Ugliest Oscar Moment Ever

[@adamsantini4801]

It wasn't even a joke about alopecia. She's an actress with a tiny buzzed haircut who would be perfect for G.I. Jane 2. And he prefaced that comment with the words I love you. How is that in anyway an attack?

[@wildx5634]

Ummmmmm she wears a buzz cut because of her alopecia. And as me as a black man being around 100s of black woman who have very varying degrees with feelings about their hair she might be struggling with it mightily. U can't say how she should feel about a joke about her medical condition whether you know about it or not.

[@adamsantini4801]

That may be true currently but she has always been an actress who buzzed her hair off whenever she felt like it. Check out Demon Knight if you haven't it's a great film by the way. Plus she's an actress stirring front row at the oscars she should expect some attention.

[@pieceofgosa]

John Wayne had to be physically restrained by security guards because he wanted to beat up a native American actress who dared to suggest that her people should be respected. The same actress was then publicly mocked by Clint Eastwood but yeah, this is the ugliest Oscar moment.... You sir, need to get a fricking grip.

[@pieceofgosa]

@@ChildOfTheWilderness Sacheen Littlefeather, 1973 Oscars.

[@kaaygoldmine]

thank you. I genuinely wish this comment had more likes

[@Jay-jb2vr]

john campea thinks he has clout...

[@GiltleyRage]

16:32 Jesus, talking about white guilt... Jada is as privileged as it gets. She's beautiful, talented, rich, famous, possibly entitled, and now we learned she's insecure about her looks because of her condition, and Will knows it best, that's why he acted the way he acted. Simple as that. You can't just talk about Chris' and Will's behaviors like it was the same level. Chris made a joke. There are good jokes, there are bad jokes, there are hurtful jokes but these are jokes. Seriously, to be honest, it wasn't even in the top of the worst or most offensive ones from the Oscars. It was just meh, and Jeda rolling eyes would be good enough reaction. You can react to a bad joke. Either you suck it up, or joke back, or laugh, or even talk shit back - it's entirely your choice. What you can't do is to smack the shit out of people. Period. There's no defending this.

[@Goneinsane616]

Well said

[@alexman378]

Seriously, Smith is anything BUT underprivileged. She’s more privileged than all the people on this show *combined* .

[@antsheeran1515]

The final humiliation of the night was Smith waffling on about being a conduit of love 40 minutes after physically assaulting someone...the academy all but condoned his behaviour...disgraceful

[@channelgeovanne]

The 40 minutes of love was just a Victory lap 😊 lol nah but listen, I don't think the academy or the two of them condone anything really I just believe that it was a bad reaction nothing more nothing less. people turned things into something it's not all the time

[@prinz1106]

@@channelgeovanne Nothing more nothing less- really? He hit someone on international tv, embarrassed himself, cr and the whole profession. Lol Do you go to a work related banqued and smack your CO workers? EFFoff

[@vanillawafer1182]

Because they aren't overreacting like you Even Chris Rock is over it

[@shaggydog2012]

@@tylerpicard7541 a slap is assault AND battery. FYI

[@uhuhuh1966]

@@tylerpicard7541 tell that to a judge, there are people in jail right now for spitting

[@jamesway]

He was the perfect gentleman for 30 plus decades and one time they are ready to take his Oscar, but Spacey keeps his. Yeah.

[@etherspin]

I don't think the discussion should be about removing awards at all. Especially not retroactively. If someone was JUST jailed for murder yeah of course, make them ineligible Spacey has loads of accounts of misconduct and claims that haven't been litigated fully about attempted assault. It's complicated. To me this one was very simple. Security escorts him either out of the building completely or right up the back out of view and he simply isn't allowed on stage to accept an award. A further complication for the academy is the fairly valid angle that black performers and producers weren't getting adequate recognition where will and Jada literally boycotted in 2016. It would have ironic sting if his awful conduct here led to him being disqualified from an award when he and Jada boycotted due literally not enough people of colour being in contention for awards

[@KingOfMadCows]

Ugliest Oscar moment? Really? Roman Polanski got a standing ovation at the Oscars. John Wayne tried to attack the Native American activist Marlon Brando sent to receive his Oscar. Hattie McDaniel was not allowed to sit with the rest of the cast.

[@xXSonTJXx]

God people sensitive “The worst moment in Oscar history”? There has been much worse It was extra and comedians don’t deserve to be hit for making jokes but people are dragging it Its a slap not beat down or something dangerous

[@Tarikkb]

Also for a couple that just revealed EVERYTHING about their relationship and forced it down our throats , it is so ironic that he doesn’t want someone to make any comments about his wife

[@marsoelflaco5722]

Some people have to get a grip. She was referred to as GI Jane. Did he really insult hurt, really? He's a comedian, they make comments. Hopefully a lesson is learned; the Smith's should avoid comedy clubs and celebrity roasts.

