Chris Rock declined to file a police report after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars over a Jada Pinkett Smith joke. Here's everything else we know.
"The Academy is very conservative and I think not doing anything last night was a conservative approach," she says. Nevertheless, what happened was "a crime, a misdemeanor, and it could absolutely be charged if the city attorney wanted to pursue it, but I have a hunch they won’t without Chris Rock's cooperation." "I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to my fellow nominees. The "joke" he told might have been mean but it wasn't a crime. Not as far as Rachel Fisetknows. She's a former lawyer for the Academy (now a criminal defense lawyer in Los Angeles) who used to be among the team of lawyers who, with city lawyers, would work the Oscars before the show, making sure people without tickets didn't sneak in, and having them removed if they did. Smith apologized directly to Rock on Instagram Monday for his "unacceptable" and "inexcusable" behavior. “As the union representing presenters and other performers working on the Oscars, SAG-AFTRA is focused on ensuring our members always work in a safe environment," the statement said. If Smith's target had been, say, a police officer rather than a fellow entertainer, a prosecutor could make the case that this was a more "aggressive" offense, Solomon says. After the incident, Smith accepted the award for best actor for his performance as Venus and Serena Williams’ father in “King Richard,” saying: “I know to do what we do, you’ve got to be able to take abuse; you’ve got to be able to have people talk crazy about you. "Generally both are punishable by a fine of $2,000 and up to six months in county jail." We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our Bylaws, Standards of Conduct and California law." If the involved party desires a police report at a later date, LAPD will be available to complete an investigative report.”
When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards for telling a joke about his wife, it divided Hollywood, sparking denunciations, defenses and ...
“In a way, I feel bad for Will Smith too, because I think he let his emotions get the better of him, and this should have been one of the great nights of his life,” Mr. Kimmel said. Others seemed to defend Mr. Smith. “Many takes on here about Will Smith and Chris Rock, especially from people whose partners are not Black women (mainly white people),” the author Frederick Joseph tweeted. Mr. Smith was not deterred from celebrating his win on Sunday night, dancing at a crowded party after the Oscars while holding his trophy, but he avoided questions about the incident. What I’m hearing from everybody is that this was not the material that was rehearsed.” “I was out of line and I was wrong,” said Smith, who hit Rock at the Oscars after the comedian made a joke about his wife. The incident unfolded Sunday night after Mr. Rock made a joke about the buzzed hair of Mr. Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, a condition that leads to hair loss. “I am a work in progress.” “Let me tell you something, it’s a very bad practice to walk up onstage and physically assault a comedian,” Kathy Griffin tweeted. “I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.” “We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law.” The Academy was not known to have expelled a member before 2017, when Harvey Weinstein was removed amid allegations of sexual harassment and rape. The academy’s statement came after a meeting Monday. A five-page document on standards of conduct that accompanied it spells out behavior the organization deems unacceptable.
The actor says he was "out of line" after he slapped the comedian on stage at the Oscars.
"I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things." He could still receive a gentler sanction such as having his Academy membership suspended, but that may now be less likely following his apology. It would be impossible for any journalist or chat show host to interview either of them while they're plugging a new film without bringing it up. "I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris," he said in a statement. The signs so far suggest he intends to shrug the episode off with good humour. "My behaviour at last night's Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.
Actor Will Smith attacked Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, at the ceremony. The joke appeared to reference Pinkett ...
However, it is worth noting that Polanski – who won best director for The Pianist in 2003, almost 30 years after his conviction for rape – has not had his Oscar taken away from him. “My behaviour at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” the statement said. The Academy has issued a statement condemning Smith’s actions, announcing it will launch an inquiry to determine further action and consequences. Later in the night, Smith won his first Oscar for his role in King Richard. So was Bill Cosby, who spent more than two years in jail convicted on sexual assault, but had his charges overturned last year. The joke appeared to reference Pinkett Smith’s alopecia, an auto-immune disease that causes hair loss.
The actor stunned the world on Sunday after slapping Rock for a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
I would like to apologize to the Williams Family and my King Richard Family. I deeply regret that my behavior has stained what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey for all of us. “I would also like to apologize to the Academy, the producers of the show, all the attendees and everyone watching around the world. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive.
Hollywood's biggest night was overshadowed by a slap. After enduring a terrible joke from comedian Chris Rock about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair, ...
It was a moment as jaw-dropping as Marlon Brando sending Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse his best-actor Oscar in 1973, or the streaker interrupting the ceremony in 1974—the kind of moment that reminds you why the Oscars, and live television, exist in the first place. In a since deleted tweet, director Judd Apatow said, “Will Smith could have killed Chris Rock.” We are all prone to hyperbolic reactions when unexpected and shocking things happen, but I think it’s safe to say that few healthy adults Rock’s age have perished from a single open-handed slap before. But, just to be clear, that is not the same as saying that leaving his seat was remotely close to a good idea. By my count, we’ve really had only two: the great La La Land/Moonlight mixup of 2017, and John Travolta calling Idina Menzel “the wick-edly talented Adele Dazeem.” End of list. In 2021, the indie darling Nomadland cruised to a best-picture win—at the time becoming the lowest-grossing best picture in modern history, on a telecast that received the worst ratings in Oscars history. So, in an effort to save a sinking ship, 2022 Oscars producer Will Packer risked alienating a bevy of filmmakers by cutting eight awards from the telecast and instituting two new populist, fan-voted categories in a desperate attempt to attract more eyeballs.
