Actor Jim Carrey is slamming Will Smith and Hollywood after Smith slapped Chris Rock, but then received applause for winning best actor.
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars after he made a joke about his wife's hair loss. Here's a look at the timeline of events before and after the altercation.slapped Chris Rock during an Oscars presentation"I was sickened," Carrey told Gayle King of "CBS Mornings" in an interview that aired Tuesday. "I was sickened by the standing ovation."
WESTWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: Jim Carrey attends the LA special screening of Paramount's"Sonic The Hedgehog" at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2020 in Westwood, California. Carrey further said that people have the right to express their disapproval on social media and in other ways but "you do not have the right to walk up on stage and smack somebody in the face because they said words.""It didn’t escalate, it came out of nowhere because Will has something going on inside him that’s frustrated," he said but added he doesn’t have anything against Smith saying "he’s done great things.
Smith shocked the Dolby Theatre crowd and viewers at home when he took the stage after Rock, appearing as a presenter, joked: "Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it."
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