Definitely the slap heard round the world - tuned in to Fox as Watter's show was wrapping up a segment on "the slap" and it got a very brief mention on Tucker's show. Hannity also did a segment that was prefaced by a poll showing that 2 out of 3 people say Smith should be arrested and that later was pointed out that misdemeanor prosecution in California no longer happens. One has to wonder why security didn't swarm the stage and escort Will from the premises - just kidding - we all know why that didn't happen. And does anyone think the Academy will rescind Will's Oscar - yeah kidding on that one too.
Hannity showed clips of Will giving a small slap to a prankster reporter and making a bald joke about Arsenio Hall's mother! Will much later did release an apology to Chris on Instagram for his behavior that one can easily think is damage control for the obvious repercussions of his actions. After watching the vid below, Will came across as emotionally unstable and a bit unhinged with his over embrace of his King Richard role beyond that of acting in a movie:
My first thought upon hearing of the incident was the awards show's ratings have been in the dumpster and this was probably a staged event to reverse that. Seeing the vid, one can't help notice Will's obvious amusement at Chris' joke that was taken in a good natured way as one would normally expect in a show with a comedian. Jada did not look amused, rather a pained expression but not overly stricken. Apparently in the next 30 seconds, Will went from amused to warrior avenger mode. It looked like a real assault to me that took Chris by complete surprise and I think he did an amazing job smoothing the situation over and to get the show back on track. Hannity's show also mentioned that a previous joke by someone else earlier in the show referencing Jada's extra marital philandering did not elicit an attack reaction, so why was the G.I. Jane 2 joke more offensive than that? Again, it seemed something went click in his brain that was tied to the ultra family "protector" role he played in King Richard.
All the woke talk about toxic masculinity as well as violent black males has taken a big hit with Will's assault on another black male. And that clip of the slap is being played and replayed endlessly. Chris declined to file a police report.
Some years ago, there was concern that afro-hair care products caused baldness and irritations and other symptoms.
And though it was documented, the products continued to sell, and not much was done due to it being a niche consumer product.
Chris actually made a documentary about black women's hair because of his daughters. He was appalled by the toxic chemicals used to straighten black women's hair and how many use real hair procured from India and the unusual circumstances of that.
Oscars are sponsored by Pfizer -> A joke made about someone's disease named Alopecia create a stir -> Pfizer just happens to wrap up on a new drug for Alopecia
The above puts everything in an entirely new light - was this a PR stunt to make the public super aware of alopecia and that Pfizer is on the verge of having a pharmaceutical to treat it?
Meanwhile, the sale of tickets for Chris Rock's show skyrockets:
This was brought out on Hannity's show as well. And if the whole thing was a PR stunt, how much did Pfizer pay the Smiths and Chris to do it? What are the chances this will be exposed if true? Meanwhile, it certainly served to take attention away from Biden's gaffes of US troops soon on the ground in Ukraine and Putin cannot remain in power. A win-win-win event? Cynical yet?
