Jimmy Kimmel’s Instant Reaction to the Will Smith Oscars Slap | The Bill Simmons Podcast

[@onyx9857]

Will is in a toxic relationship. His wife cheats on him and he feels so insecure about his manhood that as soon as his wife expresses displeasure at the joke, Will feels the need to please her and defend the honor she claims to deserve despite not showing it to him.

[@m.i.d7174]

bingo

[@83goldeneagle]

@@m.i.d7174 I said the same thing in my head when I read Onyx's post... Big man baby not feelin glike a man.

[@pablosantanarivera8120]

Even their kids are toxic

[@True38]

@@pablosantanarivera8120 Because they're all fake in their little la la world. Typical liberals with a mental disease who refuses to see the world for what it actually is. Their spoiled kids growing up will contribute to nothing other than color their hair in rainbow colors and portray themselves as "victims" while being the 1% in the world who have everything... Ironically, people in third-world countries who have nothing are happier.

[@Veyronp87]

yeah there's really serious issues there. Its wayy deeper than an offensive joke.

[@andrewgregerson2244]

I just assumed Will Smith was going full method for his next starring role, in The Juwan Howard Story

[@RealMikeMiller13]

This made me audibly laugh

[@michaelguidry1633]

OMG that's hilarious!

[@erick.roberts9074]

Hilarious.

[@kawaiiafangirl]

bro, if Juwan Howard was famous, Will could totally play him (although as a much shorter person, of course). He could pass as Juwan Howard as far as actor portrayals go.

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

Can dave chapell play chris webber and do the timeout in the ncaa finals?

[@Naila.360]

Will Smith from "laughing at the joke" to "slapping Chris" to "crying during the speech". A well deserved Oscar for these mood swings.

[@Steven-lb4bl]

Mixed with a little roid rage

[@colins3688]

Dude ia having a mental breakdown because of his wife...

[@David-iv6je]

Save lead comment. @@colins3688 C'mon now. Don't blame the wife for a man's bad behavior. "Look what you made me do" is a classic abusive guy line.

[@colins3688]

@@David-iv6je lol.. Its doesn't matter if the guy or the woman is the toxic one. In this case she is the toxic personality. Publically humiliating for more than a year now. Cheating on him, then having his daughter and mother in law in the room while telling the world that Will was never good enough for her. That is literally a toxic relationship. And he is going through Stockholm syndrome. She constantly tells him that he will never be as good as tupac. That is abusive behavior that i have been through. He needs therapy and a divorce from an emotionally abusive and manipulative wife. Blame should be on the party who instigates the violence. In this case its the wife. Stop being sexist.

[@David-iv6je]

@@colins3688 Dunno about you man, but I take responsibility for my own actions, and don't blame it on other people. I don't read the tabloids so I don't know any back story. And it doesn't matter. What, he can't leave? He can't get some space? That's on him, eh? Everybody runs into rough patches in life.

[@BWalker9313]

Whether Rock knew or not, it's Alopecia, it's not cancer, she's not dying. Just because you can't grow hair on your head doesn't mean you're immune from being made fun of. She's openly talked about how it doesn't bother her and gives her power and whatever else. Resorting to assaulting someone over a joke is ridiculous and inexcusable. If he didn't like it, you ask him to apologize, you talk to him during the commercial or after the show. He should be stripped of his Oscar and never invited back.

[@sy12]

Absolutely agree. They’ve made fun of Michael Jackson and Harvey Weinstein stuff. That’s sexual assault and pedophiles! But somehow this went too far. It’s ridiculous.

[@jdrummerdd]

LMFAO THEY BETTER STRIP EVERY RAPIST OF THEIR OSCARS TOO

[@CazaresComedorDeCasadas]

@@jdrummerdd yeah? and what's your point?

[@CazaresComedorDeCasadas]

@@sy12 michael jackson is no pedo

[@BWalker9313]

@@jdrummerdd I'm fine with that, if you've done something wrong in the world of Hollywood then you should be stripped of your Hollywood awards. You won't see me argue that. The fact they let him stay there and then accept that award is ridiculous, they should've made a decision as soon as that moment happened to choose someone else and remove him from the building

[@adriancabanas94]

Alopecia is not cancer, come on guys, having a condition isn't always at the same level, some are harder and others are damn hair loss and you can make a joke about it.

