Oscars show producer Will Packer talks about that moment that stunned the world
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- Опубліковано 31 бер 2022
- Packer speaks out for the first time since Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Academy Awards.
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The decision to remove ANYONE who just assaulted a performer on live television should NEVER be up to the person who was just assaulted. The assault IS the self-made decision to be automatically removed, arrested, and booked.
Great point. Most victims refuse to press charges
EXACTLY! Now the the producers saying it is Chris's request not to remove / arrest Will Smith, when it was their own failure not to protect Chris and take the right action. If the decision really was up to Chris (which I start to doubt now) of course he must refuse to let Will get arrested, otherwise then people will double blame him for insulting his wife and arresting him.
Agreed!!!
Will Packer, this tarnished you and your attempt to produce the Academy Awards. There should have been no question of doubt what to do!You put yourself in a position where if you produce anything else and there's a incident either way you respond Will's incident will haunt you.
@@jackblakk8761 He din´t handled the situation well, it was his responsibility to the audience. I wouldn't hire him for future shows if I were ABC.
Chris Rock was left totally alone to deal with this. This is disgusting, everybody failed him.
Dude, it was only a bitch slap. You're making Chris look like more of a bitch. Lol
Facts! That was disgusting!
Operation let's blame Chris for NOT removing Will has hit full throttle..
So true so sad
*MUTE ALL FOOLS WHO ACT LIKE HE PIMP SLAPPED THEM 🤣😅😂*
The victim should never be put in the position (burdened) to be responsible to decide what happens next, in the immediate aftermath of an assault. The fact that the academy and executive producer, Will Packer are using Chris's statements (directly after the assault) as rationale for not ejecting is despicable. Chris was slapped once by Will and now he's being slapped again by the academy for them using Chris's statements as rationale for THEIR inaction. DISGUSTING! When someone is assaulted, it's time for the people around the victim to step up and take control of the situation. Way to go academy.
The real victim is Jada.
@@jeffrender2399 Who Lady Macbeth? "Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?"
Right, the Oscar’s should of had him arrested anyways
Wonderfully said!
@@jeffrender2399 Are you kidding me????
Will Packer, in my opinion, have proven that he was not the person to head up such a task. I get the feeling he didn't want to remove Will. I hope he never suffer public humiliation.
Agree
Agreed.
Just hush, 🤦🏾♀️🙄🤐there were others in the room who could have made the decision too remove WS don’t diminish WP greatness he did a phenomenal job producing The Oscars👊🏾
I totally agree. He didn't care about the other people in the room who were sickened by Will actions.
@@brendasykes-tucker3469 “greatness” 😂 The celeb worship is next level….there’s nothing “great” about entitled, privileged celebs, sitting in a room patting themselves on the shoulder. All anyone is going to remember, is the slap & the weak response from the Oscars. WP played himself
Rock's professionalism after the hit still impresses me. "The show must go on" is such an old-school mentality and it's not healthy, but Rock handled it like the seasoned professional he is. Bravo to him.
Have to admire that, certainly had way more restraint then I would have. Id have exclaimed to the crowd, you came to see an awards ceremony, bet you didn't think you'd see a boxing match!
Will done what Will is supposed to do. How can u as a woman not agree with Will? If u and I are married and someone insults u then it's time to throw hands on SITE. That's what a man does he takes up for his wife for his family. I guess I was just raised different. U NEVER say anything about a man's wife or his mother. Again if u was my wife and someone insulted u and I did NOTHING u can't tell me that wouldn't crush u and make u feel left out. There's a reason people lose teeth when talking about someone's wife, mom, or their daughter. It's simple as that. Come on ladies how can u NOT want your man to take up for u. The first time your man doesn't take up for u you're gone🤷♂️
@@brandonburker7330 Same reason I’m not doing that for him, I can take care of myself. Simple as that. And really getting into a fight because someone upset you, really?
*MUTE ALL FOOLS WHO ACT LIKE WILL SMITH BIIITCH SLAPPED THEM 😅🤣😂*
@@sparkplug1018 no he got into a fight because someone poked fun at a disease that his wife has. And yes if u do that it's time to fight on site. How about not joking about someone's wife or their mother and then we all laugh and NOBODY gets hurt🤷♂️
I feel really bad for Chris, he ended looking like the big man, a noble and composed man.
I feel bad for will jada drove him crazy
@@NorthPhilly-zr7xc don't get me wrong, me too, I like Will, Jada made him an emotional mess.
Yes and now all his shows for his upcoming tour sold out so guess who wins in the end
@@PinkQB No. Will made himself an emotional mess.
