Slap Heard Round the World
By now you’ve heard the story of Will Smith coming up on the stage and slapping Academy Awards host Chris Rock after Rock joked about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair. Most people in Hollywood are waiting to find out which way the wind blows to determine how they will come down on this.
Meanwhile, the memes are out in full force.
Some suggest that Smith saw Chris Rock as an easy target…
Seriously though, veteran Georgios Pardos had an interesting take on this – he claims that Will Smith suffers from trauma bonding.
Some believe it was all a stunt. The Academy Awards were suffering from a lack of viewership after all. It appeared to be real, however.
Acting up has reached sports, the Grammys, and now the Academy Awards. People tend to have the same reaction – they just tune in for sports and/or entertainment and can do without the personal drama.
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My guess: Staged to boost ratings at upcoming events. To generate “buzz.”
My wife and I are fighting about that right now. They don’t react like two men have a physical altercation. Rock’s only response was to step back into his spot and continue and Smith walked away not expecting retaliation just like they had rehearsed it that way.
My take too. Staged. Only thing missing was Juicy walking by eating a sub sammich. Like Jeff, and prolly many others here, I have yet, in all my years, to watch ANY of the Hollyweird Brag Fests. As long as the “actors/actresses” make me laff, blow something up, or show me some eye candy, I’ll watch a motion picture or Tee Vee Show. Leave yo drama wid yo Mama.
Maybe Chris shoulda had Alec as his bodyguard. Too soon?
Yeah.
A couple of pussies.
Once Smith turned his back, Rock should have executed the cunt punt.
I noted a slight smirk on Will’s face as he walked back to his seat.
When Rock first told the joke Smith laughed with his head back, until his wife gave him the stink eye.
I thought the same thing.
Attention Will and Chris, here (from The Battle of the Bulge) is how a properly executed Hollywood punch for a similar insult is done:
My thought exactly. You saved me some typing
Never watched the oscars and never will watch the hollyweird socialist left bunch of assholes
I’m surprised that Will didn’t smack Chris with his purse after the manly slap. Two bros slap-boxing? Doesn’t usually happen.
Not a punch? But a slap? And not even:
and this is the least important event in history today. yawn.
I haven’t watched an Academy Awards in at least the past thirty years and I continue to ignore that smooch-fest of pampered, prissyassed rich overprivileged out-of-touch celebrities kiss each others’ asses. As soon as I heard about it, my first thought was that it was a planned publicity stunt just like the “wardrobe malfunction” during a Super bowl halftime show.
Maybe my favorite slap scene…
bitch slap credits – YouTube
Definitely a manly slap, but I just watched both Trinity Movies. Sure, they were definitely staged, but hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90YLkHyhm1I
If we ignore these fools will they go away?
Unfortunately no…..
Ok, my turn….
(My meme)
You can do his wife, but do not talk about her shaved head…..come on mannnnn.
It didn’t seem rehearsed to me.
I lost all respect for Chris Rock.
He took it like a bitch.
Didn’t even try to block, let alone hit back in rage.
I think it was staged. Watch Chris Rock lean to his left just before the slap. That way he can move farther to the right after contact to make it look more impactful.
Stunt man trick.
Staged. Never even made contact.
It is after all just a bunch of actors.
He definitely made contact. You can hear the smacking sound and see Rock’s cheek wobble a bit.
And now Smith is groveling and apologizing. NOT because he’s sincerely sorry, but because he doesn’t want the Academy to take back their shitty little statue.
And Rock refuses to press charges. Too bad. I was looking forward to Smith’s next celluloid shitfest being a Prison Bitch movie.
IDGAF about actors, athletes or other in the entertainment business. AFAIAC plumbers and carpenters are far more important as they actually do something necessary. I have never watched any of the entertainment award shows. There are other things to do like play solitaire or take a nap.
And the Grammy Awards are later this week. Can’t wait to miss that one, too.
1 minute video of the entire scene.
You Be The Judge.
“That was the greatest night in the history of Television..”
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All I know is Will Smith’s wife’s boyfriend is glad Will stood up for their woman’s honor.
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Am speculating that some of you may have been way too young to remember this unique event occurring on Oscar Night, 1974…or perhaps not even born.
