-1235228010/I saw a headline but haven’t read more about this. Can he still be nominated and win awards? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2022 21:23:38 GMT
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Post by papersilly on Apr 8, 2022 21:49:31 GMT
I think it's a fitting punishment. It's not so much the punishment itself but the embarrassment and shame of it. That should notch his ego down a bit.
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Post by pjaye on Apr 8, 2022 23:25:57 GMT
That seems like a reasonable punishment. It's not just a one year token punishment and it's enough to warn others to behave at future events. I also like that thought to include 'virtually' as well.
10 years is a long time so he's not just going to be able to go on as if it never happened.
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