He left Jada a few times because he was exhausted of trying to make her happy.
Here we are. Chris makes a statement, Will laughs,Jada rolls heer eyes, Will catches her face, Will morphs into Captain "Let Me Make Her Happy, Will slaps Chris, Jada is finally happy and laughs.
Will keeps choosing Jada, and Jada is still mourning Tupac.
@@human_name818 that is definitely true!
What a class act from Rock! Wow! Mad respect!
I Lost All My Respect For Chris Rock 👎👎👎👎👎👎
The amount of keeping composure and professionalism from Chris is unbelievable!
SO TRUE
I feel so sad for Chris. Someone who was bullied when he was a kid. Now a highly respected actor comedian at his age was bullied again. He was thinking of others first. Selfless, professional and good man.
Chris' reaction was ideal but he's still a bully and his jokes are insensitive. Give credit where it's due, but don't let it blind you to his own bitterness and insensitivity.
@@elsandungu5627 so will is an idiot for laughing right? Also if you don't know how to laugh at jokes then you're an idiot. Does it give will idiot family to act the way they did
The interest in his show and sales of tickets has skyrocketed
@@elsandungu5627 agreed.
Not me
Sounds like Will Packer knew Will Smith would win… he didn’t want to ruin his show….
EXACTLY!!!
YES
Best Oscars ever in my opinion
Chris Rock's camp - per TMZ - said this is a lie; Packer is lying that Chris's "energy" told Packer that Chris wanted Smith to stay. I would love to have a body language expert unpack Packer's interview. I cannot WAIT until Chris Rock speaks and calls out this ass-covering BS game.
How can you base a decision like that off of energy. Chris had just been assaulted, he was in shock. Not to mention Packer didn't care about the other hundreds of people who were in the room. He made them sit there feeling afraid, sickened and some traumatized. Packer needs more leadership training. Leaving Will in that room was a bad decision. What if Chris would've retrieved a weapon it would've been a different outcome. That's another reason why Will should've been removed. Thank you Chris for being a stand-up guy! The academy failed everyone, including the viewers.
I 100% agree!
Will Parker has been lying all week about little things. Chris Rock saying he doesn’t want Will Smith arrested does not mean he wants him to stay seated and party. Parker heard what he wanted to hear. Parker was advocating for no one but himself. Chris is a class act.
“Chris did not want him removed.” What a sorry excuse. That man should have been removed immediately. He assaulted someone before all of us. In which world does that get to happen? Apparently Hollywood. What a joke. That’s not how you handle such situations. Obviously a lot of these guys are afraid to call a spade a damn spade. Will is wrong and should be held accountable. It’s as simple as that. You all failed Chris Rock.
That's Hollywood for you, it's a make-believe world. It looks to me this is producer is delivering a pack of lies.
@@carlasummers1258 packer also said he wanted Will to “make it better” with his acceptance speech 🙄
It was the producer’s job to remove Smith. Rock denied that he said this . Packer is covering his butt.
Make it plain sis.
*MUTE ALL FOOLS WHO ACT LIKE WILL SMITH BIIITCH SLAPPED THEM 😅 🤣 😂 *
Not only did he hit Chris Rock, Will Smith slammed him a second time by not apologizing during his acceptance speech. Sorry, The mechanical apology
24 hours later was too late and too insincere.
Not only did Will Smith slap Chris Rock but so did Will Packer, The Academy and those of his peers that stood and gave Will Smith a standing ovation. Talk about showing favoritism. The assaultant was treated as the victim and the victim was treated like the assaultant. How wrong is that?
He personally called Packer the next morning to apologize, zoom called the academy, but failed to reach out to Chris personally. That's how we know his apology to Chris was not sincere, just something his publicist put out, which is one of many reasons I would sue.
I don’t even think that was him apologize he probably just told someone else to do it for him
Oh please
@@otisroseboro5613, Yourself. lol 😂🤣😂
Hey bud why are you leaving it up to someone you hired for the event to make that call? That was the Academys call as the employer who is legally suppose to protect their staff . Chris is coming out refuting your claims and I believe him 100% , just based off all the asinine scapegoating I'm hearing in this interview.
what claims did Chris refute?
It's Hollywood, they live in a make believe world. Nothing real is coming out of them.
@@durtyragoux Chris just said he didn't want to press charges...So Will Packer is stating basically that Chris didn't want to cause a scene and didn't ask Will to be removed. Chris has come out and said he was never asked that ( and why should he be) , he's not the one running the event. So basically that Will guy is trying to get away with no liability and place all of the circumstances on Chris.