The incident came after Rock joked that he was looking forward to a "G.I. Jane" sequel starring Jada Pinkett Smith, making a reference to her shaved head.
During his acceptance speech, Smith tearfully apologized to the Academy, but not Rock, while giving a speech on the importance of defending your family. It's about being able to shine a light on all of the people. "We have officially started a formal review around the incident and will explore further action and consequences in accordance with our bylaws, standards of conduct and California law."
A hit! A palpable hit! For years, people have wondered what to do with the Academy Awards. How do you freshen them up—make them topical, urgent, and crisp?
And yet, in a sense, you have to feel sorry for “CODA,” which was doomed to be demoted to second fiddle, even in the midst of celebration, by the first-fiddle antics of Will Smith—and by his subsequent address to the crowd, which went on so long that it may well be nominated for Best Documentary Short at next year’s awards. In the end, what caught the eye at the Dolby Theatre was something you can find in all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world. Certainly, if you happen to crave a tale of striving against tough odds on the coast of Massachusetts, I would prefer to nudge you toward “ Manchester by the Sea,” which picked up a couple of Oscars in 2017. At least we got to hear his speech, the most modest of the night.) The only way to make this plan work would be to film the whole of the Oscar ceremony out of sight and out of hours. A special hurrah, too, for the elegant woman who accompanied Ryûsuke Hamaguchi into the spotlight, as he collected his Oscar for “Drive My Car,” and who stood beside him, as he voiced his thanks, with a notepad and pen. My own private hashtag, for what it’s worth, would go to Questlove for “ Summer of Soul.” Though rightly garlanded as Best Documentary, it was in many respects the most spirited film, of any species, that I saw last year. And so to the climax, and to the anointing of “ CODA” as Best Picture. It’s a heartening movie, or, to be accurate, a heartening bunch of movies stuck together: a story about fishing quotas, a study of deafness, and a hymn to family values, all topped off with a layer of “High School Musical.” Whether it coheres is open to question. It could be reduced to a flurry of shock tweets—a slap here, a swear word there, and a bonus shot of the silliest garment on display. The Academy had sought to grab some of the action, in advance, by setting up a new category entitled #OscarsCheerMoment; the most sensational scene from last year’s movies was to be decided, on Twitter, by the population at large. Without the aid of Google, try writing down a list of the Best Picture winners over the past decade, and see how far you get. Nominees for the acting prizes are traditionally required to smile at one another through sharpened teeth, but it would be so much more enjoyable—and more morally honest—if their carnivorous competition could be laid bare for all to see. If Smith is going to make a habit of aggressive indignation, he’ll need to spend some serious time on the practice courts and really work on those forehand slaps.
The Screen Actor's Guild slammed Will Smith's Oscar night slap involving Chris Rock, calling the outburst "unacceptable" and vowing to take action against ...
The incident involving Will Smith and Chris Rock at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable.” While presenting at Hollywood’s biggest night, Rock cracked a controversial joke about Pinkett Smith’s baldness, referring to her as “G.I. Jane” — and prompting Smith, 53, to charge up the stage and smack the comedian across the face. “We have been in contact with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC about this incident and will work to ensure this behavior is appropriately addressed.”
Nicki Minaj, Mark Hamill and Jameela Jamil are among the celebs weighing in on Will Smith attacking Chris Rock at the Oscars. And there's no consensus.
“And in 2016 — Chris was also the host of the Oscars that year — and it was funny. The world politely laughing at a woman who has lost her hair, being ridiculed on a world stage … ,” she wrote on Instagram. “Tonight shouldn’t be the start of hitting people over their jokes, but it should be the end of making fun of people’s health issues.” “Here’s the thing…,” Minaj tweeted. If you want to yell from the audience and show disapproval or say something on Twitter, [that’s fine]. But you do not have the right to walk up onstage and smack somebody in the face because they said words.” Hollywood is just spineless en masse, and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore.” “This is what any & every real man feels in that instant. What I do want to say is I think it’s remarkable and wonderful that Chris Rock did not take it to that other place it could have gone. So, I don’t know if they spoke, or if he apologized or not.” “Let me tell you something, it’s a very bad practice to walk up on stage and physically assault a Comedian,” comic Kathy Griffin tweeted. Others made light of the situation and — as expected — crafted memes. not so much #UgliestOscarMoment_Ever,” tweeted “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill. Jameela Jamil said they were both in the wrong.