[@jack_rabbit]

he needs to handle his "at home" shit AT HOME, not in public. you mad your wife fuckin a kid, cool... leave chris rock the fuck out of it.

[@ErikSlaby]

That's such a benign joke. That's not punching down, if he wanted to punch down, he could've brought up so many other more wildly personal things that she has talked openly about several times.

[@markparkinson6947]

Definitely one of the worst moments in Oscars history. And that’s including Roman Polanski being awarded an Oscar despite his fugitive status, or John Wayne nearly hitting a Native American woman, or Hattie McDaniel being discriminated against.

[@amf0078]

I see where both are wrong. But this narcissistic vile person everyone is making Will Smith out to be is a huge over exaggeration. And he does not deserve to get his Oscar taken from him. And Chris Rock is a legend for handling that so well. But I think Will was just in a bad head space at that current moment and things spiralled, unfortunate but also hilarious. 😂👍🏼

[@kaleyjoplinRAWRR]

Well said

[@m0601168]

Bad headspace doesn’t excuse assaulting someone and there should be repercussions

[@kaaygoldmine]

Thank you! lol they’re on twitter bringing up domestic violence, acting so mortified, calling him a monster and it’s really not that serious 😭😭

[@dukeofnylon]

Way to go Will, standing up for Jada since August wasn't there to defend her honor

[@armondofalcon8833]

Cold 😅

[@channelgeovanne]

That's bullying

[@mohammedazam6562]

@@channelgeovanne Cyber bullying, I love this guy

[@Xfile1947]

Thank you John for acknowledging Will Smith laughed at the joke.

[@TubeWatcher]

So what? He was also hilariously laughing after he slapped Chris Rock..he had a smirk when he walked back to his seat. Was he smiling when he was yelling at him? Do you realy think he was happy bout what was happening? Do you have any idea what has to be going on inside a person to go onto a stage a slap someone on live tv then ycurse at him afterwords? Use some common sense.

[@MrEf56]

Lost all respect for Will Smith after that. Had he not been laughing at first, I might have seen it coming. Made him look like a total baby. Shameful.

[@mpls1982]

Meh. Tasteless and lazy joke followed up a bad response. Whatever. Moving on.

[@MrEf56]

@@mpls1982 Or just don't respond.

[@mpls1982]

@@MrEf56 nah. Call out shitty jokes always. Comedians like Rock are getting lazy with outdated and lame jokes. GI Jane jokes in 2022?? He couldn't find anything currently relevant in pop culture? Even if you don't find his joke offensive, it still sucked ass. Clearly don't punch someone over it though.

[@ironboywonder2766]

​@@MrEf56 Hollywood dosnt give a damn bad boys 4 made 40s million

[@KnightWing517]

When she said it's okay to punch up and not down I mentally checked out lmao. Basically shes saying white men can't do comedy unless it's about other white men because they can't punch down but everyone else can make jokes about white men.

[@CINEMATTOX]

I got the popcorn ready for this one

[@johnreus3680]

Same here, my friend.

[@andyhandy9977]

What's even more Shameful thing is..Will Smith actually Justified his Violent Action and slap by connecting it to the role of king Richard on his speech 🤮🤮

[@78konjo]

Which is ironic because in the movie, Richard made clear choosing violence is never okay and legit took beatings

[@adh2298]

It ain’t like Chris said something super off the rails, all he did was make a reference to an old movie simply cuz she was bald. Now yes I’m aware she has a condition but maybe he didn’t know, believe it or not there are women who shave their hair by choice, which a lot of ppl actually thought she did. There was absolutely no reason for Will to do that especially when he, himself was laughing right along with everybody. Clearly Jada was bothered by the joke but that’s something you pull Chris over to the side for OR if you really wanna bring attention to it get on stage and tell ppl joking about her hair won’t be tolerated. Any woman who believes what Will did was some sort of alpha male/protective/chivalrous/romantic gesture really needs to reevaluate their priorities and I do mean that absolutely.

[@kpag3030]

Yeah he didn’t apologize to Chris and was talking about being “Disrespected” like a punk thug would do. Dude has to figure out what is making him so unstable. Probably his wife.

[@elsmodahl]

@Mike Coxhard Is thug a black thing? White people can be thugs too. I’m not speaking for Kelly, but you’re the one who immediately thought of race when thug was mentioned. Race has nothing to do about it, so why even mention it?

[@elsmodahl]

@Mike Coxhard You’re the one bringing race into this man. If you don’t have anything better to do, which I’m sure you don’t, then dox away man.

[@johnpatrick7426]

John Wayne threatening to physically assault a Native American woman speaking for peace and respect while the rest of the auditorium booed her… is somehow not the most disgusting act in Oscars history?

[@lordrayden3045]

To be fair….. John Wayne was white

[@frezling2442]

@Raphael Brooks II John Wayne was 10 times more unhinged than Will was with way less justification. Calling this the ugliest oscar moment ever is dramatic and insulting

[@Bayard1503]

Well, he didn't get to actually attack her and I don't know if it was shown live.