Chris Rock is really a strong M---A----N. He has proved that he is. "EVERYBODY LOVES CHRIS."!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everybody hates Chris
So the Producer Will Packer placed the fate of his Oscar's show onto Will Smith doing the right thing in his Oscar Speech. We all know how that turned out. It was Will Packer's responsibility to do the right thing! Not let a shocked assault victim take the responsibility or the perpetrator take the responsibility... HE had the responsibility of making things better. HE was supposed to be in charge. The problem was that there was no real leader or leadership there at the Awards show that night.
Will & Jada could have easily been removed from the audience to a back stage area during a commercial break (without there being an arrest or jail involved), someone else could've accepted Will Smith's award for him and then the matter would have been taken care of without any fuss. And the right thing done, too.
Exactly! As I recall, there was a lot of show left after the slap and it was really uncomfortable for the audience to see Smith still sitting there. I guess Packer didn't want to create more of a scene, but it made the whole thing worse.
To have seat fillers in the seats of Will and Jada would make that really obvious, and empty seats would have the same effect.
The onus to have Will Smith arrested should NOT have been placed on Chris Rock, who was clearly the victim of an assault. WE ALL SAW IT. Arrest the bully and be done with it. Of course Rock was saying 'no' in that moment; he was still reeling from what happened, b/c of his traumatic past of being bullied as a kid, he probably couldn't even think straight, AND he had to be seeing how much support Will was getting from the crowd, even feeling guilty for telling the joke. Hell! Why should Chris Rock have to be the one to stand up for what is right?! Why didn't the Academy and the producers and all those supposed A-Listers stand up for CHRIS?!!! Besides which, this is like the teenage girl who says she doesn't want to press charges against the high school quarterback who raped her b/c HE'S the popular guy, b/c everyone would attack HER instead of him. This is victim shaming and blaming and in that moment, I think Chris Rock was coerced into believing HE'D done something wrong by telling the joke (HE issued an immediate APOLOGY!!). Isn't it on the police to arrest the perp if it's clear the crime was committed? Have we learned nothing?! WHAT are kids who are being bullied and attacked in schools to think about this? That if the person bullying and punching you is powerful and popular enough, you shouldn't say anything?! GAH!
SO WELL SAID
The more we learn about what took place at rhe Oscars the more revealing about what in awesome character Chris Rock have. Mr. Rock truly prevent a bad situation becoming even worse for the Academy. This is even more evidence that smith need to be fine $1,000,000.00 because he can afforded and three years suspension.
According to Chris Rock’s representative, he was never explicitly asked if he wanted Will Smith removed and never volunteered that he didn’t want him removed. I think the producer inferred it and used it as justification for preventing his removal because he knew that wouldn’t be a good look for the show.
Yea, Chris didn't want to press charges but Packet or the people above him could have still had Will removed. It such and laps of duty to think you need the victims "approval".
Yeah, this is the impression I got. I really want to hear Chris' version of the story tho. But whoever was consulted or not consulted, the producers & AMPAS ppl should have shown more leadership & removed Will Smith.
As Shannon Sharp said “I woulda whipped Will Smith's ass!” “And every time I see him it’s on-site!”
Props to Chris Rock for handling that situation so well.
What you were hoping Will would do, did not happen so he should have been removed. What message was expressed by allowing him to stay? There are no consequences for your actions.
The message that was sent was that if someone makes a joke that you feel is offensive you have the RIGHT to slap them. It has open the door to think that it is acceptable to go on stage anywhere and assault someone because you have been offended. Therefore endangering comedians everywhere,
Will Packer should not have interfered the Academy's decision to immediately remove Will Smith from the Oscar Theatre. It proved that Will Packer made the situation WORSE !
This was a really good interview. TJ Holmes brought it home with this one. A real good job. He asked all the right questions.
Too soft. Plantation mentality on display. The interviewer was protecting Packer with the questions just as Packer is protecting Will with his answers
You gotta be joking right? Lol. The right questions would be:
- 'Why didn't YOU mobilize security to remove Will Smith after he assaulted someone, never mind what Chris Rock said'
- 'Would you agree that a person should be applauded after they've assaulted someone else?'
- 'What are the security protocols in the event of an event host getting assaulted or threatened in any way?'
These would be one of the questions to ask because none of this have been addresses since the incident.
I can’t believe he is shifting blame on Chris , when he as the producer failed to act. It’s because he wanted Will to receive the best actor on stage. It was a historic moment as only the 5th black man ever to get it. This Oscars was different in many respects, including the music and that he hired an all-Black production team. Packer wanted to leave his mark. He chose his Ambition over ethical protocols. Privilege at play because of it.