[@JNEZ25]

I think the fact that it's a disease that's incurable. She can still grow her hair, but her disease is permanent which could cause her to lose her hair again. It's like herpes. It's not the end of the world, you can still have sex and you won't die. But it still sucks to have lol

[@Bluemudphoenix]

You’re right but hair loss for a woman is 100x more traumatizing than for a man. Tons of guys are bald and it’s normal to make bald jokes. Woman’s hair has a lot to do with their esteem and beauty.

[@SallyMankus130]

@@Bluemudphoenix Except women aren't really clowned on for wearing wigs like men are. They both have their cross to bare. To act as though it doesn't impact the self esteem of men almost as much feels like a fairly parochial perspective.

[@Bluemudphoenix]

@@SallyMankus130 nah dude. It fucking sucks for dudes. I’m going bald and I am dreading it. Hard to not think about it. Just giving another perspective tho you gave me another perspective In terms of societal standards with wigs. Good point my man ✌🏼

[@hattyhat]

I’ve watched Andrew Shultz absolutely rip apart a crippled guy, and the crippled guy laughed the WHOLE time. He even had a service dog which was getting torn up aswell. Jada getting bothered by a corny joke is the real comedy

[@PJakaPrince]

shut up dude.. U don't know. Sometimes ppl fake it or aren't courageous enough to defend themselves or dont even like themselves enough to defend themself .

[@averydobbs9434]

@@PJakaPrince if someone can make you react violently over a joke you probably have deeper issues and need to see a counselor. Whatever you do don’t watch Anthony Jeselnik😂 GI Jane is barely an insult.

[@JD-ny3vz]

@@averydobbs9434 I hate when people act like words can't get the riled up. I'm not even taking Will's side because he was bugging out. But let's not act like everyone doesn't have something that can trigger them.

[@PJakaPrince]

@@averydobbs9434 I dont condone what Will did at all. He was dead wrong. But his wife also had a medical condition (which I doubt Chris knew anyway but thats not my point.) If you'r mom is going through chemo and i make jokes about it. Thats not cool. Dont act u dont have a breaking point either. Rude is rude. You aren't God

[@versatiletitan2466]

Andrew should get slapped also along with his pakistani/indian troll friend

[@WhelmedButReady]

As a really sarcastic person myself. My head immediately went to reacting as a host and making a joke about now barricading the stage to save the presenters from the nominees. But moreso, I immediately thought about how "From now on, every comedian's jokes are gonna be told by Dwayne Johnson, Dave Bautista and John Cena." Something like that LMAO.

[@sizzlack5442]

I think it was actually Chris’s second comment about it being a “nice” one that set Will off. I feel he was implying he could have joked about Jada cheating on him with multiple people but instead chose to make a joke about her being bald not knowing it was a medical issue.

[@pulkitphogat]

Bro best comment ever👍🏻

[@David-iv6je]

But Alopecia is totally harmless and she has a very minor case that does not show at all (Seriously, look up the NBA player Charlie Villenueva, who had NO HAIR at all, which would be more rough for a woman). The joke was innocuous (actually a compliment, since Demi Moore was totally bad ass in it) and in fact Ms Pinkett-Smith looks phenomenal for her age and any haircut. There must be some really deep insecurity going on here. Or alternatively some serious bad blood going back. Maybe anger was warranted is she had it due to chemotherapy or something.

[@anthonymock9717]

Thank you! Can we stop acting like she has a life-threatening condition and it's not just a slight physical thing that doesn't actually detract from her beauty or her money or her age, etc? Especially considering she's been the one bringing it up and laughing about it over the past couple years?

[@georgepoly4842]

No, today you learned that tv isn’t real life

[@ericsmusic5927]

@@David-iv6je the armchair psychologist

[@jeffreyroedel9804]

GI Jane was a badass movie. Demi Moore was badass and hot in it. To me it sounded like Rock was trying to have some fun saying Jada's a bald badass ready for GI Jane 2, not attack her for being bald, and it all backfired when Jada didn't like it. As Rock said "It was a GI Jane joke"...Will laughed at first until Jada shot him "the look". Rock really acted the best you possibly could being slapped like that in front of all your peers and on TV.

[@Cbrunning849]

That definitely wasn't the joke haha it's really not that deep It was just a bald joke and he over reacted

[@jeffreyroedel9804]

@@Cbrunning849 I guess. If you really want to make fun of someone there are a lot of better bald targets to reference though other than a badass marine movie. My point is, Rock didn't even go that hard at Jada, more playful than anything, but she didn't like it. She doesn't like Rock to begin with.