[@chrisrw453]

Damn I've never even heard of that incident before

[@lordrayden3045]

@@frezling2442 Yeah, the “ugliest moment ever” is pearl clutching and over dramatic

[@randyortonfan98]

Ugliest Oscar moment ever? Really? For someone who loves the Oscars so much you seem to have forget some other shockers that´s way worse than this. What Will did was wrong so John can rant so much he wants about it, that´s fine. But it was not in the slightest the ugliest Oscar moment ever. John Wayne, Sacheen Littlefeather was way worse than this.

[@masscamber]

Is there any evidence for the claim beyond from Littlefeather herself? Also her assumption that Wayne would attack her is just that, an assumption. Is there evidence that Wayne himself ever attacked anyone in public to support this idea? I would fully support the claim that that was the ugliest moment, but I'm going to need more evidence than the bandied about repeated talking point I'm seeing here.

[@jonskogen9477]

Wow, Chris just justified this action with “everyone had this happen to them, false equivalency shit.” Not cool, doesn’t matter if Rock knew or didn’t concerning Jada’s hair, or lack of, this is suppose to be a civilized society. Free speech need I say more. You shouldn’t have to hold your punch as a comedian because your afraid you might be assaulted. I mean damn.

[@2Dman533]

The Oscars should be happy this happened. It finally got people talking about the Oscars again😂

[@trekgreenwood6743]

EXACTLY!! Which is why my theory is that this was all a fake setup to get more viewership. Think about it. Artists perform at the Grammys. So why shouldn’t actors perform at the Oscars, only this time, without people knowing? So the Oscars can essentially be a meta award show of actors getting awards, while also acting out certain things to keep the audience attention. Wouldn’t be surprised if this actually happens in the future. On the music side of things, maybe they should do this with the Grammys too. And we all know who would be the right man for that job…

[@Iautocorrect]

My number 1 reason why I think this is fake. Room full of actors in a dying show, you think they wouldn’t do a stunt like this for ratings?

[@cheemahonuzo8161]

Well talking about it doesn’t mean it’ll boost rating for next year cuz this is clearly a rare occurrence so if it’s a stunt “to what end?”. I highly doubt that Will wants to embarrass himself like that and Chris wants to be emasculated like that!😂😂😂

[@ohmykiddell]

@@Iautocorrect i could see why people think it’s fake but it’s harmful to will’s career and it’s not a good look for the oscars at all. this isn’t the type of “stunt” they would want

[@houssenfarhat5405]

Viewership doubled!

[@gavinevans1687]

My goodness, race had nothing to do with it. Will assaulting another man is wrong period. His intention of defending his wife is honourable but doesn’t make his actions ok. If he went up, grabbed the mic and said that he loves his wife and that she’s beautiful” they’d be no issue. In fact, I’d respect him. But he assaulted Chris and that’s not ok.

[@channelgeovanne]

Thank you for saying something that's actually logical. I don't think people should take they respect from will for 1 bad reaction though

[@attichatchsound-bobkowal5328]

My theory: Will Smith has been dealing with the public humiliation regarding his marriage for quite some time. He was at least containing any negative reflex to the joke until Jada - the source of that humiliation - gave him that dagger look, and he finally snapped. Chris Rock was just the unwitting catalyst /target when he snapped.

[@chrisromero2608]

Agreed. I feel bad for both Will and Chris, this never should have happened.

[@jelv.4142]

Agreed. Kind of sad really

[@cndart]

Agree wholehearted with Kareem's sentiment on this matter. As I've stated before Will Smith perpetuates the stereotype of the angry black man that can't control his emotions and causing violence on another black man: NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is expressing his own feelings on the matter, penning a blog post arguing Smith's actions are a “blow to men, women, the entertainment industry and the Black community.” “With a single petulant blow, he advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community,” Abdul-Jabbar writes of Smith, echoing the opinion expressed on Monday by Today host Craig Melvin that it was "troubling on so many levels" for men of color.

[@kaetha1]

Think this goes back to 2016 Oscar’s , that said if it was Dwayne Johnson up there making that joke will smith wouldn’t have stepped on that stage at all, he gets no street cred for slapping a man half his size for a very tame joke

[@elikabo]

I find this less shocking than the woman making sexual harassment jokes related to covid tests. When she said all these men could come backstage and take off their clothes, and Jason Momoa walked on stage and she was touching him everywhere. That was really shocking when you consider that the show was heavily influenced by gender equality themes. If Steve Martin or Billy Crystal did the same thing it would be the end of the Internet. How can you fight for gender equality when you do stuff like that? She went the Riddler way and took full revenge on men, they did it so I'll do the same.

[@MrCtmcclain]

I agree with you.