Exactly! This shows the Academy was not lying. He probably reinforced Will’s stance in refusing to leave and is shifting the blame to Chris Rock.
It ended up being a historic mess
@@shawnee0718 Basically two men and one woman who wanted the night to be all about them. The story is true about the two academy executives arguing with Smith’s reps/publicist advising them he has to leave. Now Smith’s people are saying he was never directly and formally asked to leave. Like the Academy President is going to directly go out there to Smith and read a formal letter asking him to leave. This guy is entitled.
Probably because Chris veered off script. There were jokes in the teleprompter for him to read and he decided to freestyle and tell his own joke to attack Jada. He was intentional and malicious.
@@trulyblessed2498 He didn't know about her condition. He had ones made a documentary about African American Women's struggles with their hair. I doubt he would have even made that joke had he known about hers. Therefore, how could one deliberately make fun of something they did not know existed? Plus, he's a comedian, for goodness' sake! It's part of his job. Comedians never intend to hurt, let alone do it intentionally.
I will never understand why people in the audience felt the need to console Will.
My thoughts exactly. I mean Will Smith assaulted someone.
I think everyone-- Chris, the produces, Will's friends-- was concerned abt how it looked to the audience at home & with keeping the show going. They still had awards to give out. They saw Will was still emotional & wanted to calm him down so the thing didn't escalate into a brawl. In hindsight it looks bad but the show went on & everyone got their awards & made their speeches.
Because Chris Rock crossed the line,you don't make jokes like that
@@otisroseboro5613 oh so let me get this straight Chris Rock Says words so it's okay for Will Smith to retaliate against the words that he said that he doesn't like by going up on stage and physically assaulting him that's assault my friend and anyone else would be putting cuffs
So reports are coming out that Packer is obfuscating on the part about Chris Rock being given the choice to have Smith removed or not--Rock wasn't presented with this option and Rock didn't make that choice. The right thing for the Executive Producer would've been to make the executive decision to have this violent person removed from the site.
Such buffoonery. Will Packer blaming Chris Rock for the inaction, when he knows every producer should have a plan in place for aggression on stage. The obfuscation with the excessive explanations is exhausting- just say it as it is- no one did anything because it is Will Smith and was about to win an award.
Celebrity entitlement.
The show must go on.
Sorry but the charges option was not all on Chris. It is The Academy’s OBLIGATION to keep everyone safe, especially those you have invited to present. It is not up to Chris Rock.
When you have your values intact there is no need for so much ‘discussion’.
As for the celebrity sheep automotons standing ovation for Will Smith after watching him aggressively assault and curse out their own Colleague, well, you make up your mind. I’m still in shock everyone believes that the meaning of the joke excuses the slap. It doesn’t.
Packer told the Academy that Rock didn't want Smith removed. However, I thought Rock didn't want him removed BY THE POLICE. Was having him removed by Academy Security even discussed with him? And it shouldn't have been his decision anyway! Bad call by Packer. How could the mood go back to normal with Smith still sitting there?
Thank you! I believe they applauded him, but in their hearts he should have been removed that is way the heaviness was present.
Good to know he was so cool backstage as well. Rock is a true class act.
Will Smith smacked Chris Rock on live TV but Chris didn't retaliate because for him the show must go on. He kept his cool. I admire him because be remained calm and professional. He saved the Oscars that night.
💤💤💤💤💤
Failed leadership. The producer put the responsibility of "making things better" on Rock and Smith. Smith was in no position to make anything better given his actions, therefore it was unethical to encourage him or rely on him to "make things better". Though I share the producer's sentiment about being extremely supportive of Rock, Rock had just been assaulted and of course being the honest, ethical, family man he is, wanted to keep things cool and movin'. Will Smith should have been removed. The leadership failed. A life's work and hope of generations, destroyed.
No, that is leadership.
«A lifes work is destroyed». That is a little over the top.
@@kame99023 Fact's
Will Packer, when Chris stated that he didn’t want Will arrested, You, Will Packer, should have turned to the LAPD and said, Will Smith can not stay here. Chris don’t want him arrested but please escort him out of the building and off the property. Of course Chris didn’t want him ARRESTED, fool. He knew intuitively that something was terribly wrong with Will Smith. You should have made the moral and right call to have Will Smith escorted out of the building and off the grounds, not arrested but OUT. Denzel could’ve accepted the award on his behalf. You are asking the victim, after his trauma to make decisions you should’ve made. The American people are not pleased.