I still remember watching this LIVE on our Black and White TV with Rabbit ears….
STILL a classic all its own. Especially the wittiness of David Niven.
Doesn’t get any better than this…. 😄
3 minute video well worth watching!
I remember it! And there was never a better example of dry, British humor than this. David Niven was a class act.
SFC D:
Think anyone on TAH is Googling “David Niven”…? 😆🤣😅
Or better yet “Streaker?”
Yep and Amen about David Niven being a class act. LOVE that British wittiness and sense of humor (“his shortcomings…🤣)
Can only imagine how the Mainstrean Media would react if that happened today, i.e. 2022…(sarc on)..
Thank You for sharing!!!
Something along the line of “white male sexually assaults audience! Local trauma/grief counselors overwhelmed! “
Heck, even the audience had a good sense of humor about it. No outrage, hysterical weeping, angry shouting, etc. Times have changed.
“David Niven was a class act.”
I think there was a lot more class back then. It was expected behavior back then, as opposed to whining and outrage.
If you’re going to hit someone in order to defend your “wife’s honor”, you hit that sumbitch as hard as you can and put him on his ass. Now the real question is, was there actually honor to defend? And is she truly a wife? Does she make Will wait outside when her boyfriend(s) visit?
If Chris Rock got slapped for his joke, these guys better hire some bodyguards, ASAP.
Facebook took their post with this down.
Naw, I bet she lets him watch.
I just read comments by two black grievance mongers who explained why this whole kerfuffle at the Oscars was caused generally by white supremacy. Apparently, being critical of Will Smith’s conduct is some demonstration of the racism of white society. I guess in a true Black culture without “systemic white racism,” these dudes should have been allowed to beat each other to death. Cuz after all, Chris dissed Will’s woman.
As a result of watching “The First 48 Hours,” I have learned that Black males are justified in shooting each other if one gives a mean look to another. It is called “mean muggin.”
But not to be outdone, several progdagandists have noted that this altercation was really all Donald Trump’s fault, somehow.
Ol’ Poe could give a rat’s ass about the Oscar’s, but for those of you who think that scene wasn’t staged, you might want to consider this video:
Will Smith taught kid named Chris how to slap before Oscars debacle (nypost.com)
As to why they staged it:
After Oscars Slap Flap, Ticket Prices For Chris Rock’s Comedy Tour Soar | The Daily Wire
Will who?
Exactly. “Gettin’ Jiggy with It” wasn’t all that.
“Will Smith don’t have to cuss in his raps to sell records. But I do. So f*ck him and f*ck you too.” –Eminem
Just sayin’. “Down with the Sickness” needs bad language, for example.
I’m not sure how this would have boosted ratings. I did not watch the Oscars and haven’t for quite a few years now. I found out about “the slap” the next morning on GMA.
Smith is a Cuck… and when Jada got upset over a joke, the Cuck had to try and “send a message”.
Chris Rock should have told him, “Is that the best you got, BITCH?”
“Will Smith slapped me too.”
-Jussie Smollett (probably)
Rumor has it that Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Will Smith and said that Putin made a joke about Jada.
When Will Smith later claimed in his Oscar acceptance speech that he was “a vessel of love” I thought to myself … “Yeah, he’s a dick.”
I got your vessel of love right here.
Choked on my coffee when I read this headline.
Seriously????
If Charles Manson or Hitler or Stalin were still alive, the news media may want their assessment as well…(sarc on)…
Soooo disappointed in Fox News:
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/o-j-simpson-will-smith-slap-chris-rock
Fox should have asked Biden for an opinion, because I guarantee you that Biden would start talking about his Never Went Outside The Wire, Bronze Star Recipient, JAG Officer Son..(continue sarc).
No wonder the other Son is messed up big time…
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I”m glad we know OJ’s reasonable opinion on this event. Too bad his rationality wasn’t operative for Ron Goldman and OJ’s ex-wife. It is also unfortunate that we don’t have Brandon’s take on the slap-down. I suspect he would have given us his opinion instead of one written on a card for him by his handlers, as I doubt they would have been prepared for the question.
I agree Joe would have tried to work Beau in somehow, or possibly the Corn Pop story.
And finally…