[@dannicatzer305]

I see you are under the delusion women and men operate under the same rules... They don't.

[@valigeo96]

Because the whole gender equality thing (for most) is just a soft veneer for seeking to "return the favor" and act out dumb childish revenge. Most feminists are like that, the radical ones at least. In this situation Momoa was entitled to grab her ass in front of everyone because if she can do it why can't he? I know, it's toxic but so is what they are promoting/,doing under the veil lf political correctness bs

[@navrotron22]

They gave an oscar to roman polanski after he fled the country to escape pedophilia allegations, and they booed a native american woman who was trying to spread the word about not stereotyping natives in film. john wayne literally had to be restrained because he tried to hit her. but yeah this is the ugliest oscars moment. The oscars have always been a shitshow.

[@johnpatrick7426]

Right??

[@jxshram]

THIS.

[@MHS1269]

Pedophilia is cool in Hollywood. Every one of these people know it. Hollywood is the worst of the worst and they live by different rules than the rest of us.

[@isaacbeeby2528]

Can you just IMAGINE if this was a white man smacking a black man or even just a man in general smacking a WOMEN OR A BLACK WOMEN?! He would have been tackled by 100 people in that room.

[@egarci1010]

Hypotheticals never win

[@kerryparks1979]

Will Smith should have been removed from the Oscars!! I don't care if he was going to win! The standing ovation just shows what kind of people are in Hollywood. Comedians will now have to have bodyguards for their protection!

[@stephennootens916]

A lot of comments are pretty stupid. We are learn as kids not to hit others. Just because his wife was pissed about the joke does negate that rule, nor claiming you are defending your family. The two were at an award show where the comedians make jokes often slightly mean jokes on the celebrate audience this is a known fact.

[@tbone262001]

There is no law about "punching up" or "punching down". And it isn't even quantifiable or accurate. So sick of that trope. Jada Smith is one of the richest people in the world. Comedy is funny because it has some truth to it, and is often something we are too scared to say. There is no up down or sideways.

[@nkyryry]

I can not believe they didn’t remove him after that. How the fuck was he allowed to sit there and watch the show and get a trophy.

[@alexman378]

Black celebrity privilege.

[@hessu275]

Good job for Will for forgetting anything his PR has ever taught him for in the last 30 years he has been in the business. If he wasn't A-lister, he would have thrown out

[@nilesengerman8263]

Chris Rock was the grown-up. He took it like a champ, controlled himself, and proceeded with his introduction.

[@ZulcanPrime]

I agree! I think Chris Rock deserves an oscar for keeping his cool and continuing on with the award presentation.

[@Thisguy2532]

Legit he took the slap and even said I just got slapped by will smith, first off will going out of his way to slap him on live TV to a comedian for decades and considered one of the best comics of his time

[@theman8034]

Yeah he really did. If i got slapped like that in front of 10 million ppl. It would’ve been an all out brawl at the academy awards.

[@vicp99]

Chris handled it so well.

[@markparkinson6947]

Heh. Grown-up.

[@firstofthefallen6034]

Lmao! When I first saw the headline "Smith slaps Rock", I was like how the fuck did he have the balls to slap Dwyane Johnson at the Oscars?

[@DavidMcKinstry]

Not ok, but also not even close to the ugliest Oscar moment ever.

[@ramboraph4life]

Kris Carr must have been a horrible comedian if a G.I. Jane 2 joke offended her.

[@markmononoke7672]

Lol I thought that was a weird comment from her. So much worse could have been said. Lol since when is making fun of someone's physical appearance crossing the line? Can it be mean and distasteful? Sure, but that's what comedians do.

[@markmononoke7672]

@@CourtneyHaynes I can see why some would feel that way. Personally I don't think it's going too far.

[@JLeo1134]

Kris, what you’re saying, black women getting heat from a white person would make sense. Coming from a fellow comedian who is black?? Quit trying to be PC with a color you don’t know. That’s why I love John he doesn’t put color or race in ANYTHING he puts out on KZbin. Love you John!!

[@jtprx7589]

Agree!

[@outlawjerry]

Got to love Kris comment about women of colour having to be told to be less angry. She really looked on every angle.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

yea something that John didnt do...

[@mattferguson58]

At the very least Will Smith should lose his membership to the Academy

[@nikunjdixit3225]

As a Will Smith fan, I was very disappointed with his behavior. Getting angry is something I understand, especially since it’s making fun of a medical condition that Jada has. I have that same condition. And the best of people get angry sometimes. But physical assault is like 10 steps over the line. Smith lost his mind there and it’s very unlike him to do so since he’s always been someone very mindful of his public image and persona. It ruined the biggest moment of his career and god knows what ramifications it will have now. And I actually do think he was a deserving winner because he was brilliant in King Richard. But he tarnished his win. It definitely was very ugly and I hope Smith apologized to Rock personally because that is simply not done.

