Comedian Chris Rock has weighed in on Will Smith’s 10-year Oscars ban, which was introduced final Friday (April 8).
That similar night time, at his stand-up present in Indio, California, Rock addressed the problem of him being struck ultimately month’s Oscars ceremony by Smith after cracking a joke about Smith’s spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith.
“I’m OK, I’ve a complete present and I’m not speaking about that till I receives a commission,” Rock, 57, mentioned. “Life is nice. I acquired my hearing again.”
Rock had remained principally silent after the incident which made headlines around the globe, solely saying that he was “nonetheless processing” it a number of days after the ceremony.
In his newest assertion, Smith, 53, mentioned: “I settle for and respect the Academy’s choice.”
He had earlier apologised to Rock and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. However, he was not stripped of the Best Actor award he gained that night time for his position in King Richard.
Other celebrities have reacted to the ban on social media, with rapper 50 Cent tweeting: “This is just too harsh. So he cannot come again until he is 63 years previous.”
British comedian-actor Ricky Gervais, who had hosted the Golden Globes award ceremony 5 instances prior to now, mentioned on Twitter: “Hopefully, he’ll solely do six years with good behaviour.”
He had earlier spoken about Pinkett Smith’s hair – she suffers from alopecia, which precipitated hair loss – and Rock’s joke about it, saying: “Someone mentioned it was joking about her incapacity.”
“Well, I’m going a bit skinny, I’m disabled,” he mentioned within the clip, pointing to his hairline. “I can park proper up subsequent to Tesco’s now (in disabled parking). I’m fats. That’s a illness. I’m fats and balding.” – The Straits Times/Asia News Network
