Will Smith slapping Chris Rock

[CF DolFan]

Will had much different views prior to Jada messing his head up ... 


Now You Know by Will Smith

https://youtu.be/pU96c_3RXXU

[Downunder Dolphan]

Why should Jada be banned?

If it's true that there's footage of her laughing the moment her husband bitch slapped Chris Rock, that alone would be enough.

No one knows for sure what was said, but something happened between Will laughing at the joke and Jada rolling her eyes, and then Will marching the stage to assault Rock. As far as I'm concerned they are a complete package to be dealt with, as I have my doubts Will would have done it if Jada wasn't there in person.

It's a little bit of a mute point - if Will is banned she isn't going to get an invite anyway. However, the Academy has to come up with a serious punishment given that they completely wimped out on the night after Will refused to leave after being asked to - otherwise they will continue to be called spineless, pathetic, and out of touch with reality.

[Spider-Dan]

If it's true that there's footage of her laughing the moment her husband bitch slapped Chris Rock, that alone would be enough.

Most of the people in the audience laughed when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.  That's a lot of bans!

I just don't think we should be punishing one person for the behavior of their spouse.  We are all accountable for our own actions; if Jada got up and slapped Chris, I would not think Will should be banned.

[Downunder Dolphan]

Most of the people in the audience laughed when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.  That's a lot of bans!

The key difference is that those in the audience who laughed thought it was all a set-up - they only got a clue it wasn't when Will started cursing at him after he went back to his seat...

Jada knew it wasn't a set-up. Even if she didn't provoke it, she sure as hell endorsed it.

[Dave Gray]

I don't think you do anything to Jada.  It's all Will doing this.  She is allowed to be offended by the joke.  You just can't go physical -- that's the hard line.

[Downunder Dolphan]

Nothing said here for a while, so a brief update in case anyone did not know (I doubt it).

Will Smith resigned from the Academy, so he could not be banned for life.

Subsequently, the Academy has banned him for 10 years. He can still be nominated and be awarded in that time (unlikely), but he cannot attend, or vote, etc.

[Dave Gray]

^ Sounds about right.  He can still be nominated, but I don't think him winning is something that anyone has to worry about.

He hadn't won until now anyway, plus, winning takes a good performance, a lot of support, but also marketing and stuff.  And it's not like there's one performance above everyone else, usually.  There's like 10 great ones to choose from.  There will be enough people who just don't want to have him involved that they'll vote elsewhere.

[Downunder Dolphan]

A bit of a different reaction today when someone charged the stage and attacked Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl - security immediately reacted, dragging the offender backstage and beat the shit out of him (a badly broken arm and messed up face) before the Police arrived to make the arrest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd5He1E0J-U

Chris Rock went back on stage to check that Dave was ok, and then seized the moment to ask "Was that Will Smith?" on the microphone!

[CF DolFan]

The Los Angeles DA is not charging him with a felony and the guy will be out with minimal if any bond. F'ing crazy. Who would of thought you could attack someone with a knife in front of thousands of witnesses and get off free?




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10787125/Woke-Los-Angeles-DA-not-charge-Dave-Chappelles-attacker-felony.html

[ArtieChokePhin]

The Los Angeles DA is not charging him with a felony and the guy will be out with minimal if any bond. F'ing crazy. Who would of thought you could attack someone with a knife in front of thousands of witnesses and get off free?




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10787125/Woke-Los-Angeles-DA-not-charge-Dave-Chappelles-attacker-felony.html

I guess they thought the beatdown security gave him is punishment enough.  You mess with the bull, you get the horns.

[Dave Gray]

Chris Rock went back on stage to check that Dave was ok, and then seized the moment to ask "Was that Will Smith?" on the microphone!

That's a good joke.

Is there any motive known or is this just a crazy person?

[Tenshot13]

That's a good joke.

Is there any motive known or is this just a crazy person?

The family said they had a history of mental illness.  The person's social media shows they were a trans activist.

[Dave Gray]

The family said they had a history of mental illness.  The person's social media shows they were a trans activist.

That sucks.  Gotta put that person in a jail/nuthouse.  ...can't be stabbing.