Comic Amy Schumer weighed in Wednesday on the stunning second from the Oscars through which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage. Schumer, one of many three co-hosts of Sunday's memorable ceremony, took to Instagram to specific her ideas and present solidarity with Rock. "Nonetheless triggered and traumatized," Schumer wrote. "I like my good friend …
Comic Amy Schumer weighed in Wednesday on the stunning second from the Oscars through which Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage.
Schumer, one of many three co-hosts of Sunday’s memorable ceremony, took to Instagram to specific her ideas and present solidarity with Rock.
“Nonetheless triggered and traumatized,” Schumer wrote. “I like my good friend Chris Rock and imagine he dealt with it like a professional. Stayed up there and gave an Oscar to his good friend Questlove and the entire thing was so disturbing. A lot ache in Will Smith anyway I am nonetheless in shock and surprised and unhappy. Im happy with myself and my cohosts. However yeah. Ready for this sickening feeling to go away from what all of us witnessed.”
The stunning second got here in direction of the tail finish of Sunday evening’s telecast, when Rock — who was presenting the award for greatest documentary function — made a joke about Smith’s spouse, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
Rock, referencing Pinkett Smith’s bald head, prompt she could be starring in a sequel to the 1997 film “G.I. Jane.”
“Jada, I like you, ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ cannot wait to see it.”
Pinkett Smith has talked prior to now about having the hair-loss situation alopecia. And her husband, who initially appeared to chortle on the quip, then lumbered on stage and slapped Rock.
“Will Smith simply smacked the s— out of me,” Rock instructed the group, who initially laughed considering it was a bit.
Smith returned to his seat, then yell at Rock twice, “preserve my spouse’s identify out of your f—– mouth.”
About half-hour later, Smith received one of the best actor award for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the daddy of Venus and Serena Williams, in “King Richard.”
The incident prompted a flurry of anger from fellow comedians.
“Let me inform you one thing, it is a very unhealthy apply to stroll up on stage and bodily assault a comic,” Kathy Griffin wrote on Twitter. “Now all of us have to fret about who needs to be the subsequent will smith in comedy golf equipment and theaters.”
Hollywood’s iconic Snicker Manufacturing facility additionally expressed its public help for Rock by altering its marquee.
On Monday, Smith apologized to Rock in an Instagram submit, stating that his habits was “out of line” and “not indicative of the person I wish to be.”
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