At the Oscars award held last night, Will Smith, Denzel Washington, Andrew Garfield, Benedict Cumberbatch and Javier Bardem were nominees for the academy best actor in a leading role. Chris Rock the comedian was the host and as comedian he made some jokes about Jada Pinket Smith, Will Smith’s controversial wife who was also present at the award show. The joke didn’t sit well with Will Smith who deemed it fit to leave his seat and walk up the stage and gave Chris Rock a deafening slap.
After slapping Chris Rock, he walked back to his seat with threats that Chris Rock should leave the name of Jada Pinket Smith, the wife, out of his mouth.
The show continued as if nothing happened; as if Will Smith hadn’t just assaulted his colleague over a joke. He (Will Smith) later on won the best actor academy award category for the night beating the four other nominees to clutch the award.
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The action of Will Smith was crude, totally uncalled for and disappointing. There are ways to register displeasures in sane and civilized societies, if you feel what a person said triggered you or you find it offensive and insulting, you can sue for libel or slander, that is why laws are put in place to make sure there are avenues and machineries where individuals can legally seek revenge and enforce their rights.
You don’t just go assaulting people because you feel offended or triggered, when you do that you have taken the law into your hands and the law which is meant to help you and to protect you will come after you and the law will definitely be against you.
The United States of America who prides herself as a lawful and civilized society should never let this behavior of Will Smith go unpunished, because if it is pushed under the carpet without Will Smith getting punished it will reinforce bad behaviors like these. People will see that it is okay to assault another person over a joke and you can get away with it, as much as you are a celebrity.
If you feel you have been abused, slandered or insulted, why not file a proper action in court and let the jury and the judge decide that and award you damages?
Pro-Will Smith’s people, who are obviously Will Smith’s fans, are saying that Chris Rock deserves what he got but will they say the same thing if someone that got slapped over a joke happens to be their relation or friend.
The LAPD should arrest Will Smith and make it public that the society does not condone jungle justice so as to deter other individuals who are slap-happy and are currently warming up to replicate this kind of habit.
Remove the log from your own eyes before you remove the speck of dust from another person’s eye… has Bianca been arrested?
Will Smith should be charged with assault for what he did
No chivalry when your wife sleeps around! I speak over both Bonnie and Clyde as I piss on his dvds, candyman candyman candyman candyman CANDYMAN! I WOULD SUE HIM TILL HE LOSES HIS HAIR LIKE HIS HO
For all Nigerians commenting to this, please before you type, remember America is not Nigeria where anybody can trample on the eyes of the Law.
The case btw Bianca and Mrs Obiano can not be compared to what has happened at the Oscar Award bcs there is policy and guildlines in America. Yes, if Will Smith have waited and not be hot tempered, he would have won Two things i.e The best Actor Award and Court pronouncement against Christ Rock through Libel charge.
Now, the law that ought to protect Will Smith should come against him in a penal form. This is just to place barrier on such act in the foreseeable future.
Hold it; what if the slap resulted to the death of other party, what would have happened by now?
Hello i completely agree , Will smith should be arrested for Assault he should Lose his Oscar
this is a live unscripted show and its normal for the MC to make jokes about the Audience
and , i seen a Video with Jade talking about her hair loss and she said Quote i just have to laugh about it
and regardless, Just because he did not like the joke he should Does not have the right to jump up and hit chris rock , and then return with this crocodile tears about his past , he was trying to make people feel sorry for him, how many idiots shit in jail crying about what they done,
Could not have said it better.
That clown has to be arrested for acting like a wild animal in society.
He was trembling and crying out of fear already. Such a coward. Someone should have just beaten him real hard right there and snatched the award from him. Put that son of a bastaard in jail for a year atleast
Why hasn’t this violent clown be arrested yet and put in jail for assault? It’s not too late. The evidence is clear. Oi Smith – you’re not gonna get away with this, even if I personally have to make sure you are thrown in jail, you pathetic violent criminal!!!! You need to be locked up in jail, Smith, where you belong.