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re: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:17 pm to
Posted by Triple Bogey
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:17 pm to
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The Academy of Rapists doesnt have anything to gain from this

No one can give us a reason why anyone would stage this


Ratings for the Oscars have been abysmal since Covid started. Not saying its 100% fake, but ratings, clicks, and views would be them gaining something.
Posted by nvasil1
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:18 pm to
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So Will Smith assaulting someone at the end of a show no one cares about is going to benefit which of the people staging it? Barely anyone even knew about it until this morning.

The Oscars were so desperate for ratings and publicity, they set this up. That was the argument last night.

Today the argument is that Smith went rogue to repair his public image.

Both theories appear like a stretch.
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:18 pm to
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Posted by The Boat
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:19 pm to
Damn. 58 pages from a lot of 6’4” men who don’t care about the Oscars.
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:21 pm to
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Posted by Triple Bogey
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:21 pm to
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Damn. 58 pages from a lot of 6’4” men who don’t care about the Oscars.


Its mainly just turned into an argument between people who think its real and those that think its fake.
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:23 pm to
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Posted by Jake88
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:24 pm to
Why should anyone care if it was staged? Why should this be of interest beyond one day?
Posted by BluegrassBelle
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:27 pm to
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He waits to do this right before getting the Oscar? I know Smith is too narcissistic and stupid to think this through, but he could have been thrown the frick out of the Oscars for it, and then his wife( if she remained behind) would have to accept the Oscar on his behalf. How fricking embarrassing would that be when he was in the auditorium a mere 30 minutes before?


Right?

Like I said before, I could understand if he hadn't made a movie in awhile and was totally irrelevant. He's not. He was literally up for (and had a good shot at winning) his first Oscar. And in a movie that portrays a strong, Black father of two world famous Black women.

Him winning that Oscar alone was going to be the softball of publicity in today's media with everyone that was tied to it. There were just waiting to salivate over that. He didn't need the publicity and certainly not bad publicity.
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:27 pm to
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Posted by GreatLakesTiger24
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:29 pm to
There’s way more evidence that 911 was inside job than this
Posted by nvasil1
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:31 pm to
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Damn. 58 pages from a lot of 6’4” men who don’t care about the Oscars.


This isn't about the Oscars though. It's about an A-list celebrity bitch slap.

But if you want to fill us in on Wanda Sykes and Miss Piggy as hosts, or red carpet fashion, go right ahead.
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:31 pm to
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Posted by musick
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:32 pm to
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He wouldn’t do this on the night of his likely first Oscar. This isn’t the MTV Music Awards, it’s a fricking Oscar. The simplest answer is he snapped on Rock.


FWIW this could also lend more to the fact that it was staged than not IMO

Why would he tank his career over a lame joke?
Posted by Walking the Earth
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:32 pm to
I'm surprised (and a little disappointed) that the conspiracy theory on here hasn't morphed into "The Academy gave Will Smith the Best Actor award in exchange for doing this bit to help their ratings" yet.
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:33 pm to
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When Anthony Jeselnik roasted Steve-O to tell him to not give up on his suicide, do you think he was laughing because he found that funny?


He probably did find it funny though, it's fricking Steve-O.
Posted by Walking the Earth
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:34 pm to
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I love how y’all think Will Smith is so talented that he can fake an assault but not a laugh, which literally anyone can do.


He can't fake laugh but can convincingly fake assault but forgets he can't F bomb on live network TV.

He's a more complicated actor than I figured.
Posted by musick
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:34 pm to
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The Academy gave Will Smith the Best Actor award in exchange for doing this bit to help their ratings" yet.


Brilliant
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:35 pm to
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Posted by musick
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Posted on 3/28/22 at 12:37 pm to
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I first heard it from a guy I was sitting next to in a bar about 5 minutes after it happened. It seems decently well known in Hollywood circles, and Will Smith will never put up with an insult to him or his family real or imagined since they look at themselves the way Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs viewed themselves. They’re just next level.


Look I get it, I see both sides of the argument. I'm just not sold on Smith losing his cool over that terrible 3rd grade joke, sorry. I know there are way more nuances than that, a history, etc.

I just dont see GI Jane being the thing that pushes Jada/Smith over the edge.
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