[@RealAadilFarooqui]

Finally yeah you understood it, yeah that's what happened and he kept on saying "it was a G.I Jane joke, it's a G.I Jane joke" and he was cool with it at first and was laughing but she wasn't and d.k what happened in those 10 seconds he walked towards him and slapped him

[@jamesmiller5331]

You saw how pissed off her husband was. Just imagine her boyfriend...

[@David-iv6je]

I thought that same: "Oh, that's a weak joke but not a diss because a) Demi Moore was a badass in GI Jane and b) Jada Pinkett-Smith looks great." A friend always said that if you see something like this there is some seriously bad blood there, like somebody slept with somebody bad blood. And Will Smith is having some serious problems. Not to excuse his very bad behavior, but there's something wrong with the man. But, after all, none of us know him at all, do we?

[@navakashgill2967]

Everyone’s in Chris Rocks side. He’s a comedy legend and was performing comedy. Will smith is a child, lost ass respect for him.

[@286mic]

Exactly. Smith is stupid.

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

Yep

[@sweney7103]

Aparently Twitter users are supporting will. It’s Twitter tho

[@SallyMankus130]

@@sweney7103 Twitter is the bottom barrel of humanity and deliberately shitty takes in order to gain external validation from strangers. The vast majority of the world barely looks at Twitter.

[@Nate-im3sg]

I too lost ass respect for Will. Chris Rock was shocked by what happened but he didn't flinch at the slap. Will Smith spent the rest of the night crying like a little bitch lol

[@gianterrones9684]

Even if Chris Rock knew about her condition (which I don't think he did), Will Smith acted like a jack ass. Is he now 10 years old? I guess him making fun of his TV dad's weight on Fresh Prince is okay, but making fun of a hairstyle is off limits. SMH

[@True38]

In Will's mind "Oh, that was different!".

[@Sam19509]

Will Smith officially became the most selfish man in Hollywood after the slap moment. Forget the actual slap he overshadowed the entire event and other actors' achievements which for many was the highlight of their respective careers. How many people are talking about Jessica Chastain finally winning her first best actress award or a deaf actor winning the first Oscar ever for best supporting actor? How many know a streamer in Apple TV+ which distributed CODA won Best Picture for the first time ever? Or that Dune which was a simultaneous theatre and streaming release won 6 Academy Awards? Everyone knows Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock though.

[@mr.e347]

If only Oscars had the guts to ask Ricky Gervais to host

[@davidrowen7867]

Ricky was savage at the last Emmys. Yes, invite him to the Oscar's!

[@broaddusmarines]

Let’s not forget Will laughed at first. Jada probably whispered “Tupac would have slapped him” in Will’s ear after that and you know how Will is always chasing Tupac’s ghost when it comes to Jada.

[@CC-oi9mc]

Even with the alopecia thing the joke isn’t even that insulting fr don’t your friends roast you worse than that every day? These celebrities are freaks lol they don’t act normal about nothing bro

[@navakashgill2967]

Pathetic right? Acting as if balding, which most men and a lot of women go through is some life threatening disorder.

[@tilley31]

Will Smith did laugh at the joke. That's what makes it so pathetic. He only went to slap Chris Rock when his wife told him to.

[@286mic]

Will Smith is trying go extreme with the whole woke sensitivity thing. It's why he said he vomits after sleeping with so many women because apparently it's so against his nature of being a stand up guy. Will Smith is a clown

[@kawaiiafangirl]

This has nothing to do w/ celebrities being freaks tbh. Will was a baby and there are a ton of celebrity douchebags out there but you don't think there are non-famous hotheads out there who are constantly trying to get in fights just to defend someone they know?

[@morganwu767]

If every non-privilege bald guy get offended when people jokes about it, this world would not function

[@onyx9857]

The Oscars turned into the 1995 Source awards.

[@BeardyBaldyBob]

That crappy joke WOULD have been forgotten in a day or two... Now Will has guaranteed it will be remembered forever!!

[@ghostyff9183]

Forreal joke sucked tbh, a reference to a over 20 year old bad movie.

[@totallybored5526]

No it wouldn’t have. There would have being a barrage of turds about Chris rock being misogynistic and attacking people with hair loss. Because people are pathetic

[@MountainTop750]

15 seconds…

[@benhaney9629]

2:20 Who the fuck cares? Why are we making this about the joke and not the person who should and would be in jail for assault and battery if he wasn’t a celeb. And stop calling it a slap. Stop minimizing. That was a solid punch right off his training for Ali. Solid well formed punch...

