Jim Carrey, Will Smith
Will Smith’s most talked-about ‘slap incident’ at the prestigious Oscar 2022 ceremony has taken many by surprise. While many are in support of the Men in Black actor for standing up for his wife Jada, others believe the hit was unnecessary and equated to attack. Chris Rock, who was on the receiving end of the slap, refused to air the matter and filed no report against Smith. However, actor Jim Carrey believes that Smith should be arrested. During his appearance on CBS Mornings, Carey reacted to the incident, saying that he would have sued Will Smith if he had been in place of Chris Rock.
Jim Carrey said, “I got sick. I got sick from a standing ovation, (after Smith won his first Oscar for Best Actor for King Richard—The Guardian) felt like Hollywood was just spineless. . And it’s just — it really felt like, ‘Oh, that’s a really clear sign that we’re not a good club anymore.’
“I would have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million because that video was going to be there forever,” Jim Carrey said. “It’s going to be ubiquitous. You know, that humiliation is going to last for a very long time. If you want to shout out to the audience and show disapproval or disapproval or say something on Twitter or whatever – you have Don’t have the right to come on stage and slap someone in the face because they uttered the words.”
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during Oscar 2022 ceremony
Meanwhile, Will Smith issued an apology to The Rock the night after the Oscars, writing: “Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I Responded emotionally. I would love to publicly apologize to you, Chris.”
“I was out of line and I was wrong. I am ashamed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
For the unversed, Jada Pinkett Smith has alopecia, which causes hair loss, and she shaved her head last year. In a TikTok message, which is set to the India Aerie song ‘I’m Not My Hair’, Pinkett Smith talks about the pressure she feels to make her hair look ‘European’ and now that she has shaved her head, discussed on