The Will Smith-Chris Rock slap controversy at the recently held Oscars 2022 has left everyone riled up. With Academy Awards issuing a formal statement condemning Smith’s behaviour to starting a probe, the incident has left the fraternity divided. Here’s a roundup of what all has transpired ever since the infamous incident when Chris made a joke on Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith looking like GI Jane after her shaved head on the stage of the Oscars 2022. The joke was in bad taste as Jada had opened up about alopecia.
Viral Video of Jada Pinkett Smith’s reaction to the slap
Jada Pinkett Smith had earlier broken her silence in a cyptic Instagram post over the slapgate incident and had talked about ‘healing’. However, a new video from the Oscars 2022 event shows her laughing after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock. The footage has been recorded by a member in the audience, sitting just two rows from the stage. In 2018, Jada Pinkett Smith had revealed her alopecia diagnosis and has been pretty vocal about her condition.
The Academy issues apology to Chris Rock
The Academy had previously condoned Will Smith’s action in a tweet and now they have issued an apology to Chris Rock. The Academy said in a statement, “Mr Rock, we apologise to you for what you experienced on our stage and thank you for your resilience in that moment,” as reported by a news agency. The Academy’s statement comes after a meeting on March 28. A five-page document on standards of conduct was also reviewed that spelled out actions that the committee deems unacceptable.
Academy leaders, Will Smith discussed Oscars slap before emergency meeting
Leaders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences met with Will Smith to discuss his attack on comedian Chris Rock. According to 'Variety', Academy President David Rubin and CEO Dawn Hudson on Tuesday talked to the actor on Zoom about the fallout from the assault during Sunday's Oscars telecast. The talk lasted for roughly 30 minutes, according to a source. Smith apologised again to Rubin and Hudson for his action, expressed his awareness that there would be consequences and tried to explain why he snapped when Rock made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair. Pinkett Smith has said she suffers from hair loss due to alopecia. Attendees at an emergency meeting of the Academy's Board of Governors on Wednesday did not recall Rubin or Hudson mentioning their talk with Smith on the previous day. Following that meeting, the Academy announced that Smith had violated the group's code of conduct and faced "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions." The Academy also said it asked Smith to leave the ceremony following the incident, but he refused. Others disputed the characterisation of events, with sources saying the Academy's request was not explicitly made and that producer Will Packer urged the actor to remain, 'Variety' previously reported. Smith went on to win best actor for his performance in King Richard.
Daniel Radcliffe reacts to Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars 2022 slap, says 'dramatically bored'
'When @channingtatum and Sandra Bullock are the leads, it's very easy to say yes to that!'
Hollywood star Daniel Radcliffe talks to @susannareid100 and Ben about his new film, The Lost City.
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Several celebrities have taken sides in the slapgate controversy but Daniel Radcliffe is not one to be embroiled in any bad blood between the two actors. While promoting his new film The Lost City in UK recently, the actor declined to comment on the issue. Daniel said, “I’m just so already dramatically bored of hearing people’s opinions about it that I just don’t want to be another opinion adding to it.” He then recalled what it’s like to sit through award ceremonies and be the brunt of the host’s jokes and said, “When you’re going on stuff as a kid you’re never quite sure if the joke’s with you or you’re the butt of the joke. So you sort of have a mode of just being like ‘I’ll just keep smiling and laughing and maybe it’ll end soon.'”
(Source: AFP/IANS/Good Morning Britain)