Honestly if he was removed should not have been a discussion or decision. You think if some nobody you never heard of had done this there would have been discussion among the guild or having Rock decide? No, security would have come down and escorted him out, there would be no “he refused to leave.”
All the movie rolls that would have been for Will, they should now give them to Chris Rock. Will, you need therapy. Chris, I can't believe you were disrespected in front of millions and no one lifted a finger. I believe Will is not sorry at all. Look at how he was smiling at the after-party and showing off. Chris, I send you a big 🤗 Hug
I'm glad the LAPD did their job... It was a crime and made sure Chris had the option to hold Smith responsible. However, the Oscars had every reason to remove Smith. It's not up to him. And then still got an award, still got to stay for the after party... Unforgivable on the Oscars' part.
He should of been removed immediately. It’s like Jim Carry said- Hollywood is spineless. Chris had a choice to press charges and he chose not to, cool, but it was the venues responsibility to throw Will out for his behavior.
Well that's two different things... from what I got here Chris was only telling the LAPD he didn't want "them" to remove, arrest Will, bc Chris didn't want the LAPD, not the Academy to make a bad situation worst, so Mr. Packer where in that conversation did Chris ever say, I don't want the Academy's security to throw Will, and Jada out. Did I miss Packer's question asking this... "Chris if you don't want to press charges, and have Will arrested by the LAPD, then I'am going to ask to have the Academy's security escort Will out for assaulting you bc we don't condone this behavior, nor violence of any kind."
Just sounds like protection of the Academy bs coming out of Packer's mouth also for Will, plus Chris, or maybe it was Tony R., said Chris only said that to the LAPD. Anyway, the Academy's protocol is if a guest gets assaulted, you throw the perpetrator even A-list star Will, and his Jada out the building without Chris' approval so therefore no blood on Chris' hands from Will's entire community.
Just sounds like all bs, Packer, and the Academy didn't care, and just wanted A-lister Will to stay for his award. Packer knew it was real once Will started with "F" bombs, therefore, at that moment Packer should have said to have Will's deplorable butt escorted out. SMH! If Packer's claims are true, then Packer ran up to the head people to save Will, over aiding traumatized Chris who had to remain facing his attacker, Will. Shameful!
So basically Will Packer didn’t allow them to remove Will Smith? Chris Rock didn’t want him arrested…he didn’t say he didn’t want him removed.
There is a difference. I don’t know why the hesitation to act. He assaulted Chris Rock and then proceeded to yell n curse from his seat and they still didn’t know what to do after all that? Ridiculous
Let me get this right, Chris Rock was the one questioned by police and who had to leave the show? Meanwhile Will Smith was allowed to stay and enjoyed the rest of the night, received the most prestigious award, a standing ovation and wasn't even questioned by police?
Great job Will Packer! I wonder if deep down inside Chris felt more disappointment that he was allowed to go home like that while the academy coddled Smith.
Isn't being removed from the Oscar's event and being arrested two different things? Will P stated that Chris absolutely did not want to press charges or get Will Smith arrested. The Academy wanted to physically remove Will Smith from the event. Why would Will P tell the Academy, "That's not what Chris Rock wants". 🤔
Will Packer is trying to dodge accountability at every turn. This much has been evident since the incident. He should be nowhere near any future Oscar events. He's a coward.
Chris handled it this way, Chris responded this way, Chris said- why is this all on the guy who got slapped to handle it? Is he a top billed co producer here? No wonder it took 100 women for Harvey to go down. What a disaster
The Academy should have had the appropriate security on hand and immediately escorted the offender out of the premises, lest it escalate. How could they allow the perpetrator of an act of violence still remain in close proximity to the victim of the assault? Who cares about what they 'thought' the wishes of the victim were after the fact. The Academy showed total negligence before, during and after the incident.
The moment Will Packer said those were not conversations I had been a part of ,you should have known he was lying, how disgusting he literally stopped them from removing Will Smith.
Hind sight is 20/20. I believe that the Academy should have advocated for Chris Rock. Chris was in shock and couldn’t process that he had been attacked. I wish that Will would have publicly been escorted out. That would have reflected the truth that violence is not the answer.
This really shouldn't be left to hindsight. This has exposed the hot mess of bad management at the Academy.
