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Will Smith is an Idiot
Slapping Chris Rock on the Oscars stage is unforgivable
How many drugs was Will Smith on last night? Apparently enough to momentarily escape the bounds of reality and believe that he and Chris Rock were standing in the middle of a high school cafeteria instead of a millions-dollar production of The Oscars ceremony. There’s really no other explanation for what transpired between them. Will Smith either lost his mind, or he’s a freaking moron.
I don’t watch The Oscars any more, out of principle. There are too many politics at play in these awards, and they rarely are going to the most deserving recipient (in my opinion). It’s all about which studio has the most clout, and who got promoted the most, not about quality of performance or production. So who cares? It was hard to escape the news of what happened however, as it was literally EVERYWHERE within minutes.
In an apparently unscripted moment, Will Smith decided to storm the Oscars stage, walking directly from his front row seat up to Chris Rock, where he violently slapped him across the face. It was a real strike, and Chris Rock immediately looked stunned, but recovered his poise as Will Smith strode proudly back to his chair. Rock said emphatically, “WOW. Will Smith just slapped the shit out of me.” Smith then shouted at Rock, “Keep my wife’s name out of your…
