Will Smith SLAPS Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars 

Will Smith has written an apology on his Instagram: instagram.com/p/CbqmaY1p7Pz/

I disagree with the slap and any sort of violence however, Chris's comment was hateful and ableist. Black women experience soo much trauma and hatred revolving around their hair all the time. And have a lot of identity tied to there hair for cultural reasons. That's why the crown act had to be passed. The fact that he made a joke about jadas alopecia which she clearly stated she was struggling and hurting and vulnerable about to a room full of mostly white people was absolutely unforgivable to me. Chris rock has a history of disrepecting black womens hair. He made an entire documentary calling black women self hating and ghetto for the way they do their hair. He exploited her autoimmune disease for cheap laughs in front of a global audience. I understand that you might not have the tools to fully understand the disrespect but the lack of intersectionality in this entire comment section is really showing. Also I remember people making fun of Chadwick Bosemans weight towards the end of his life God forbid something is really wrong with Jada.

I like that you chose to address this situation in the light of mental health and stress. I do think that people are making so much of it. If this happened any other place it would definitely get that wide spread reaction and retaliation towards the people; maybe other people in attendance or someone actually close to whoever is involved but not wholly on display. And as for jada I just want to say that she’s stunning 🤩 beautiful and hope that she can find peace regardless of what anyone thinks or feels.

Thank you for this video, ladies! I read so many comments about how classy Chris Rock is and how unclassy Will Smith is, the amount of ignorance was getting scary. I am against violence and I think Will Smith didn't react in the best possible way, but Chris Rock was the real bully who should be apologizing here. Will Smith was defending his wife. The way he chose was not the most appropriate one, but his intentions were good. Chris Rock was not doing comedy, he was mocking a woman for her illness. This is what abusive people often do. They say something they know is very hurtful and mean and cover it up as a joke. This was not a joke, it was not a comedy, it was intentionally causing emotional pain to someone. And I am sure he knew what he was doing. And Will Smith just stood up for the person getting hurt. But we are so conditioned to react against the one that " spoils the fun" , the one that reacts to the abuse and says this is not OK. Chris Rock violated a boundary, he had no right of even getting close to. It is like a man getting in a ladies dressing room and complaining he is getting beaten up. Of course he will get beaten up. What is he doing in a ladies dressing room? He is violating a boundary. Will Smith set the boundary again and made it clear if it is violated again, consequences will follow. And it takes a lot of courage to stand up and to reinforce a boundary getting violated and to defend a person getting hurt. Again, he didn't choose the best way possible, but he did the right thing and I am proud of him. Never liked him more. He was defending a lady getting hurt against a bully.

I'd like to add that people deal with things that make them uncomfortable by joking. If I had a nickel for every genius who said "huh" to me when I mention my hearing loss, I'd be a millionaire. I've wanted to go upside some of my favorite people's heads! I can easily imagine people making similar clever remarks to Jada, without malice, but sometimes it is hurtful. I told my brother just this weekend "That crap gets old".

I love this new discussion show together and I am looking forward to seeing your future chats.

I didn't see this happen as I generally don't watch Oscars, Emmy's etc.. I am glad however, that you chose to discuss it on your show. I also appreciate seeing Elvira and knowing that Robin was there with you . I have enjoyed many episodes of the Doll Circle. I feel that regardless of his mental state, Will should never have resorted to violence, or if the reaction was that intense then he needed to leave the room. I also agree with you that he was close to snapping, otherwise why would someone do such a thing?? These thoughts are in no way intended judgemental it's just my view of such a situation. You are right about people being on edge and I think we all need to find ways to release the pressure. So glad you all are here, as we share in working through our recoveries.