Oh please
The energy left my living room also
Extraordinary recounting of what happened behind the scenes... bravo! 👏🏻
I am so impressed that was such a great interview I think that man is amazing great questions just perfect interview loved it
Fact's
So basicly, it's up to the employee to make the decision to remove or not remove a colleague that just assaulted them? What a poor excuse honestly! Its not up to Chris rock to make that decision whether he wanted Will Smith to stay or not! What a joke of the academy! Says Alot about the people running the show. They need to be investigated
This is a teachable moment about emotional intelligence.
It's a subject that can't be easily summarized in a short writing, but it is something that we should all care about, because we apply, or fail to apply emotional intelligence every day.
All of us have certain values, beliefs and a code that drives how we live, act, and think about what the world presents us. When presented with a situation, an important component, or attribute of emotional intelligence is to have an awareness of how that situation makes us feel.
Emotional intelligence involves having the ability to be authentic and true to oneself about how a situation makes us feel -- and to respond in a way that produces an outcome that is respectful to ourself, in keeping with our values, and that maximizes the quality of whatever social interaction is at hand.
It's a trait that determines life outcomes in equal, if not more agency than intellect.
This producer and the police made mistakes, and I'm not alone in that belief.
He failed to take action. He failed to take action because he had no "code," personal or professional, as to how to respond to violence. I can appreciate that he may not have, or to see need to have it in his personal life. But as a man responsible for an event with a crowd of celebrities in the age of mass shootings and prior cases of stage intrusions, he should have had some training or code as to how to respond.
If a person is assaulted, much less assaulted in such a high pressure situation, you don't let them do the thinking for you as to what to do.
They're traumatized. In shock. Confused. Probably in physical pain. As a man, perhaps Chris did not want to appear hurt or weak, which having Smith arrested might appear to some. There could have been prior personal dealings that would militate against asking for Smith to be arrested. He may have been so shaken that he felt responsible, or otherwise thought an escalation would bring him more embarrassment or scorn.
You're the producer. You're the person in charge. If a ceiling light fixture dropped and hit an award recipient in the head, you don't ask them what you should do.
"The police didn't arrest Chris because Chris asked them not to."
That's pathetic. It should not have been up to Chris. And this producer certainly should not have been running around like a gossiping interlocutor quoting Chris.
As for the LAPD, what can I say?
LAPD. I suppose that's all I need to say.
An arrest would have said the following: "Black Lives Matter."
What actually occurred says this: "They're Black. This is normal for them." The Hollywood version of a doctor prescribing Tylenol for a Black person with mortal pain.
And the standing ovation for a thug who spit on the dignity of Black man is revolting. Would the people who celebrated that violent display accept such behavior from their children? Forget that Chris was performing -- a paid professional required to make jokes: if their child is on the playground, hears a joke and throws a punch -- am I to believe that's a behavior they would stand up and praise?
Then, what were they doing clapping for Smith?
Emotional intelligence. Either they were not in touch with their true values, or maybe they were showing us who they really are: More than comfortable with the humiliation of a Black man. It's so natural to them, they neglected to act like civilized people.
Racists, wingnuts, and Fox News viewers take notice. Discard your mistaken belief that the Hollywood Left are against you. You are not alone. On certain issues, America is effectively monolithic. Race is one of them. There is no zip code where an assault on the dignity of a Black person is unwelcome.
Someone should do something with the video of those people clapping for a batterer. Call them out, every one of them.
Oh, my goodness! Your intelligent, insightful, beautiful comment almost made me cry! I could not agree with everything you said more than I already do. Kudos, friend, for telling the truth as truth.
The truth
This was a great moment, after all will Smith Won The Oscar, also Chris Rock should be thanking Will Smith, after all his show sold out
Here’s my effing question!!! Why they gonna put the pressure on Chris rock… they Like ‘we’ll arrest him if you say so…’ They should’ve just taken action right after Wil did that!! Right off the stage! Security should have escorted him into a cop car for the night smh -some bullshit!
Will packer Knew what he was doing!
Of Course He's The Man
We love you ❤️ Chris Rock , we admire you and have huge respect for you. The way you handle that so professional, l still feel really bad that he direspect you like that. Hopefully they don't let him be no more in the future Oscar Awards.
Not Me, Chris Rock Brought All This On Himself, What He Thought Will Smith Was Going To Do Hug Him When He Got On That Stage
I initially thought it was fake because I know what happens within the psychology around physical confrontations. People especially those assaulted will go into a fight or flight mode, they'll have an adrenaline rush and then dump that'll usually leave them incoherent or monosyllabic. None of this happened to Chris Rock. He just happens to be on another level who has a mind of a genius.