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

Exactly. Jimmy just caters to the woke crowd who are always trying to find a reason to be offended.

[@garyolshan4177]

The standing ovation for Smith was as horrific as Smith's slap

[@kenpullig1652]

Waiting for the SNL skit with Chris Rock hosting. Anything he says to anyone he gets slapped. SNL needs to work this and not be afraid of offending anyone.

[@gad7336]

alopecia is just hair loss ! it's like making fun of a bald guy stop with the nonsense !

[@rho008]

Thank you! Media make it seem like a rare disease. Will Smith the victim..

[@player-gx9ms]

Bro it’s harder on a girl.

[@riverofcustard5027]

Why are we pretending like it's terrible that he made a joke about her alopecia, when millions of men have alopecia and are made fun of every single day?

[@Andrew.W.19]

In this clip Jimmy Kimmel just made a joke towards deaf people (cast of CODA) and people aren’t going crazy about it. That’s what comics do they make fun of people (funny or not funny).

[@agreenone03]

Do every one of those millions of men do nothing about their wife being made fun of on national TV with millions of people watching live?

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

@@agreenone03 GI Jane wasn’t even a put down though. GI Jane is a BAD ass Bi!ch. Did u see the movie?

[@riverofcustard5027]

@@agreenone03 I mean I’m a huge standup comedy fan, and the very essence is that almost no joke is off limits and that’s the beauty of it

[@agreenone03]

@@riverofcustard5027 I can't really argue that but there's also context behind things too... a lot of comedians hide behind that essence of comedy as a license to just be a p.o.s. I don't think rock knew she had some disease that caused the hairdo, he made an unscripted joke about the pretty bald lady married to the man of the night and things got out of hand. It's not even that serious tbh

[@fan5407]

Chris Rock doesn't have to apologize for shit. Also, if this isn't a perfect encapsulation of people taking jokes too seriously, I don't know what is. You've got people in this country getting genuinely upset when anybody jokes about anything that has to do with them. People need to get over themselves, and realize that comedians don't need to vet their material with you, personally, even if you're (gasp) famous.

[@d.rock2224]

And comedians should be ready to deal with the consequences if they piss off someone. Freedom of speech doesn't give you the freedom to say whatever you want and be safe from getting hit. And now Rock is free to press charges if he wants, that is HIS right.

[@fan5407]

@@d.rock2224

[@d.rock2224]

@@fan5407 I'm not upset, I just think you should be willing to deal with the consequences of insulting people. Whether for a comedic performance or just to be an ass.

[@narusora1]

@@fan5407 ironically the response clearly showed he didn’t read your comment lmao

[@daylestevens50]

I think when I realized it was not fake was when Chris Rock did not respond with the joke such as "well I'm glad I didn't make a reference to Mike Tyson's date!"

[@colezee7640]

Am i the only one who thinks Chris Rock was right? Will Smith couldnt take a joke from a comedian and could even get a good slap lol

[@colezee7640]

couldn't even*

[@LordBranniganThe]

Talk about a man’s wife & there’s a chance he won’t like it. Where’s the problem?

[@concussionman4000]

@@LordBranniganThe the problem is that not liking a joke doesnt give u permission to assault someone

[@riverofcustard5027]

I agree, it's comedy and everything goes in comedy, it wasn't even a dark joke

[@jessepaiz6356]

@@LordBranniganThe That would have more credibility if Will Smith did anything to the man who his wife been openly talking on cheating on him with. He doesn't really care much about or for her if he not even going to beat that guy up. Why all the sudden now does now does he care about his loveless marriage that much.

[@murryjm]

Denzel is now in the Sidney Poitier role. Sidney organized a meeting with high caliber actors & entertainers (including Denzel) and Jamie Foxx to impart on Foxx that being the Oscar winner (after Ray) meant he had to comport himself accordingly & not get into foolishness. Denzel returned the favor to Will Smith…

[@Geeandrezzi]

Yea, but Will’s already been at this level of A-list circles for 20+ years now, he should’ve knew better. Jamie’s ray moment was the beginning for his stardom at that point. Totally different

[@murryjm]

@@Geeandrezzi Will was not invited to that meeting with Jamie Foxx et al. He was NOT on the level of Sidney, Oprah, Denzel etc who were actually at said meeting.

