Category: The Slap
Rosie O’Donnell, Tiffany Haddish And Others Shared Their Reactions To Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock At The Oscars
We all witnessed the same disappointing, and frankly, wildly unprofessional behavior unfold live in front of our eyes during last night’s Academy Awards broadcast. I think we can all agree that what we saw, which was Will Smith bum-rushing the stage and slapping Chris Rock in the face after he made a G.I. Jane II joke about Will’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, was undeniably shocking. Yet, unsurprisingly, reactions to The Slap have been as all over the place as the broadcast itself. But personally, when the camera person in charge of audience reaction shots failed to capture the crucial 30 seconds between when Will was shown laughing at Chris’ joke, and the moment Will saw Jada’s face and decided he needed to slap the taste out of his mouth, I said to myself, “wow, this is a new low for Hollywood.” Say what you will about the demise of the Golden Globes, but at least their crew would have had coverage.
A Telenovela Star Might Be In Trouble With The Law For Slapping A Reporter
Eduardo Yanez, a Mexican telenovela star, is being investigated on assault and battery charges after he slapped a reporter upside the head during a red carpet interview in L.A. No, Univision reporter Paco Fuentes didn’t ask Eduardo to stick his hands in the Mani-Cam, he asked him about his son Eduardo Yanez Jr.