Chris saved Will Smith’s ass by not pressing charges. Yet people who supported Smith actually thought it was okay to hit someone over a joke even if it was a bad joke. I think Chris should have pressed charges and to shut down the narrative that it was okay to hit someone. The pictures with Smith in handcuff would have been a great lesson for all of the Smith’s supporters.
GREG WORLD Will isn't saved. Netflix has already dropped one of his movies. And other movie execs are in the process of doing the same. Looks like he might get blackballed. Will is not getting saved at all. And the Academy is probably gonna ban him from the Oscars coming up April 18th.
So they didn’t just leave Rock alone on stage, after the assault, to deal with everything….but they put Will’s punishment, or lack thereof on his shoulders too? smh What an absolute joke
Chris Rock did the academy proud by remaining professional even though he was clearly shaken up by the assault. He acknowledged the assault, pulled himself together, smiled and finished award announcement. Oscars used to be a classy event.
the Oscars are still a class event. It's some of the guests and winners who are declassee.
Chris Rock 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
I don't like the excuses Packer made for the audience. Every single person in that room had a choice whether to clap politely or to give a standing ovation to the man who had just assaulted someone right in front of them. Many chose the latter. Whether they did it because they wanted to give Smith the benefit of the doubt or because they just wanted it to look good for TV, who knows. But it just goes to show how easy it is to turn a blind eye to wrongdoings when it's not convenient. I'm guilty of it and I'm sure a lot of us are.
Well they all want to keep recieving their $140.000 gift bags
@@youknowit. when I heard that , I wanted to throw!!!.
Speak for yourself, not me.
Great Oscar Show. Congratulations Thank You.
This guy is an enabler. Chris obviously being a gentleman wished no harm on Will but this guy should have got Will removed. He failed to do his job. He was more focused on Will and star struck to the point that he enabled him. If Will was removed that would've wiped that smirk right off his face and the laugh off his egoistic wife's face too.
Lots of respect for Chris he held it together most people would of started fighting, but where was security to run up on the stage after Chris said I just got slapped by will aren’t there security 🤦🏿♀️ lack of accountability about security just sad
Chris Rock Brought All This On Himself, What He Thought Will Smith Was Going To Do Hug Him When He Got On That Stage
That wasn't Will S. defending his wife's honor. That was Will S. being her attack dog!!
If will smith was really offended and was determined to slap Chris rock then right after slapping him he should have told Jada we are leaving and walked out.
People who have tweeted some racist stuff when they were teenagers are being made to apologize or even resigned from their job. But Will Smith got a standing ovation for the heinous act he committed just a short time ago.
Will smith was even laughing about it until jada gave him a look.
He deserved the standing ovation
wow jada has dragged that man through the man pushing the worst out of him
Let's not blame the woman for a grown man's actions.
@@alexialanda27 No, let's blame Jada.
All of Will's emotions on Saturday is how tired he is of Jada. That slap had everything to do with her, and not Chris.
Will already said he fantisizes about one day being the man that makes Jada happy. He could never be that man, so he is going to keep heading towards the cliff, trying to make Jada happy.
Chris in the moment and then Amy Schumer after were critical to that show going on.
Saying that, I'm saddened to no longer be a fan of Will Smith as a person and leader.
Millions are feeling the same. On the other hand, everyone adores Mr. Chris Rock. Concert tickets in Boston went from $46 to $400. Chris will be blessed from the aftermath just for showing humbleness and forgiveness.
With any of these stars I think their motto always is, The Show Must Go On. It was LIVE so Chris Rock took it like a champ, most likely because Will made Chris feel partially guilty for his joke, so Chris was not going to overreact, he clearly tried to play it off as part of his show but then Will started yelling. They cut the volume then went to about 3 minutes of commercials. The camera control people were able to block us from seeing the slap with an old Grammies sign but we knew Will hit him. It could have been a lot worse. I really thought Will Smith was being removed for hitting Chris Rock. Then Will Smith won an Oscar and it looked like crocodile tears streaming down his face. There was no way he was sorry, he was angry as hell.
Chris Rock was in shock and you used that to make the decisions that you wanted to make.
I wonder if the academy has the authority to press charges. Most victims do not press charges, if no one fights for them they will not fight for theirselves
Great interview! Thank you 🙏
Chris Rock, much love you are soooooooo classy. Much respect!
Ugh. Take responsibility. stop putting a decision not to do something on someone else. You failed!
The Academy owes Chris Rock Big Time!
No they don't
What a bullsh*t response from the production team. To imagine an organization defending a perpetrator based on the “hope” that he would make it right is complete and utter delusion. The Oscars MUST be held accountable for their NEGLIGENCE to the participants and the viewers. Complete and utter disgrace.