[@rlee7389]

There is 0 justification for what will did. You can say he was defending his wife. But that doesn’t mean it’s justified. The court system will certainly agree.

[@Loggie20]

Will smith is in a Toxic relationship. He cracked last night. He definitely should have been escorted out. No excuse for this

[@etherspin]

Agreed on all points. The joke was pretty crap, his relationship is far more crap, he seems to think faux chivalry will impress his wife when it will do the opposite probably

[@solcarlosofficial]

Will smith shouldn’t have gotten physically violent. But I feel you are not understanding how horrible is to make fun of someone else body specially if you have a medical condition. And it’s broadcast to millions. Not an excuse for wills physical behavior. But don’t act like what Chris did wasn’t awful.

[@tonytynebridge510]

It was a joke

[@melvisyepez1114]

they did not said it was ok, it was a Joke, and a joke can be sometimes be very wrong and they said there are ways to handle that, last thing is violence, you clearly did not watch the entire video

[@solcarlosofficial]

@@tonytynebridge510 you can insult someone but then say it’s a joke then it’s ok? No! Making fun of someone’s appearance is the lowest level of humor. It requires no creativity or intelligence.

[@tonytynebridge510]

@@solcarlosofficial it’s literally tradition at awards shows to roast the rich good looking talented celebrities, have u been living under a rock?

[@1Chasg]

Making fun? He was comparing her to a badass female solider who happened to have a buzz cut. You think *that* was awful? You think *that* justifies violence? Stop letting Hollywood's elite get away with despicable behaviour.

[@niteycat]

Couple things are going on here. First, growing up in an abusive household brings up unresolved issues. Second, with Jada’s Red table talk she emasculated him and in turn the whole world then emasculated him with meme, videos, and commentary. He blew up like a uncontrollable rocket. Still does not make it right. But, him and Jada need to sit their extremely rich and privileged butts on some therapist couch.

[@Thisguy2532]

Facts

[@tiandao]

The joke wasn't made in malice. "Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can't wait to see it." Will should have been thrown out. He should have still gotten the award though for the same reasons that you mention. He shouldn't have been able to accept it at the awards though. He had just complemented Will saying that he should win the award and there is a parallel from the previous joke.

[@calebdesjardins616]

Chris took a second and then said that was aaaa…the greatest moment in television. Genius for the composure and wherewithal to take a hit and recognize that this moment would be shown forever and he handled it perfectly.

[@marsoelflaco5722]

That or utter shock!!!

[@JoePesos]

He handled it as well as was possible. Imagine if he would have swung back and you have two grown men brawling on a live globally televised Oscar stage. Will Smith is an utter disgrace.

[@mrplow8]

Whether or not Chris Rock knew that Jada had alopecia, Will Smith definitely knew, and he still laughed at the joke initially.

[@voivod0160]

The best way of showing a joke is not funny is by simply not laughing at the joke

[@NemesisN4Sir]

He lacks "Will Power".

[@shayanbhattacharjee5357]

The fact that, will smith is okay with her wife cheating but ferocious with a man when he makes fun of her wife..amazes me!

[@MichaelWilinski]

I think with all his personal life from behind the scenes going public has really got to him. He thought it was funny by his laugh and smirk till his wife got mad. I wonder who is running everything in that relationship… Don’t get me wrong I love Will Smith but it makes you wonder.

[@yoooo9947]

Will told Gayle Smith he’s never dealt with infidelity. Period. The End. It’s irrelevant

[@rlee7389]

Will Smith is the perfect example of a man in a toxic relationship.

[@channelgeovanne]

Some relationships are toxic That I agree 👍

[@kluv2g1]

What I took from it is that Will would rather deal with backlash from the academy than backlash from Jada when they get home!

[@raccoonred]

The biggest problem here is the Academy practically let this slide and didn't have security escort Will from the event. I hear that they had a long discussion about it, but still did nothing. That's madness! I won't be surprised if this stuff becomes the norm now.

[@DetroitAlan01]

The only reason for Will Smith’s actions at the Oscar’s is he knew he’d get away with it. Chris Rock is physically smaller than he. Chris Rock doesn’t have anywhere near as much money or as high a standing in Hollywood as Will Smith. So “Big Willie” went on the stage to assault someone who, on many different levels, couldn’t really fight back. A big guy slapping a not quite as large one.

[@LostUtopiaFilms]

The thumbnail 💀

[@dunkirito8308]

Ray on his A game

[@Wingededge]

They should take back his Oscar because his behavior was AT the Oscars

[@wildx5634]

This can't be the ugliest moment in oscar history when the academy decided to give one to a guy who couldn't be there to accept it because he fled the country for pleading guilty to drugging and raping a young girl. So ok give me a break

[@genreartwithjb5095]

Lol what amazes me is that 50 percent of Twitter thinks what Smith did was perfectly ok. So if I get my fee fees hurt it’s ok to just go and deck someone? Unreal.