[@David-iv6je]

@@murryjm yeah Denzel is in the rarified atmosphere of Hollywood gods for many reasons, both personal and professsional. Smith has always been better than his fluffy "make me look good" comedies have let him seem (Check out 6 Degrees or pursuit of Happyness). But despite his mega success most people just think of him as an enormously successful guy we all like, sort of like a high end Duane Johnson. Now he's got his Oscar but I think he shot his reputation for good.

[@arvislegend]

Mick Foley brought up an excellent point; if the Rock was presenting that award and made that same joke, Will Smith wouldn’t have slapped him. There's something deeper going on here. They must have some beef going back years.

[@deonhenry2758]

lol mick foley made this point? cool

[@johnnygoods1232]

Lol Why do people think just because you’re big you can fight

[@lordoflaziness2484]

@@johnnygoods1232 The rock can fight LoL

[@muhammadrifqi7308]

@@johnnygoods1232 the rock is twice the size of will smith. Doesn't matter if he couldn't fight, the former would probably break the latter's neck with a headlock.

[@fluffly0995]

There is no greater accelerant than a prohibition. Will Smith just gifted comedians their 2022 content.

[@sergeynazaro1768]

Yessss

[@locomixer]

people make fun of mens baldness all the time. if she proudly wears her bald head and is a celebrity she should also proudly take it(its part of the territory). if she has problem about being bald, then wear a wig. so what if she has a disease. its not like baldness is a optional thing. even if chris knew about her disease its still only a joke and still funny. all baldness is involuntary.

[@JackOBee29]

Rock can certainly charge more for his tour now

[@justgivemethetruth]

I never liked Will Smith since after "Enemy of the State" and he turned into a major ham in all his pathetic sappy movies. I never thought he would go full criminal, and he should have played the part right into jail. Hollywood are jerks not to shun him. Anything for money I guess.

[@philowen9520]

Would've been awesome if Chris Rock had gone total Daniel LaRusso, blocked the slap, and kicked Will Smith in the chest.

[@bonnietech5433]

He’s a black belt if I’m not mistaken.

[@tritone11]

Jeff Ross is like „I need to get myself a bunch of bodyguards“

[@dheezknutz]

I know he did the Emmys but I wish Conan had been hosting the Oscars last night. That would have been gold.

[@Erasureeraser]

Kimmel have host the Oscars twice and he did a good job especially when there's Matt Damon in the audience tho back in 2017 lol

[@HankyDank]

She was wearing an army green dress too

[@bobmalibaliyahmarley1551]

He got into one little fight about his wife's hair, so now he's moving with his aunt and uncle in Bel Air!

[@brianvail9212]

GI Jane actually did more than just shave her head in that movie, and was far more a woman than Jada will ever be.

[@CareFreeCommuting]

I feel like Chris Rock should have paused, waved on security and asked Will if it’s ok if he jokes about August’s gf doing GI Joe 2… I mean, I get “cancel culture…” but Chris Rock is doing a job and Smith just committed assault and got an Oscar for it…really bad example, and shows the privilege place of Hollywood A list.

[@Weaponator18]

Biggest winner of last night: The internet. The memes have been gold and the access to multiple broadcasts at the same time enabled us to see it right away. Other big winners pt 1: Regina Hall Nobody is talking about her creepy af covid test/sexual assault bit now thanks to WIll Smith. Other big winners pt 2: Tony Kotsur. Yes, CODA's win is going to get overshadowed; but he gave easily the best, and most meaningful, speech of the night. Other big winners pt 3: Late night tv. They got a free one night show topic, and a default Oscars/Will Smith joke forever now. Losers: Questlove. Imagine doing all that work to win best documentary, only for the slap to happen, and then your award happens to be next on the docket. Losers pt 2: CODA. Haven't seen the movie, but nobody is going to remember that they won best picture this year thanks to this. Biggest loser of the night: Will Smith. Whenever the conversation shifts from "was this your 'lifetime achievement' oscar (spoiler alert: yes it's a lifetime achievement oscar. No way in hell King Richard is WIll's best movie or his best performance in a movie)" to people questioning your mental stability/marriage/manhood, that's an all time blow to your image.

[@MissLiveLaughLove1]

Just one correction, Regina King was not at the awards show. The host was Regina Hall. Two different actresses.

[@Weaponator18]

Thank you! Edited to make that correction.

