re: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

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after laughing at it for 10 seconds

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Just another random thought, but how likely is it Will smith was paying that close attention to what Chris Rock was saying? Keep in mind, he would have known all cameras were going to be on him when Rock mentioned his name, so he'd have been more concerned with how he looked for that. Plus, think of any roast you've ever seen...most people try and be a good sport and laugh along. Most people aren't as self righteous as Will and Jada Smith though, so I could see him not paying attention to the specifics closely and acting along with the joke only to have it finally land and see Jada's reaction to it and flip.

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Do you really think the Williams sisters would put up with this fricking shite if they knew Will had planned this in advance? I’m sure they’re going to demand an apology from Will as it stands, nevertheless if this was planned in advance. You really have to be a special kind of stupid to think this was staged.

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Or, Hollywood does stunts and has been known to stir up controversy since it's literal inception, and anyone trusting anything Hollywood and the mainstream media puts out in 2022 as truth and gospel needs to reexamine the last 5 years.

Questioning a bunch of lying assholes in which an entire industry is based on is not a "special kind of stupid"

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Do you really think the Williams sisters would put up with this fricking shite if they knew Will had planned this in advance? I’m sure they’re going to demand an apology from Will as it stands

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Hah. You are gonna be waiting a long time (eternity) for that apology.

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Or, Hollywood does stunts and has been known to stir up controversy since it's literal inception, and anyone trusting anything Hollywood and the mainstream media puts out in 2022 as truth needs to reexamine the last 5 years.

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What gain do they get from this specific stunt, and was this really the best stunt they came up with?

Jussie came up with a better scripted story.

What does 1. Will Smith 2. Chris Rock 3. The Academy have to gain from scripting a fight over a joke about a black woman losing her hair from a disease?

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You missed out

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Bet I went to more games than you that year.

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Its for show.

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Honestly, I'm trying to follow this line of thinking because it was my first reaction as well.

But why THIS controversy as it played out? Could Chris Rock, one of the funniest ever stand ups and a team of paid writers PLUS will Smith have not come up with a better scenario for attention than what actually took place?

I'm not at all saying that all of them would not pull a stunt...but for the life of me I'm not seeing this one.

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Plus, think of any roast you've ever seen...most people try and be a good sport and laugh along. Most people aren't as self righteous as Will and Jada Smith though, so I could see him not paying attention to the specifics closely and acting along with the joke only to have it finally land and see Jada's reaction to it and flip.

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I'd be more inclined to believe this if the joke wasn't a throwaway, non-inspired, hack joke that wasn't even remotely funny OR offensive.

It doesn't add up.

Gi Jane 2, cant wait to see it!

Yea, idk doesn't seem like the straw breaking the camels back kind of joke. It's low effort, and lazy, no way that actually "offended" anybody.

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I'm more interested in how you know how it works

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Writers write, artists read and act. Award shows are scripted.

Even a 5 year old could tell you that.