Thank you for sharing his Instagram apology I’m glad he apologized to Chris since I was concerned that he didn’t when he won. I try very hard to never judge anyone and understand how they feel. And we are all human and make mistakes and that’s okay. I do understand his feelings on defending those you love especially family just I don’t like to see it done with violence. 🤗🤗🤗 yes Kirsten Dunst & her hubby’s seats were like Will & Jada’s definitely odd to space couples apart. It was crazy that we all witnessed this with the audience and Chris I was surprised he kept going. I agree I’m very glad Denzel, Tyler Perry & Bradley checked on Will. 💯 comedians most do struggle with mental health actually a lot in the entertainment industry even reality stars and I definitely think we all have to embrace each other and accept our differences and listen.

i watched the oscars live yesterday (cause film nerd) & it was so confusing because it seemed at first will smacking him was played as a bit, but then it went completely mute & jumpcutted. my sister looked up the original & it was INTENSE. this will definitely be one of those things people look back on years later

I love the “Nothing you feel/think this week is real.”

So grateful you addressed the mental health issues. So many suffer from depression. Depression isn't fair. It's cruel. Years ago, I'd been told to "snap" out of it. We can't just "snap" out of it. So glad you discussed this in addition to what happened @ The Oscars.

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Thanks for making this video! I've recently been having anger issues caused by my depression and it caused me to verbally lash out at a friend and be cold to strangers. The Will Smith situation reminded me of myself on a heightened scale. It scares me how people can lose themselves in their own pain. I appreciate that you talked about this topic, because it humanized Will Smith and people like me and the trauma (depression, relationship issues, etc.) that causes people to act out in anger.

i never knew u had this second channel! ive been watching u since i was a kid love 2 see it

loved this format 💖

I enjoyed the discussion, particularly the way it came across that violence affects not just the people involved, but the witnesses as well.

Celebrities have so much pressure on them we don't see what goes on behind the scenes. When they have a breakdown suddenly its major news. Honestly I don't know what happened cuz i don't watch award shows but all of a sudden everyone is talking about it.

After leaving my comment I found the clip of this incident and watched it. I still disagree with Will's action but hearing his words after he sat down, definitely revealed the pain in his voice. You are right, there is much beneath the surface...

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I think will shouldn’t have done that

Omg I can’t believe that happened

Y’all should have a podcast!!!

This is a really thoughtful video

To be honest with you I both think they need to go for some sort of therapy and have some kind of issues that need to be dealt with. But I also feel that the academy should have done more and they are the ones who really should be apologizing

How about if we just be better humans and not make jokes about people’s appearance it’s just a bad look on both peoples parts. The bottom line is both of them are assholes with poor morals (excuse my language). They both did something wrong each need to be held accountable for bad behavior. I was verbally abused words hurt words are just as damaging as a punch to the face. Let’s not take sides and say one person is better than the other they both are in the wrong. Loved this discussion thank you both💖💖💖

Wait the Oscar’s happened

Literally the meme of the year tho. But I think he should be charged bcuz this is just promoting violence and if someone says something you don't like YOU HIT THEM. It's wrong. And yes I love that you guys talked about what happened. I thought at first it was staged so the Oscar's would get more views. But if his wife was so self conscious about it she could've worn a wig and not be so open about it. But Chris literally said "love you jada" and then made a joke THAT DIDNT EVEN SEEM RUDE, to me at least

This is a complicated one ,I'm going to do the libra thing now and see both sides .Will should have pushed his anger down and met Chris another time to sort in private and had a row in private .Then a joke about someone having a shaved head !!! You never know what medical issues someone has .don't know ,they both wrong. But I bet Chris won't tell jokes again about something like this .Will has probably learned too .

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Talk about other things besides dolls! 😳 Noooooo 😂😂💖... have watched you two for years ❤️

We need to let this go now as Will has publicly apologized to Chris, the people attending, and the people who produced this show. He is very sorry for losing his cool (not his words).

I am thinking that maybe 🤔 Will Smith and Chris Rock have a history. Maybe something that we don’t know happened in the past 🧐 You are great ladies 🤩🤩⭐️✨!!!!! Thank you very much for sharing 👏😊😁👏!!!!!

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I woued have done the same thing hi elvra your butafule

This isn’t the first time Smith has slapped the crap out of someone. There is no excuse for violence.

Chis rock is mean Ha hade right tew what he did

The slap was wrong..end of story ,,

This isn't the first time Chris has said something negative about Jada. I think what Will did was justified because his wife has PUBLICLY stated she suffers from Alopecia. For Chris to make a GI Jane joke is sick. Especially since my mother suffered from Alopecia so I know first hand the effects of it.

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