[@austin7761]

A few thoughts: 1. If Chris Rock knew about Jada's alopecia, he made a fucked up joke. 2. No matter how fucked up a joke is, that doesn't justify assaulting a comedian. 3. Comedian hosts always roast the relevant celebrities at award shows. What did Will Smith expect there? That he would be an exception to the rule? Will Smith is definitely in the wrong. Chris Rock might also be in the wrong, but even if he is, his level of wrongness doesn't match Smith's.

[@lordoflaziness2484]

Will Smith = ❄️

[@David-iv6je]

Nah. From no angle is that joke mean. First, GI Jane was badass and shaved head Demi Moore was bad ass in it. So that's a compliment by any standard. Second, Ms Pinkett-Smith looks great. I mean seriously.

[@austin7761]

@@David-iv6je Joking about someone's medical condition that they are sensitive about is fucked up. We aren't going to see eye to eye on this, so have a nice day.

[@NTIS-DHARMIK]

@@austin7761 a comedians job is to crack jokes . How is rock supposed to know about how much she suffered and how depressed she became because of alopecia. This is her screwed up mind thinking he did it to hurt her. Comedians joke about handicap,cancer patients and they'll be having a great time but since celebrities have a big ego they think they can just smack someone and get away with it.

[@austin7761]

@@NTIS-DHARMIK That doesn't address anything I've argued. I already said Smith shouldn't have slapped Rock. Just because something is a joke, doesn't mean it can't be fucked up. And just because a joke is fucked up, doesn't mean someone shouldn't be allowed to make it.

[@maxpennacchini3261]

Love the pod

[@locomixer]

comedians are writing their specials right now and its practically writing itself

[@BK-jn9cp]

Hear me now, believe me later....in like 10 years, this story will resurface and there will be comment thread sections dedicated to the fact that "men used to be men" in 2022, not like "nowadays." CANT WAIT

[@Hakiimthedream]

just been waiting

[@abcsorensen]

What did Chris Rock find on his face this morning? Fresh prints

[@pleaserewind295]

"I'm gonna have to fight Will Smith." lol

[@yuh-fv7ds]

Today I learned that Jimmy Kimmel is actually a cool guy when he’s not being a talk show host and chasing ratings.

[@agreenone03]

Congrats on learning how tv works

[@abcsorensen]

Jimmy said he thought the Oscar's was pretty entertaining overall.

[@ec2240]

Oh yeah, Chris rock knew. His reaction after the joke was “what? that was a nice one.” He knew but then again, it is comedy, Will could’ve handled that after the show. Also, what the hell happened in the split second between them showing Will smith laughing and Jada angry to the moment he walked up on stage? Wonder if she said anything to him when the camera turned away from them that sparked him or if it was just her look

[@sizzlack5442]

I think him saying “what that was a nice one” is in reference to Jada cheating on Will and he said that because he could have been mean and joked about that but chose to make a bald joke instead.

[@joedaddy8205]

My thing is Jada is clearly fine with her illness like shes online talking about it and showing off her shaved head and everything so why's it an issue when some makes a light hearted joke a out it

[@ruciralove5863]

@@joedaddy8205 she eye rolled really hard,

[@davincerica7232]

That was possibly the cringiest thing I ever saw... Everyone said what Chris Rock felt... _REALLY?!_

[@stevem.c.3629]

Call your show "Bring On The Filfthy: Movie News and other Shenanigans of Versimilitude".

[@shawndiggz8904]

Chris didn’t deserve a slap over a joke. I vividly remembered Regina Hall joked about Will & Jada’s open relationship but they stayed in their seats and laughed it off. It’s rather ironic how we can pick and choose on how and when to react. I hope that everyone receives the help they need to process and move on. Black excellence was on full display on that night as well as a lot of firsts. Unfortunately, this moment overshadowed the accomplishments from the other Oscar winners. There are consequences you must face when you overreact in public whether you’re in Hollywood or in the club.

[@williamswilliams8164]

Bills showing his disconnect from the real world Thinking Rock loses or has to repair this situation in any way Wow

[@dallash8286]

Greetings from Waingro

[@NinoBless]

If Will Smith slapped Jerry Seinfeld …. This would’ve been so different. Also … if you play any inventor or real life character …. Apparently it’s Oscar worthy

[@markprice5651]

I don't get it...Smith is okay with his wife actively sleeping with other guys, but needs to defend her for a joke told by a comedian??? WTF

[@userjim83]

Nice to see Luigi on the pod

[@PieBlaCon]

The Liza Minnelli bit was the apex mountain of this pod

[@Yourcousinjoseph]

I’ve played roulette with jimmy n Jeff before at Cesar’s stand up guys

[@TommysJukebox]

Kimmel belongs on a podcast. ONLY a podcast!

