Academy Awards winner Miles Dale, a Canadian director and producer, discusses being in the audience when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.
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“Rules and principles were drawn up to accommodate the abusers.” Blessings to Chris Rock ❣️.
I have a new level of respect for Chris.
@Jada Palmer Me too. He is a class act. That joke was mild as baby shampoo.
We spend years and generations on campaigns for non-bulling…enter Will Smith. He is the epitome of a bully, I feel sorry for Chris that he was subject to that abuse.
I also believe Chris was the biggest bully this is the 2nd time using Jada for his joke and joking about someone’s health condition is wrong. Will Smith was also wrong for using his hands and not his words.
The bully is the one who starts trouble
Is reta your real last name???
CR will thinktwice about bullying or insulting others with his comedy won’t he
Diane, actually you got it wrong, bullies usually are the ones to instigate fights. Bullies are usually the ones who call names and make fun of other kids, drawing those children to either fight or run.
Will was more afraid of his wife than he was making a fool of himself in front of the world… Is everything alright at home?
I think his concerned September is just around the corner…
Exactly very toxic relationship both of them extremely narcissistic personalities…
@Yukon Striker its funny i thought his wife was the slapper.
We all know what’s going on at home!
@M Is August one of the brother-husbands?
I am sickened by the kids (audience) on the playground cheering for the bully hitting the little guy. You are all cowards except for Chris.
Hats off to Chris who handled it like an adult.👍👍
@Oncode she’s anything but a victim
Agree with you Mary 👍
Very well said…
Eh, it’s life. Eventually, everyone has been on both sides
Don’t even know who else won. Really don’t care. I hope Chris does what Jim Carey would do.
Disgusting display of a lack of self control, ENTITLEMENT & PRIVILEGE.
@Jesse Olson your corny so 😉
The Academy should be ashamed of themselves, they had a duty to act robustly. But failed to do so, Will should have been removed from the venue and privileges stripped. Will’s behaviour was not normal, when everyone clapped for him. This was an acceptance of violence and erosion of dignified values.
Absolutely
He’s a bully and an embarrassment.
@N Ikram right!
Im glad that ppl are disgusted by will smiths behaviour. And the fact he was allowed to stay is disgraceful
He should NOT be allowed to any future Oscars, and should have to pay a large fine! His fine could go to Victims Against Violence. The Academy is not handling this correctly, discipline should be swift not dragged out…such a disgrace too that he was allowed to stay and enjoy the Evening, should have been escorted out right after he received his Oscar PERIOD
My wife told me that they asked him to leave, and he refused.
Me too
He refused to leave. that asked him to leave Nd he would not. discusting
@SuzyQ If I was Chris Rock I would have said look, I won’t sue you but I want to see a decent donation going to a victims of domestic violence charity… Ok publically…
The Academy is a disgrace.
If it was upsetting, why did the crowd give him a standing ovation?
If I read right..they thought will was on some drug and having a bad trip…
Bad decision Academy let him stay..he’s not worth getting a trophy for assaulting
Favoritism
That really bothered me too.
I have a feeling noone knew what to do ….or what state of mind will Smith was in ….I think it was just best to go with flow then after everyones gone figure out what to do …. and will smith is such a likable guy
Precisely!
There should be NO MORE debate about HOW this should be handled. They are showing partiality and that is not honorable.
👏👏🙏🙏🙏
It was so disturbing that they gave him a standing ovation
I would have been clapping too. Whatever, he asked for it.
@RABD And they think they know every thing other ppl are stupid.
There was nothing wrong with the joke.
I wonder if you would find something wrong with the joke if it were directed at you, under spotlight, with cameras on you.
Agreed, I have heard worse.
What breaks my heart more is Jada laughed at chris after he was slapped, how so shameful and disappointing, she is a woman who was offended by a joke but laughed at someone for being physically assaulted!!!! How pathetic!!!
We saw Jada laughing, but she could have been laughing to something that her neighbors were saying out loud. Things are not always what they seem – don’t jump to conclusions.
Amazing how quickly she got over the pain she felt from the joke. One slap made her happy again. She isn’t worth defending.
Yeah well I think we all seen her true colours I don’t like her after the other night
@Christine Tirpak sure thing… she’s laughing at something her neighbor was saying at the exact moment her husband is walking back from assaulting someone and she is looking directly at the person who was assaulted… but whatever 🤷🏻♀️ what ever makes you feel better about the situation
@carylynluv on a most recent Entertainment Tonight. It’s from the angle behind luoita and Jada.
No more hero roles for Will Smith. He will get an Oscar in a villain role in future. His facial expressions fit the profile of any villain.
Chris Rock deserves lots of love for his humble response
Poor “Chris ” having to experience the same abuse he grew up with all over again 😨
@Toniché Cavallari That’s right, and in front of the entire world, international Television… Will Smiths was a Disgrace
It’s beyond the inappropriateness of Will. The entire audience and the Academy responded inappropriately.
Agree
His film career was declining. I guess he is upset about falling into irrelevance at his age.
He earned his award. He also earned all the ridicule and disgust. NEVER allow him back.!
As an entertainer . . . Chris Rock was the perfect example of “The Show Must Go On.” Incredible excellence. Pure Class. Smith? The example of the nutball Hollywood celebrity. Classless.
The playbook is: arrest him. He assaulted someone in plain sight with millions of witnesses. Seriously?
I love how he boldly spoke to the notions that the Academy did NOT “handle it well” and the Academy did NOT “officially ask Will to leave.”