[@abhi5540]

I think Chris Rock deserved this slap. We cannot be with Will's irrational behaviour of physically attacking someone. But Chris had it coming because Chris is attacking Jada not the first time. He has been targeting her for a long time.

[@Ddaddyification]

That Was NOT A Nervous Laugh Come One that Talking Point Has To Stop. He heard a joke that he thought was funny to the point he laughed at it . it wasnt until he seen Jada didnt like it and reacted like a child. The joke would have passed in two seconds and no one would have thought twice about it but i hate to say it cuz i really do like Will and know this aint the usual him this is the Jada Him. He has possibly opened the door for comedian assault and thats sad

[@MeNameJaef]

Ray Ora, you are a Thumbnail God

[@tmntvspr]

More justifiable responses to your wife being joked about. Make a comment afterwards about the joke. Storm out and leave with Jada. Refuse your Oscar for allowing the joke, Mention it in your speech. Tweet about it. Defend words with words.

[@ExiledExia]

I feel really bad for Chris Rock. Will's behavior was appalling and has consequences for so many people in a bad way. This wasn't a small moment of rage. Like Rob said, this was a long walk and such a despicable thing to do.

[@ExiledExia]

@@djmtott yeah, agreed

[@ethanle8511]

Are you deadass, a Native American woman who declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar in protest got booed and josh Wayne had to be held back security and this is the ugliest Oscar’s moment???

[@Three-Trece3]

Clear what bias is going on, it’s john’s show and his pacifist mindset is being construed. sure do feel for Ann

[@theebonymaw]

or how about Hattie MacDaniel having to sit segregated in the fucking corner before accepting her oscar win for Gone With the Wind. John needs to get a grip

[@kennethsmith6367]

@@Three-Trece3 Atleast Ann knows John isn’t going to defend her. Now she can move accordingly.🤷🏾‍♂️

[@TEExTIMEPODCAST]

Y’all missing a very important point . Jada has a condition that causes her to loose her hair. She had it sense 2018 I believe and wasn’t comfortable in coming out about it . She recently just came out about it . That’s why she rolled her eyess

[@jeremyvillaroman6062]

will smith was 100% in the wrong imo no excuses of defending your family or tasteless jokes will excuse assault! not only did it sour the mood for everyone there but soured his oscar win. everyone will be talking about how he slapped chris rock and not his win. this makes will look much worse than chris did saying the joke. the GI jane joke was so so mild some people are acting like chris rock mocked her for having cancer or something worse. chris rock was right this made history! this moment made kanye taylor mtv moment look like nothing lol

[@dunkirito8308]

@@Ishai1 Still physical assault

[@Red_Mask_1]

@@Ishai1 still a physical assault

[@JJJJJ269]

This situation reeks of a terrible home life. Pretty sure will isn’t happy about the whole ‘open relationship’ thing

[@markparkinson6947]

This man needs more Uncle Phil in his life.

[@Coracora-he9pz]

I agree with you, it was wrong, but let’s not put so too much weight on him laughing at the joke at first, 90% of the jokes in award shows are unfunny as hell and people laugh just because they have cameras on their face.

[@zshakur]

Thank You Robert Meyer Burnett for your honest and wise insight. You said it PERFECTLY!!! As a black man, I felt the same way your friends felt! Completely unacceptable!

[@zshakur]

@@muteseek99 Really? If it was a white comedian YES I'd still be embarrassed for the exact same reasons. Smh...people like you just don't get it.

[@keithowens2554]

So now all Jada Pinkett jokes are off limits?? Will Smith is going to be too busy to do anymore acting. He going to be traveling the world slapping folk...getting that pimp hand strong...slapping folks for ever saying a Jada Pinkett joke

[@lessmesbetancourt2544]

Declasse Will Smith. No class. Should have been charged and at least escorted out. Ricky Gervais was never assaulted at other award shows, especially by Gibson or RDJ. Smith has green lit it now for comedians to be assaulted while on stage.

[@jinfudoa8490]

This is the same sort of trash that leads to young men/women getting killed in poorer neighborhoods. So it was a pretty ugly and offensive moment (maybe not the most offensive oscar moment) but definitely up there on the same level... Chris Rock even prefaced the joke by say "Jada I love you" he was just doing his job .. is 2015/16 joke about Rhianna's panties is far more offensive in my opinion. I don't know the history or the behind the scenes between these people but Will was 100% wrong and should have handled it in a more mature manner. His "new messiah" acceptance speech for his oscar was also offensive.

[@barryallen1070]

They need to start having security right by the stage 💀

[@dan_2584]

Anyone defending assault of another person needs to get their heads checked. Heat of the moment my ass. He knew millions of people were watching.

[@avanstrong7713]

what he did reeks of entitlement, all respect I had for him gone. grown man can't control himself in public is sad, but people thinking this is ok and justifying what he did is disturbing. I get it. he got mad. I'm sorry but that's not enough to assault a guy , not even close.

