Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey criticized members of the Hollywood circle, who gave Will Smith a standing ovation not long after he smacked Chris Rock at the Oscars.

That insult will last a very long time.” “I felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse,” Carrey said. “He doesn’t want the hassle,” Carrey said of Rock. “I would have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million because that video will be there forever.

If Carrey were in Chris Rock's position, he'd be “suing Will for $200 million,” the actor told CBS's Gayle King.

As the Academy begins formally reviewing the incident, with possible ramifications for Smith, the King Richard star issued an apology to Rock. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.” If you want to yell from the audience and show disapproval or say something on Twitter…[but] you do not have the right to walk up onstage and smack somebody in the face because they said words.” It cast a pall over everybody’s shining moment…it was just a selfish moment.” Jim Carrey has lent his voice to the cacophony of takes, telling CBS’s Gayle King that he did not approve of the Oscars audience applauding Smith after his best-actor acceptance speech, which came less than an hour after Smith slapped Chris Rock. “I was sickened by the standing ovation,” Carrey added. “Hollywood is just spineless en masse, and it really felt like it was a clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore.”

The Sonic The Hedgehog 2 star was "sickened" by the standing ovation Will Smith got at the 2022 Oscars.

Of course, it was not Jim Carrey there in Chris Rock’s position, so his idea of what he would do doesn’t mean that much more than anyone else’s, but it was his turn so he’s allowed to say his piece. At least that’s what we assume is happening, because why else would Jim Carrey, someone who was not at the Oscars (as far as we know) and has no real stake in the drama, be getting headlines for talking about it? He’s just saying that it’s a clear indication of which side of the line they’re on.

Regardless of why he did it or what — if anything — he imagined would happen because of it, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during Sunday's Academy ...

Also on the menu were some pretty controversial statements Jim Carrey has made in the past. First up are those calling the actor a hypocrite for his allegedly horrible mistreatment of co-workers on movie sets. But, in spite of everyone supporting Jim Carrey’s take on what happened, there are a whole lot of people who want the Ace Ventura star to shut up. That may have been what he was promoting in the first place, but that isn’t what Twitter wanted to talk about. Regardless of why he did it or what — if anything — he imagined would happen because of it, when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during Sunday’s Academy Awards ceremony, he invited the entire world to comment on the moment. The interview got Jim Carrey’s name trending, and not because of his upcoming return to the role of Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 2.