Days after the Oscars slap heard around the worldcelebrities are still sharing their thoughts and feelings about it.
In case you missed it – but you probably didn’t – during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head (which is due to medical condition called alopecia), prompting her husband Will Smith to go up on stage and slap the comedian in the face.
the “King Richard” star who later accepted an award for best actor for his role in the film, followed up with his disapproval of Rock’s words by telling him twice: “Keep my wife’s name out of your (expletive) mouth.”
The feed from ABC appeared to cut off for many viewers during the incident, but international broadcasts picked up the entire moment, with Rock saying, “Will Smith just smacked the (expletive) out of me.” Rock went on to announce the Oscar winner for best documentary feature to questlove for his work in “Summer of Soul.”
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Since the stunning moment, Rock has declined pressing charges, the Academy has launched a formal review of the incidentWill Smith has apologized for his “unacceptable” behavior and Jada Pinkett Smith has shared she is focusing on “healing.”
Still, the reaction to the incident has been loud and widespread, with stars expressing both support and disappointment.
Here’s the latest of what they are saying:
Oscars co-host Amy Schumer is still ‘traumatized’
Overnight Tuesday, Oscars co-host Amy Schumer took to Instagram to say she was “still triggered and traumatized” by the incident.
“I love my friend @chrisrock and believe he handled it like a pro. Stayed up there and gave an Oscar to his friend @questlove and the whole thing was so disturbing,” the comedian wrote. “So much pain in @willsmith anyway I’m still in shock and stunned and sad.”
She added she was proud of herself and her co-hosts, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes, but was still “waiting for this sickening feeling to go away from what we all witnessed.”
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Zoë Kravitz disapproves of ‘assaulting people on stage’
Actress Zoe Kravitz made her disapproval of the obvious incident when sharing photos of her Oscars dresses on Instagram Tuesday.
“Here’s a picture of my dress at the award show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now,” she captioned a photo of the gown she wore on the red carpet.
In a second post, this time of her look at the Vanity Fair after-party, “The Batman” star reiterated her point. “And here is a picture of my dress at the party after the award show -where we are apparently screaming profanities and assaulting people on stage now.”
As Smith ended his best actor acceptance speech Sunday, while some celebs gave him a standing ovation, Kravitz remained seated and appeared to not clap.
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Jim Carrey calls Hollywood ‘spineless’
During an appearance on CBS Mornings Mondayactor Jim Carrey told Gayle King he was appalled by the incident, calling it “a selfish moment that cast a pall” over the hard work of other actors and creatives who were nominated. He also said the live audience’s reaction to Smith’s win speaks volumes of the current state of Hollywood.
“I was sickened by the standing ovation,” Carrey told King. “Hollywood is just spineless en masse, and it just really felt like this is a really clear indication that we’re not the cool club anymore.”
He added: “If you wanna yell from the audience and show disapproval or say something on Twitter, you do not have the right to walk up onstage and smack somebody in the face ’cause they said words.”
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Contributing: Jordan Mendoza, Patrick Ryan, Edward Segarra
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