My wife’s disease joke slaps Chris Rock on the cheek
Smith ‘crossed the line’ despite public apology
After the unprecedented situation, the aftermath of castration
Criticism of “the ugliest moment” one after another
Actor Will Smith slaps Chris Rock as presenter at the 94th Annual Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, California, on the 27th (local time). LA = AFP Yonhap News
The aftermath of the unprecedented assault on actor Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony is strong. Although Smith repeatedly apologized for “crossing the line”, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which hosted the awards ceremony, launched an official investigation. It is also pointed out that the Oscars given to Smith may be cancelled.
Smith posted a statement on Instagram on the 28th (local time) and publicly apologized to Chris Rock, who was slapped in the face at the awards ceremony the night before. He apologized only to the organizers and attendees, revealing his feelings about winning the Best Actor award at the awards ceremony. “Violence in any form is toxic and destructive,” Smith said in a statement. He continued, “Accepting jokes directed at me is part of my job, but I reacted emotionally because I thought that jokes about my wife’s illness were serious for me.”
At the awards ceremony the day before, actor and comedian Chris Rock, who was presented as the presenter for the documentary category, went on stage to slap Rock and swear at him when his wife Jada Pinkett Smith joked about the symptoms of hair loss from a rare disease.
“I want to apologize publicly to you,” Smith said of Rock. “I crossed the line and I was wrong,” he said. He also apologized to the production team of ‘King Richards’, the film that gave him the Best Actor award, the sisters Venus and Serena Williams, and their father, Richard Williams family.
“The Academy condemns Smith’s conduct on last night’s show,” AMPAS said in a statement. said. Even after the awards ceremony ended, AMPAS issued a brief statement: “The Academy does not tolerate any form of violence.”
Hollywood film industry figures have also taken a critical stance in succession. Senior actress Mia Farrow said it was “the ugliest moment of the Oscars” and that “it was just a joke and that’s what rock does.” Mark Hamilly, who played Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars series, tweeted the hashtag “The Ugliest Oscar Moment of All Time” and criticized Smith’s assault.
Comedian and director Judd Apatau defines Smith’s assault as “narcissistic and disinhibited violence” and “Rock could have died. “Smith is crazy,” he raised his voice. Writer Maria Shriver, niece of former President John F. Kennedy and wife of Arnold Schwarzenegger, criticized Smith’s excuse that he had committed the assault out of love for his family, saying “Love is not violent.”
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