[@PatrickMHoey]

Agreed. Need a redemption arc for Hollywood Jimmy.

[@MerkinMuffly]

You're just mad he destroys trump and his hanger ons

[@Buzz_Kill71]

Voted this comment... DOWN!

[@sergeynazaro1768]

So much better on a podcast for listeners like me. Not into the glitz and glam of his tv persona

[@Antonio-er1gu]

Where was August Alsina?

[@mystoryontour9975]

What would Ricky Gervais do when Will going up stage to slap him

[@ghostyff9183]

What'd the hand say to the face

[@hotrod3769]

Would he of done that If it was Terry Crews telling the joke? Then I would of been impressed.

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

Ahh yess 😏 love Terry

[@Brink33]

Ummm terry wouldn't tell that joke! Can we please hear more hypotheticals???

[@TheNeonRabbit]

What was the lala land thing?

[@Sam19509]

PWC handed Warren Beatty the wrong envelope for best Picture and he read it which was actually for best actress I think. Then people checked and the actual winner was Moonlight.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

@@Sam19509 Oh yikes. I just watched the screw-up on KZbin. Awkward. Thanks for the reply

[@citythink]

Jada was also wearing all green, like a commando. 😁

[@ricksalazar162]

If Jimmy had been hosting that night, afterward he could have said "Welcome back to the 94th Academy Awards, sponsored in party by WWE SmackDown."

[@LeadersOfAFreeMind]

Why does Kimmel look like he’s streaming from his moms bedroom?

[@robloxaalexx]

why is the quality so low?

[@jflack6]

Celebs are weirdos. Jimmy sold to woke a long time ago. I thought it was a bit until Will yelled back at Chris after sitting back down. 6:00 no we don’t 8:01 no he doesn’t.

[@electriccane3320]

Denzel 😂😂😂. The devil comes for you. C'mon man.

[@cindyland6273]

Actors are part of a very strong workers union. Understand Chris is not pressing charges. Chris was on the job as a union worker, by law employers are required to report all/accident/injuries on the job to state workers compensation board. Then workers compensation has its own investigation into the injury on the job. FYI...

[@isomchapelle2956]

:D you are assuming they follow the rules

[@Sam19509]

lol he was not paid pretty sure voluntary work is not covered under union rules.

[@MistahUnknown]

Who remembers that awkward segment with Anthony Anderson and Kimmel?

[@kaydawgy1999]

Ya see, why can't we get THIS version of Kimmel??

[@Chronz]

See what? He's a pos human who's even worse on TV. His producers don't let him say what he wants cuz it's propaganda for the sheep

[@hurricanemeier]

Only equivalent speech in sports for fresh prince’s words is MJ’s HOF speech.😂

[@ponypower8]

He could have just let it go during the show, and publicly addressed it during his acceptance speech OR confronted Chris Rock after the show (in case he didn't win).HE IS Will Smith, so you know there's going to be a backlash if you act a certain way. You have "an image" to protect. He's been "publicly perceived" to be more of a "gentleman" rather than a "thug", so to speak. AND HE DID LAUGH at the joke initially. It's just that Jada raised her eyebrows, rolled her eyes, and took the joke "personally". Hence, Chris said he was making a joke ABOUT G.I. JANE. So, I think it would have been "more appropriate", "more classy" for someone like Will Smith to have just confronted Chris Rock backstage, or maybe if Will Smith made a comment about the joke during his acceptance speech.

[@RealAadilFarooqui]

f**** the Image, it's because of his Money, his power and everything he had the confidence to go up there and slap him, an Australian News Channel said "If it would've been someone else or a rookie he would've been in the back of police car by now"

[@jamesmiller5331]

They would have put you *under* the jail. I don't care if your wife had cancer.. they would fuck your shit up. But on another note you saw how mad for husband got at the joke and just imagine how pissed off her boyfriend was😱

[@ponypower8]

@@RealAadilFarooqui Well, imagine if the person he publicly slapped was a famous white comic like Will Ferrell or Jimmy Kimmel. Imagine the possible repercussions. That's why public figures like Will Smith should think twice about their behavior in full view of the public because they can influence the way "regular people" think and act. Remember what Spiderman said "With great power comes great responsibility".

