He didn’t let it go. And she kept her promise. As she had anticipated in the run-up to the start of the 95th Academy Awards, the presenter of the ceremony Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about him iconic moment that marked the awards ceremony of the last edition: the soppapo from Will Smith to Chris Rock.
The host of the evening had warned hours before the event that the evening would not begin without recalling the scandal that went down in history as one of the biggest scandals that occurred at the Academy Awards in Hollywood.
“It would be ridiculous not to joke about it.“The late-night comedian who returned to the Oscars for the third consecutive time this year indicated so in an interview.
It took seconds in reference to the episode that the American actor played during the comedian’s monologue in 2022, when the latter hit him in front of everyone after a joke he found in bad taste.
After the fact, Will Smith was the winner of his Best Actor category, to which he was nominated for his work in ˜The Williams Method’.
In this regard, Kimmel said at the start of the 2023 Oscar ceremony almost with a notice for your protection -given account the fortune of his predecessor, Chris Rock. “We want them to have fun, we want them to feel safe and above all, that I feel safe. We have very strict rules.”
“If anyone in this theater commits a act of violence anytime during the show… he will receive the Oscar for best actor and he will be allowed to give a 19-minute speech,” the presenter stressed to the audience, causing immediate laughter among those present.
And he concluded the idea, with great acidity: “No, but seriously, the academy does a security crisis in place. If a violent event occurs, do like last year: nothing“.
Also, he joked: “five Irish actors are nominated tonight, which means the odds of another fight on stage they were standing“.
Minutes later, the host stated that the duo of actor Seth Rogan and director Steven Spielberg are like “Joe and Hunter Biden of Hollywood.”
What happened between Will Smith and Chris Rock during the 2022 Oscars
The embarrassing moment that marked the history of the Oscars and the previous gala occurred after Chris Rock performed a monologue in which he joked about some of the couples present, such as Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem, and subsequently nominated precisely Jada Pinkett Smith, wife of Will Smith. She compared her shaved head to that of the protagonist of the film GI Jane.
The point was that some time ago Pinkett Smith had spoken publicly about his alopecia. It is the product of an autoimmune disease he suffers from, which attacks the hair follicles and causes hair loss, resulting in baldness.
At Rock’s words, Jada said disgusted face. In what appeared to be part of the performance, her husband, nominated for his work on King Richard, rose from her seat, he went on stage and slapped the comedian. As he sat down, he very seriously yelled at her, “Take my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.” And she repeated it a couple of times.
The rock froze. She said “Will Smith Just Hit Me” and in the face of Smith’s screams he was able only to add: “Yes, I will”. She then tried to get away with saying, “It was one of the greatest moments in the history of television.” And yes, that incident will be what we all remember this Oscar presentation for.
The actor then apologized which was never fully accepted by the comedian. The world of comedians was cutthroat to Smith, once part of that same world. The jokes against him and his wife have almost become a gesture of protest against his physical violence. The winner for best actor was Banned from the Oscars for ten years. That of 2023 is the first gala he was unable to attend.
Source: Clarin
