{"id":27469,"date":"2022-05-25T09:49:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T09:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/comedians-weigh-in-on-implications-of-will-smith-oscar-slap-for-stand-up\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T09:49:07","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T09:49:07","slug":"comedians-weigh-in-on-implications-of-will-smith-oscar-slap-for-stand-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/business-markets\/comedians-weigh-in-on-implications-of-will-smith-oscar-slap-for-stand-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedians Weigh In On Implications Of Will Smith Oscar Slap For Stand-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Will Smith (R) slaps actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in &#8230; [+] Hollywood, March 27, 2022. (Topshot Photo by ROBYN BECK\/AFP\/via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images Some may have crafted a comedy-driven tweet around the joke-related slap that occurred during the televised broadcast of the Oscars, but few if any comedians are calling Will Smith\u2019s aggression toward Chris Rock a laughing matter. The 94th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre drew 16.6 million viewers with an estimated 17.4 million viewers present during Smith\u2019s screen time. That\u2019s quite a reach and not the exposure anyone wants when it comes to bad behavior. Prior to the actor\u2019s acceptance speech for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in King Richard, Smith took to the stage and struck Rock in response to a joke the comedian told that focused on Smith\u2019s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock\u2019s joke referenced Pinkett Smith\u2019s close-cropped hair. Pinkett Smith has alopecia. \u201cViolence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night\u2019s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,\u201d said Smith in a lengthier apology posted on Instagram Monday. But the comedy-related aggression has many comedy professionals talking. \u201cAs Rock got hit, I got hit. We comedians, we felt the pain,\u201d said George&#8230; Click below to read the full story from Forbes<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/nancyberk\/2022\/03\/30\/comedians-weigh-in-on-implications-of-will-smith-oscar-slap-for-stand-up\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Smith (R) slaps actor Chris Rock onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in &#8230; [+] Hollywood, March 27, 2022. 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