The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has since condemned Smith’s attack and said it’s reviewing the matter. Whether Rock was aware that she has a hair-loss condition, alopecia, is unknown, but Smith reacted with the smack and an angry warning to “keep my wife’s name out your (expletive) mouth!”Ī tearful Smith later accepted the top acting award for “King Richard,” his somewhat remorseful speech eliciting a standing ovation from the Dolby Theatre crowd. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it,” the comedian said to Pinkett Smith, whose close-shaven head looked similar to Demi Moore’s in the 1997 movie. Rock’s wisecrack was targeted at Pinkett Smith. Ceremony co-host Regina Hall made what appeared to be a veiled joke about their marriage in trying, unsuccessfully, to draw Smith into a comedy bit. Rock wasn’t the first to tweak Smith or wife Jada Pinkett Smith at Sunday’s Oscars. The most famous bad sport: Trump at the 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner, where he sat stone-faced during then-President Barack Obama’s extended ribbing of him. Ricky Gervais made a meal of celebrities at successive Golden Globe ceremonies, and they grin - or grimace - and bear it. Those actions could include permanent expulsion and anything else deemed within the purview of the Academy’s bylaws and/or standards of conduct.ĬNN’s Chloe Melas and Brian Stelter contributed to this report.Insult humor isn’t new to high-profile ceremonies, which call on comics to liven up what can be tedious events. Smith for violations of the Academy’s Standards of Conduct, in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on April 18.” While the actor has already resigned from the Academy, its president David Rubin said in a statement Friday the group “will continue to move forward with our disciplinary proceedings against Mr. “Still Rich,” tweeted Tony Rock, who also addressed his brother getting slapped in one of his own standup performances which has been shared on social media.ĭays after the Oscars, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced that it had “initiated disciplinary proceedings” against Smith. His younger brother, comedian Tony Rock, took to Twitter to answer some questions including how his older brother was doing. Others in Rock’s life have been more vocal. The Oscars slap controversy seems right for a 'Red Table Talk' Many await hearing Rock’s thoughts about not only being struck by Smith, but also if he knew about Pinkett Smith’s medical condition and the aftermath of what has been deemed one of the most shocking moments in the history of the Academy Awards. And it’ll be serious and it’ll be funny, but right now I’m going to tell some jokes.”
“And I’m still kind of processing what happened, so at some point I’ll talk about that s***. “I don’t have a bunch of s*** about what happened, so if you came to hear that, I had like a whole show I wrote before this weekend,” Rock said. Three days after the controversial incident, Rock took to a different stage.ĭuring a comedy show for his “Ego Death Tour” at Boston’s Wilbur Theater, he briefly addressed the slap. Much appears dependent on the moves Smith makes going forward, having already publicly apologized to Rock and resigned from the Academy.
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Smith should be riding high after his win for best actor - which came moments after the slap - for his role in “King Richard.”īut that has been both overshadowed by Smith’s actions that night and could well cause studios to second guess working with the actor, or at the very least delay planned projects.Īs Scott Mendelson from Forbes pointed out, “the Oscar incident shattered a carefully crafted 30-year image of approachable, harmless and always-on movie star charisma.”
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It is unclear whether Rock was aware that Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, which is hair loss that can be caused by an autoimmune response.ĩ4th Annual Academy Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA. Smith then walked on stage, struck Rock, walked back to his seat and yelled at the comic to “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!” Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it,” Rock said while presenting the award for best documentary. Which is one of the reasons many initially hailed him for being his wife’s “protector” when he hit Rock after the comic and actor made a joke from the Oscars stage about Jada Pinkett Smith’s close-cropped hair. A week after Will Smith famously strode on stage and slapped Chris Rock as Rock was presenting at the Academy Awards, questions still remain about the incident and its aftermath.įrom a family-friendly rapper to a sitcom star on “The Fresh Prince of Bel AIr” and later a box office giant, Smith has built his career on being likeable on screen and off.
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