[@channelgeovanne]

How did you take your respect away? I'm pretty sure one incident isn't enough to decide to stop having respect for someone he didn't kill anybody dude

[@alex_foster]

Disagree, although I can see it that way. The response of everyone at the ceremony attempting to act like what he did was okay or that it didn't happen reeks of entitlement. His actions reek of petulance, poor judgement, and lack of self control.

[@channelgeovanne]

@@alex_foster I agree with you with uncontrolled side but when a person feels it's disrespectful then you can't blame him for protecting her but you can blame him for his behavior

[@avanstrong7713]

@@channelgeovanne I thought he was a cool dude before, I live in Philly, so yeah there was respect there. But I can't respect a bully.

[@channelgeovanne]

@@avanstrong7713 I respect your opinion I'll say it was the wrong move tbh but he not a bully really

[@bluecityempiresports1468]

If a woman made a joke about Will Smith's wife hair is Will Smith going to do the same thing to her

[@wallflipent]

Thank you!!

[@fnln7263]

They both were out of pocket but Will was wayyyyyy worse ofc, you shouldn’t assault someone over mean words + on freaking national TV, Will apologized like an hour ago and said he was embarrassed, as he should be!

[@Sleep_jaywalking]

Chris is a fucking comedian telling jokes. Holy fuck, what are you guys made of these days being this soft.

[@TheRealMallard]

Chris Rock wasn't out of pocket, the joke wasn't even that bad and would've been forgotten 1 min after he said it. This is all on Will

[@fnln7263]

@@TheRealMallard well I mean in your opinion, which I respect, but Jada has alopecia if I’m not mistaken and I just think it’s kind of wack to joke about something a person cannot control

[@TheRealMallard]

@@fnln7263 it's a bald joke it's not like she's dying from a disease or anything. We can't make joke about guys for being bald? Like they have a right to be mad at the joke but at the end of the day you don't assault someone for it and no one would've remembered the joke 5 mins later

[@UtaNngkrngDpanKompi]

@@fnln7263 Alopecia is just a medical terms for balding, any balding. how many times comedian have been making jokes about bald people? People be using medical terms making it like a serious uncurable diesease. it's not, shes's not in pain nor dying

[@CHotell96]

I'll be honest, I usually come to this channel for news and never really laugh at the stuff on the show, but Rob's Bitch Slap joke got a good laugh out of me

[@vodkatonyq]

The raging screams were very disturbing.

[@chase6846]

Kris Carr: “As a comedian blah blah blah” Is she really comparing her stand up hobby at the local dive bar to Chris Rock??? Jesus

[@and2good2]

No, but if you tried to listen to her story, you would might learn some things

[@alexman378]

@@and2good2 Like proper syntax?

[@chase6846]

@@alexman378 Ha! Got Em!

[@illumantix3008]

Doesn’t every comedian start of with it being a ‘’hobby’’ at a dive bar like Chris Rock 😂 that doesn’t make her any less even if I don’t agree with the joke Rock doesn’t know you relax.

[@Andrex9000]

Men that go bald from stress, anxiety, and pattern baldness have been getting made fun of forever. Where’s the equality?

[@jack_rabbit]

@@slingshot3615 in what way? give specific ways, not a generally feeling you hold. if you can't then shut up now please mr. responds to every comment in the comments section.

[@onionshrekgirlfeet3249]

@@slingshot3615 social or what

[@snakeshadow1457]

To all these defenders of Will Smith, HE LITERALLY LAUGHED AT THE FUCKING JOKE. Will Smith was not fucking offended about the joke, his wife was offended. The only reason Will Smith got up on that stage and did what he did was because he knew he was gonna get an earful from his wife if he didn't.

[@if6924]

Wish there was a black person on the panel to talk to give deeper context

[@musiclover8594]

Yes I miss Kimberly I would’ve loved to hear her thoughts on this!

[@MT-si3bu]

I’m a random Black guy on the internet and what I saw was a man trying to regain his masculinity. Wrong place and time to do that .

[@MT-si3bu]

@@davidjames579 I said “trying to regain his masculinity” He looked pathetic and broken to me

[@clarkbryant8222]

Folks like John say offense things about people and say they’re just joking all the time like it’s ok,and it’s not. Words hold power too. Also John has a history of dishing it but can’t take it, but his form of retaliation isn’t violence,it’s throwing his power around to make a point.

[@colmobrien9558]

Finally, finally, I find people saying it is wrong.

[@Luigi64real]

He was compensating for something...

[@EZM7]

A criminally underrated comment

[@isaacbeeby2528]

Every other person in that room had thick enough skin to take the jokes that were being told at their expense, yet Will and Jada couldn't take it?

