‘The View’ slammed for ‘endorsing violence’ with Oscars slap child’s costume

"The View" is in scorching water after dressing up a toddler as an Oscar statuette with a purple handprint to represent the notorious "Oscar slap."
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“The View” was slammed Monday, throughout the present’s Halloween-themed episode, for dressing a toddler as an Academy Award statuette with a blood-red handprint on their cheek to characterize the notorious “Oscars slap.”

The phase concerned “The View” wardrobe supervisor, Ashley Alderfer Kaufman, introducing every of the costumes primarily based on “scorching matters” mentioned on the present this 12 months.

The masquerade showcase additionally included “inflation” — depicted by a toddler dressed as a car-dealership inflatable and pretend cash glued to the perimeters — and “the Mar-a-Lago raid” — with a child dressed as former President Trump within the act of flushing categorized paperwork down a bathroom.

One costume, nonetheless, was deemed most inappropriate. “We don't need to endorse violence of any type, however we couldn’t assist however discuss one of many hottest matters of this 12 months,” mentioned Kaufman.

The Put up reached out to “The View” for remark.

One costume, nonetheless, was a toddler dressed because the golden Oscar statue with a purple handprint on their face, impressed by Will Smith’s notorious slap of Chris Rock (left).

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One costume, nonetheless, was a toddler dressed because the golden Oscar statuette, with a purple handprint to characterize Will Smith’s notorious slapping of comic Chris Rock.

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Twitter customers erupted into outrage on the costume.

“Not a fan of that Oscar slap costume,” wrote one person.

“Unhealthy style on the Oscar slap,” echoed one other.

“What was that Chris Rock costume,” fumed one viewer. “I don’t need to endorse violence however right here’s a fancy dress endorsing violence. DO BETTER!!”