Academy Awards

Jules said:
It wasn’t reviewed or rehearsed according to a NY Post article. He’s a really astute comic and may have ad libbed it.


His publicist was out on the floor with him during every commercial break. Bet she and the lawyers were working at high speed.


Yeah, they’ll be loving it.

Somewhere I saw photos of Will partying the night away while holding his Oscar. He wasn’t too distressed then. Again the lawyers and team would be working overtime.
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If that was the case then he should have been aware of her issues and even if he honestly thought that the joke was just about the movie G.I. Jane, he had to still be aware of what Jada had gone through with her disability. Whether Jada was outspoken about it or not and comfortable about it there are many others with the same disability that are not and that in my opinion makes it still distasteful. In my opinion all jokes about disabilities should not be used whether they are directed at a group or community or just one person. Maybe I am extremely sensitive in this area because I have a disability, but I feel those sorts of jokes should be left alone.

Now as for Chris Rock and the way he handled the situation after the fact, it was extremely professional.
 

It's unfair to presume Chris Rock knew of Jada's medical issues. He's a highly successful comedian who's on the road most of the time (check out his upcoming schedule: http://chrisrock.com/) and may not have the time or interest to tune into a talk show starring some of the women in Jada's family. (I had to look up "Red Table' - never heard of it before people on this thread mentioned it.)

I had no idea that JPS had alopecia because I don't watch shows like The View, Kelly & whoever is her current host, or other gossip shows, nor do I read supermarket tabloids.

Rock is an off the cuff, raw-edged comedian. The joke connecting JPS & DM's hairdos could have occurred to him while he was standing in the wings waiting to go on stage. The Smiths would surely have appeared on the monitors many times that evening with Will being up for best actor.
 

This incident came up in a podcast and as they said, if you sit in the honoured four front rows there’s an expectation that you will be roasted.

I’d never hear of Red Table either.
 
Jules said:
This incident came up in a podcast and as they said, if you sit in the honoured four front rows there’s an expectation that you will be roasted.

I’d never hear of Red Table either.
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well people are looking it up and it is her podcast or whatever has more free publicity for it now then ever ....
she made rounds talking about herself and her hair trying to drum up a following for her podcast.....
ppl watching or listening means $$$$$
 
My hair has thinned twice due to autoimmune issues and it's very distressing. It's just now started filling back in from the second bout. Even though Jada is an extraordinarily beautiful woman so can pull of the shaved look, I know she's worked through a grieving process. Her hair should have never been joke fodder. But if Will hadn't acted a fool, most people likely wouldn't have noticed the joke; his actions brought Jada's struggles front and center. My guess is that his behavior was as embarrassing to her as her hair loss ever was. Through the years he's purchased a home she thought was ostentatious and insisted they live in it, threw a 40th birthday bash for her that she called "a ridiculous display" of his ego. I wouldn't be surprised if she sees his macho display 'on her behalf' in the same light.
 
AnnieA said:
My hair has thinned twice due to autoimmune issues and it's very distressing. It's just now started filling back in from the second bout. Even though Jada is an extraordinarily beautiful woman so can pull of the shaved look, I know she's worked through a grieving process. Her hair should have never been joke fodder. But if Will hadn't acted a fool, most people likely wouldn't have noticed the joke; his actions brought Jada's struggles front and center. My guess is that his behavior was as embarrassing to her as her hair loss ever was. Through the years he's purchased a home she thought was ostentatious and insisted they live in it, threw a 40th birthday bash for her that she called "a ridiculous display" of his ego. I wouldn't be surprised if she sees his macho display 'on her behalf' in the same light.
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Why are these two people still together?
 
Jeni said:
well people are looking it up and it is her podcast or whatever has more free publicity for it now then ever ....
she made rounds talking about herself and her hair trying to drum up a following for her podcast.....
ppl watching or listening means $$$$$
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Her show will get lots of attention now. I wasn’t referring to her show/podcast; it was Adam Corolla’s show. They were analyzing the Oscars.