[@Chronz]

@@ponypower8 public repercussions? Lol, have you not been paying attention? Whites are the one group you can offend

[@kg-xt4hg]

you should have said............."my KING and I joke is ruined"!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@RealAadilFarooqui]

To be fair I was looking forward for the "Guillermo at The OSCARS" in the tomorrow's show but I guess something else will be there too

[@garyrichmond7404]

We may find out that Will Smith took 40 shots w/ (or perhaps at) Guillermo....

[@Chronz]

You look forward to this tripe? Lmfao that's the true joke

[@walidchouai6094]

What's up with bill's caps

[@PainCausingSamurai]

Chris wondered Will talked to each other immediately afterwards, right?

[@tjax2461]

how is this still unreadable after an edit

[@rockyrumman721]

Tbh Will Smith Himself laughed at this f joke(which wasn’t even like he directly said it to her illness, just on her appearance)Looks like if you are famous and rich, violence is just the right thing but if me a normal civilian did it to someone I would have been f up and went to jail. Can’t take a joke don’t come simplest solution!!!!

[@curious815]

Chris took an entire punch, but Will can't even take a punchline hats off 🤣🤣

[@قاصدکطلایی]

Why is no one asking where is the security

[@MatthewMoscotto]

Y'all need better front face camera quality on your devices. Even if Chris Rock knew about her condition, Will Smith is still in the wrong.

[@auburnmann3630]

West Philly vs Bedstuy! Brooklyn took it Hard!

[@jq2793]

This was not on the Mike Tyson level. He literally bit the dudes ear off.

[@mjwbulich]

My only wish is that it had been a white man that slapped Chris. Would have been fun to watch the world lose their mind.

[@Chronz]

Lol, an Asian man would've been most hilarious given all the hate crime of the black pop towards asians

[@vitocarlucci1114]

Mel Gibson slapping Chris Rock would have caused the Race War.

[@bthink3610]

Jimmy Kimmel doesn’t understand a joke…shocker!!!

[@clarkwilliam8667]

Been watching One Strange Rock! I thought it was about Chris Rock!

[@stevenjm12]

What happened to The Man show jimmy?

[@user-tl4iu1uh5g]

Was anybody else grossed out about how giddy Jimmy Kimmel is talking about how exciting it would have been if he was hosting, because he would have gotten off a killer zinger? The only responsible thing a host should have been thinking about is ‘we need to escort Will Smith out of the building immediately. That was unacceptable.’

[@keithdeibert2978]

Will Smith just studying for his malice at the palace movie. He’s playing Ron artest

[@stephenallen4625]

The show was genuinely terrible and then that happened, and it became a car crash you couldn't look away from.

[@justgary2471]

Nobody got the joke. 99.8% of the population probably had to google GI Jane and Jada Smith.

[@sharronpettis384]

Wasn’t about her condition.. but her hairstyle!

[@benhaney9629]

Why does everyone keep calling this a slap when it was obviously a punch? And why is Smith not in jail?

[@anthonyb4913]

We need to here from Chris, Jimmy.

[@pwnyboyog2501]

I feel like if I were a bigger stand up comedian, like Joe Rogan, who would just obliterate Will Smith... I would take aim at Will and have several jokes about him just rubbing it in. Focusing primarily at Jada's "entanglement" and how Will did nothing about that...

[@michaelsolanke6362]

Joe Rogan is bigger than CHRIS ROCK?

[@Oyuki-Mayonesa]

“If Will is this mad in March, wait till August” “They got caught up in an engagement on stage” “Okay to pack ur balls all up in Will’s wife’s sweet walls all you like, but don’t bring up her hair cus THAT would be crossing the line” “U can ask Will’s wife for head, but don’t talk about her head”...

[@davidrowen7867]

Denzel and Chris Rock are both top notch.

[@biggreasy1221]

Denzel did just do Macbeth - just sayin

[@insertlastname]

Jimmy Kimmel is even worse without his writers

[@stevenvaldezii7936]

Agreed

[@GerardoGarcia-no2wr]

True 👆

[@libertariansasquatch]

How this dude still has a job I’ll never know

[@alanfortune3092]

Well explaining that he would bring the sign language person on stage to explain to the cast of CODA what happened was pretty funny!