[@eldamifers]

Had it be a person from the staff in the theather going up and slapping an artist, it would be maybe in prison right now. Double standards

[@TMBTM]

First of all G.I Jane is a strong female character. I'm sure that in Chris Rock's mind it was not meant as something mean. Second, alopecia is what every balding men on the planet have, and I don't think we slap the face of everyone making jokes about baldness. Now, I understand that Jada did not want her alopecia to be talked about on stage at the Oscars under the form of a joke, sure (atlhough she made social media videos to show her alopecia in detail). I understand Will Smith wanting to make a statement that his wife didn't appreciate the joke, sure. But slapping someone for an average joke is unacceptable. You can make your statement by asking for an apology without getting physical.

[@JdeMolay]

It really troubles me that Kris (as a self-identified comedian) feels that comedians should be on trial for jokes, and have to explain why they think their jokes are funny. Yeah, that sounds like a real fun time at the comedy club. That sounds like living in a fascist nightmare, and I don't understand why anyone, especially a comedian, would want to live in that world. A comedian is free to say whatever they please, and the audience is free to interpret it however they wish, and if they dislike it, they can leave. That's freedom of expression and freedom of speech. That's non-negotiable. This wishy-washy attitude society is starting to have, where if you are offended enough, you're allowed to do whatever you want, is frightening and cancerous. Ruining the show for everyone because you have a problem with it is so entitled and foolish, and hitting someone is obviously so beyond the realm of acceptable behaviour. The fact that anyone is trying to insinuate that Chris Rock had it coming is too depressing for words. The only thing that this entire incident showed to me is that we clearly do not care enough about free speech/expression as a society, and it's going to bite us in the ass, regardless of how righteous some people think they are.

[@VoidedMirror]

I don't even think Chris made the joke based on Jada's struggle with alopecia. It was an off the cuff joke based on the aesthetic of Jada's bald look. Also, when you air your dirty laundry out for the public to witness, you can't be so sensitive when people have opinions about it.

[@henrietta9206]

erm....the bald shave comes FROM dealing with alopecia. im confused, is the shave the "dirty laundry" or the alopecia because alopecia isnt of Jada's choice....and the shave which happened BECAUSE of the alopecia....also ISNT of choice. Im lost here...wheres the laundry?

[@Mrjoshdance]

Sorry, but Will overreacted HARD! Chris Rock made a JOKE! Even if it was in poor taste, ESPECIALLY THEN, it was simply that… a joke! It doesn’t warrant being assaulted for. Have you not heard ANY of his standup?? Like come on buddy. Lost quite a bit of respect for Will over this.

[@chunkalunkin2000]

Don't agree with it but you can never underestimate how someone reacts to jokes.

[@marsoelflaco5722]

I took being referred to as GI Jane as a compliment. That character is a bad ass. Lesson learned; the Smith's should avoid comedy clubs and celebrity roasts, or someone may be killed.😉

[@genreartwithjb5095]

Amazing how the cops weren’t called immediately. If he wasn’t a powerful wealthy celebrity and his name was Billy Smith Bus Driver you better believe he’d be in County right now

[@joshuablackman7512]

Boy would yall love to see the cops called on a black man at the Oscars because we haven't learned anything from last year. *rolls eyes*

[@DanLoFat]

Are you kidding me Ricky's your face the jokes that he made about throat cancer from eating vagetarian (sure I'm putting my spin on it there but you know what I'm talking about). He made that joke with Mike Douglas in the audience with his wife in the audience, they both laughed. Neither one of them came after him later either legally or backstage or anywhere. But the public made a few more comments about other jokes Ricky told. The damn deal.

[@benjiman818]

John’s take is spot on 💯

[@LSDJ4Y]

Ricky Gervais has said wayyyyyy worse stuff at the golden globes and he keeps getting invited back, Chris did not deserve to be hit for a flaccid joke like this (As I was writing this John said it at the exact same time 😂😂😂)

[@AkuAku695]

slapped the goofy off Chris rock's face, but august alsina, some teenager who blew his wifes back out IN HIS HOUSE, walks away unscathed. Will isn't making the statement he thinks he's making

[@malumello17]

I think what pissed Will Smith was not only Jada's reaction but also the reaction of everyone in the theater (Ohhhh!) and Chris Rock endind saying "What? That was a nice one" like he was saying "I could go way worse than that, bro". In that moment he standed up and went to the stage.

[@TheArtkaw]

It was a GI Jane joke!

[@biza.d5947]

its not like chris said “jada can't wait for next austin powers with you as doctor evil”. he compared her to gi jane, a bad ass buzzcut superhot action hero played by demi moore.Will could have just taken a joke in a good spirit and everything would have been fine and world would have forgotten that g.i.jane joke by tomorrow.the thing is it wasn't that good of a joke and it wasn't that bad of a joke. evryone would have forgotten it within minutes until the ““people protecting”, “love spreading”, the very wise will smith, who rejected django for being too violent chose his first resort to deal with a situation by using violence.