It’s too bad the cameras weren’t on Jada between the seconds that Will laughed at the joke and then he got up and hit Chris. Jada must have had a reaction we didn’t get to see.
 
Silent Rose said:
After the assault from Will Smith and the Academy stating they do not promote violence at all they still did nothing. They should have immediately removed Will Smith from the audience and for his award if she wanted to have his wife accept it. At least they would have made a stance on what they said they believe in. They did nothing.
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The Academy told CNN that they did consider escorting Will Smith out of the theater. It's their policy to have security remove people who get violent or foul-mouthed. I think that's why Chris Rock looked over to his left about a minute after he was struck, as if to say "Um...security?"
 
Nathan said:
I'm probably wrong, but I still think this was staged.
If it was 'for real' then here's my take:
Chris Rock used poor judgement with his joke.
Will Smith behaved like a juvenile, and not like the self assured man that he usually is.
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I don't think it was staged. Also, I bet the Academy is done hiring comedians to host the awards. I don't know why they do - Bob Hope is dead and you've got a huge theater full of egos. It's the Oscars, not a roast.
 
Murrmurr said:
The Academy told CNN that they did consider escorting Will Smith out of the theater. It's their policy to have security remove people who get violent or foul-mouthed. I think that's why Chris Rock looked over to his left about a minute after he was struck, as if to say "Um...security?"
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I think the Academy should be also ashamed in how they handled the situation. Not only Will Smith should be ashamed. Chris Rock with the exception of making a distasteful joke handled the situation very professionally.
 
Nathan said:
I'm probably wrong, but I still think this was staged.
If it was 'for real' then here's my take:
Chris Rock used poor judgement with his joke.
Will Smith behaved like a juvenile, and not like the self assured man that he usually is.
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That crossed my mind too, especially after watching the clip online. Didn't Smith have a smile or a smirk on his face after he hit Chris Rock and was walking back to his seat?

Then, like the ham he probably is, decided to take it a bit further by shouting out obscenity. Hard to tell.
 
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Pepper said:
Just because our politicians are actors, and bad ones at that, doesn't mean that actors aren't people. There is no evidence it was staged.
I disagree, @jerry old that the Oscars are a frivolous event for those voting and attending. If/when @raybar sees this, I think he will agree with me. Raybar has a Hollywood studio background, as well as "she who must be obeyed." (;);) @raybar)
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Most politicians are voted in to do the work of the people that voted them in. Do they end up doing that for the most part, No. Politicians get into office and they work on their own agenda and their main worry once they are in office is getting re-elected by whatever means it takes. I will leave that at just that as to not get too political,

As for the Oscars being frivolous there is no way it is frivolous. There is a certain need for it and to show the accomplishments of these films and the people that work on them(not only the actors and actresses). Now what I feel is not needed at these shows is the platforms that some of these celebrities like to use to promote their agenda(whatever it might be). I am all for these celebrities getting up and thanking everyone that they worked on the film with and everyone in their families for helping them along the way, but when they try to make some sort of statement which I have read many have done there is no reason for that at the award shows. Maybe there is also no reason for the song and dance and jokes at these awards shows other than the songs that are sung from the shows that are nominated. That sort of stuff isn't a thing for me anyway as I can't hear any of it anyway. The awards do have a purpose though.
 
Medusa said:
Me either. Although, I am now interested in the movie @Silent Rose mentioned.
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That is what this thread was supposed to be all about before the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident came about. When I originally wrote the first post, I had no idea that the Will Smith and Chris Rock thing even happened. I also did not watch the Academy Awards show and just saw that Troy Kotsur the actor who played the dad in the movie CODA had won the Best Supporting Actor Award. Then I saw that CODA won the Best Film and I was so happy I decided to make a post about it telling everyone to watch the movie because it is about my community(the deaf community) and also a fantastic movie.

Then several posts later everyone started posting about the Will Smith and Chris Rock incident and then that is when I looked it up and saw what happened.
 

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