Agreed. Will Packer and the Academy did nothing to protect Chris Rock. There should have been safety protocols in place beforehand!! Shameful and pathetic!
@@cagarden8808Are You Serious 😂😂😂😂
At that point, once Smith struck Rock, Smith became an injury, a liability for all. Rock wasn't the only victim that night. The fact that the criminal Smith was ALLOWED to remain, it only continued the injury for all. Poor decision making on the part of the Oscar producers. It wasn't Rocks decision at that point.
I can't wait until Chris give his version of what happened. Just to see how much of this is true and false. I don't believe everything Will Packer is saying.
Never believe Packer. He's been dodging accountability since day 1. Imagine asking a victim of assault what the next course of action should be.
Like expecting the cops to ask victims of crimes if they should arrest the perpetrators. Fecking ridiculous.
I Believe Him
Producer gets paid to make tough decisions. He put it all on Rock why Will was not removed. Classy.
Will could have handled it backstage or after the show instead of tarnishing his reputation and Oscar win for life....
"Had the Option" Now tell me why he wouldn't have the option? Brilliant Deduction man
Chris made a unplanned joke and got smacked. 😂 😂 😂
The fact that he didn’t step up and lead and say no to violence is the saddest part of this. He could have really made a public statement by directly addressing that violence isn’t ok and I’m not gonna make excuses for it. Violence continues because there’s no accountability or consequences for abusers.
Will smith's marriage is open to EVERYTHING EXCEPT JOKE'S 🤪
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I was thinking the same thing.
If I see this stolen joke one more time imma flip
@@cashmoney6935 😜🤪😝😁😁🤣
and what about all of Chris Rocks friends and how they felt
Will packer has to be lying. I know how Lapd works and if it's true that they asked what do you want us to do? Packer should have had Will Smith arrested and escorted out along with Jada. BTW, that video of jada laughing after Will slap Chris is disturbing and disgusting.
👎Will Smith
My view of these two men are reversed by this incident! I saw Will being more composed & having class. I had a much different view of Chris. This incident proved who's the bigger man, the more composed & classy person, I'm so very proud of Chris and his assertiveness! Chris You Rock!!!
Great producer this guy is 🤦🏽♂️ …. (sarcasm)
Not only does he shift his responsibility to Chris Rock (who was just attacked and likely still in shock) but he also proceeds to defend the crowd that gave the assailant a standing ovation.
What a standup guy!!!
The Academy MUST make this right and they should be liable due to negligence.
Chris certainly deserves better.
CHRIS IS THE MAN!!!!
I still don't understand how they could put the burden of an arrest on the victim. Wth? That's not how it works. Poor Chris!
Will Smith assaults Chris Rock. To begin with, Will Smith should have been charged with disorderly conduct. He should have been arrested and removed from the Dolby theatre. Instead, the LAPD approach Chris Rock, who is in a hostile environment because it appeared everyone was more supportive of Will Smith, than the shocked, traumatized, and confused Chris Rock. The LAPD want Chris Rock to file Charges. Since when does the police need a victim statement to charge someone with disorderly conduct.
Exactly!!!
No one was quite sure that time what really happened so they had to make sure was it really an assault or was it a skit. That's how composed Chris was after the fact. So having gotten informed of the situation and followed by Chris's resistance to press charges, the cops can't just go in and arrest Will after Chris, even being the victim, told them not to
@@kenhew4641 Disorderly Conduct is a statutory crime. Will Smith was fighting and using offensive words in a public place. This is a violation of California Penal Code 647. No charges need to be filed by Chris Rock, this is a Police matter.
Oh please
Will Smith needed to be removed for the safety of the people in attendance. He was obviously emotional and violent. They put everyone at risk.
Ok, Tina chill….
Oh please
@@kame99023 yes I agree 👍💯
That interviewer was great, i just wish he had pushed back on the question about whether he wishes will had left. He didnt make it clear whether he felt that the speech that will did give was something that he felt helped the situation. Id be curious to know
Chris Rock went on with his life as if nothing was wrong that's what I call a mature adult
A year later this never gets old 😂💀 I 1:57
All this drama over a bitch slap. In the real world, this was just a disagreement between two grown men. Of which they settled that night. It's EVERYONE else that made this into a big issue.
will was brave enough to go up on stage slapped chris, is he brave enough to go, meet chris and apologize in person?
Packer is ridiculous. Condoning a violent act, praising himself on Twitter and lying on GMA about Rock saying he didn't want Will to leave.