Stephen A. Smith railed towards Will Smith in a Twitter rant after the actor slapped Chris Rock within the face on the Oscars stage Sunday evening.
“Please inform me I didn’t see what I simply noticed,” Smith tweeted moments after the incident was broadcast on reside tv through the awards present. “Anyone please inform me that @willsmith was joking and it was a part of the present when he simply smacked @chrisrock on Nationwide Tv. I’m begging y’all….please don’t inform me @willsmith would do one thing like that???”
In a video posted to Twitter, the “First Take” host stated Smith’s “shameful” actions had been “straight bulls–t” and that the actor “is fortunate he didn’t get his a– kicked.”
Rock was presenting the award for Finest Documentary when he made a “G.I. Jane” joke in regards to the actor’s spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith then acquired on stage and slapped the comic within the face.
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Pinkett Smith has alopecia, an autoimmune dysfunction that causes hair loss, and opened up in regards to the situation final December.
Within the moments following the incident, ESPN persona Smith continued on Twitter, “If @willsmith severely did that — and he wins the OSCAR — he simply stained the best second of his profession. You can't do this S$&@!! Particularly as a BLACK MAN, in that place, to ANOTHER BLACK MAN (@chrisrock) on THAT STAGE. If this was not a joke, Will received’t reside this down!!!”
Smith later received the Oscar for Finest Actor for his function as Richard Williams in “King Richard” — his first Academy Award.
“I simply noticed the RAW footage. @willsmith needs to be ashamed of his rattling self. It was a ‘G.I. Jane’ joke. Complete B.S. If it had been @TheRock or somebody like that as an alternative of @chrisrock would he have performed that sh-t!” Smith tweeted.
“Complete BS by @willsmith. If his evening is ruined due to this he deserves it. The person has Denzel & Bradley Cooper attempting to calm him down. For what? A joke about his spouse in ‘G.I. Joe’? Come on! The s–t was embarrassing! A really very dangerous look! Love Will. However not after this B.S.
“Didn’t know till simply this second about @jadapsmith having Alopecia. She’s fantastic and nice. So is @willsmith — which everyone knows. They’re each phenomenal. However you do NOT do what Will did in that setting. Go backstage and deal with that s–t should you should. Horrible look!”
Smith added that his buddy had produced the Oscars on Sunday, which made him extra upset in regards to the incident.
Earlier than his rant, Smith tweeted his help for the actor, writing partially, “@willsmith damn-well higher win his Academy Award tonight for ‘King Richard.’ That’s all I do know.”
Smith apologized to the Academy in a tearful speech after his Oscars win. Web page Six later discovered that Smith and Rock settled their feud after the present.
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