What Chris Rock said Backstage after the Will Smith Smap, according to reports
The people who were behind the scenes of the Oscars say it was the comedian's answer.
It was a moment that will live inOscars Infamy: moments after the presenterChris Rock Make a joke onJada Pinkett Smith's Hair, Best nominated actorWill Smith-Son to be the best winning actor - market on the stage and slapped the rock. The shocking moment was captured live on the dissemination of ABC, leaving viewers that turn around. And before being able to catch their breath, Smith had returned to the scene of an acceptance speech in tears and excuses. But what was happening behind the scenes? Reports emerge from the scenes to the Oscars and offer a new overview of the slap and its consequences. Read on to learn what Chris Rock reported after being struck.
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Participants and spectators were shocked when Smith has slapped Chris Rock.
Everything could have been avoided if rock had not made an ad-libbed joke: while presenting the price of the Academy for the best documentary functionality, Rock said that the bald head of Pinkett Smith made him look like her.turningG.I. Jane 2. On aVariety report, the joke was notInitially in the script. And while it may have seemed harmless at the time, Pinkett Smith spoke openly from herfight with an alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss because CNN reports.
Smith approached the scene and slapped the rock, then returned to his seat and cursed to the presenter visibly stuck to "keep my wife's name on your mouth [explarative]!"People reports that Smith was alsoAlways angry with a joke Rock manufactured at the Pinkett Smith expense in 2016. Then hosting the Oscars, Rock said Pinkett Smith could not boycott the Oscars because she had not been invited.
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Oscars producers have blurred to keep the show live after the altercation.
In an interview withVariety, AbcFaucets Recall the moment when it became clear to the producers of Oscars that the incident was serious. "You started to realize that this is real once Chris, who certainly knows the limits of broadcasting standards, said Smith has slapped the [expletive] of me," he recalled. "It's when it has become obvious that it was not a joke."
In the control room, the factories stated that the decision was taken to keep the show unfolding, noting that they would have stopped to assess the situation if the slap had arrived during a pre-registered segment and not live broadcast. "You must remember that you have a show to do," he saidVariety. "Obviously, it was something that was unfortunate, but it was not to some extent that you think," Ok, we just have to stop all the show. "And the show just a little shown."
Rock would have made a joke about incident dosages.
Vanity fair journalistAnthony Breznican referred to the prices of the Academy of the event. He said there was confusion when thethe slap was realbut that he had quickly become obvious that it was.Vanity fair'sRebecca Ford said that some candidates knew that Smith had hit the rock because "La Gifle was so strong for them that it sounded like a sound effect."
Immediately after slapping and the clumsy exchange,Denzel Washington And Smith's publicist could be seen approaching the actor. But neither viewers nor participants could see what was going on behind the scenes. In theVanity fair Recovery, Breznican said he had been told by someone behind a rock had a "play visibly red". He also had another joke to offer. According to another witness, the comedian said, "This is the only time you are struck byMuhammad Ali And that does not leave a scratch. Smith played the legendary Boxer - and won an Oscar appointment - in the 2001 movieAli.
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Smith apologized to the Academy in an emotional speech.
Smith's performance asVenus and Serena Williams' dadRichard Williams inKing Richard He made him fronner in the best actor race, so there was no surprise when his name was called. However, there was a lot of uncertainty as to what he would say about onset. In a long,tears speechSmith seemed to defend his actions and apologize.
"I'm called in my life to love people and protect people and be a river to my people," he said (viaUnited States today ) "I know how we do, you have to be able to take abuse, you have to be able to have people talk crazy about you. In this business, you must be able to uphold people. And you have to smile. And you must pretend that it's fine. "
Smith continued his apology to the Academy and his nominated colleagues, but he did not explain an apology to the rock. However, Sean "Diddy" combs Recount Page SIX that Smith and Rock resolved their differences later in the night. "It's over. I can confirm that" said Diddy at the exit. "It's all love. They are brothers."
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