Criticism of Will Smith for attacking Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars: "I hope his career has sunk"
The Film Academy was in charge of denying that the slap was part of the script.
If the 2022 Oscars gala will be remembered for anything, it will undoubtedly be for the slap that Will Smith gave Chris Rock. This aggression on the part of the winner for Best Actor, which would have been equally intolerable if it had been part of the script, caused genuine astonishment both for the guests at the ceremony and for the audience that was shocked by what had just happened from their homes.
The uncertainty about the extent to which the slap was a joke ended when the Film Academy was in charge of condemning the violence and the Los Angeles police reported what had happened, assuring that Rock would not press charges. However, those who have already issued their verdict have been the viewers, who have criticized the actor for not knowing how to contain his anger and for carrying out an attack in front of tens of millions of people.
Social networks were flooded with comments condemning the act. Many netizens analyzed that if the joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's physique was in bad taste, what Smith should have done would have been to demand a public apology. "Was it okay that Chris Rock made fun of Jada's physique? No. Was it okay that Will Smith beat him up for it? No. I find it sad that we are glorifying solving things by attacking people," one tweeter defended.
De verdad que espero despertarme mañana y que la carrera de Will Smith se haya hundido. #Oscars Qué forma más horrible de justificar esta violencia en directo.
— Javier 🧣 (@Hermochi) March 28, 2022
Acabo de ver el discurso de Will Smith justificando la violencia como “consecuencia del amor” -el mantra de tantos maltratadores- y me parece uno de los momentos más deplorables y tóxicos que se han visto en los #Oscar El amor no excusa la violencia. Nunca.
— Nando López 🏳️🌈 (@Nando_Lopez_) March 28, 2022
Will Smith en los próximos Oscar pic.twitter.com/VHdGAT79fA
— Maxi¹⁸⁹¹ (@MaxiSt1891) March 28, 2022
Lo de Will Smith ha sido un espectáculo bochornoso y violento para los espectadores. Ante un chiste de mal gusto, te vas de la gala sin aceptar el premio y lo denuncias públicamente, no te rebajas a ser matón de barrio. #Oscars
— 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒐𝒍 (@carolwabisabi) March 28, 2022
Soy un gran admirador de Will Smith y no celebro su reacción.
— Luis Alberto (@LuisAlbertoVF) March 28, 2022
Bastaba con pararse al frente y EXIGIR una disculpa pública para su esposa. #NoALaViolencia #Oscar
Te pegas toda la vida luchando y peleando con ganar los #Oscars y vas a pasar a su historia por ser una vergüenza de actor, hombre y persona.
— David Lorao #MoonKnight (@goonielor) March 28, 2022
Increíble Chris Rock y su elegancia. Que no caiga en el olvido cómo ha reconducido la gala frente a la desgracia de Will Smith. pic.twitter.com/Muw5ygQyaj
Lo de Will Smith no es simplemente “un momento incómodo”, es violencia y machismo. No se debe banalizar.
— Nagua Alba (@NaguaAlba) March 28, 2022
Asume que Jada Pinkett no es un sujeto con capacidad de decidir si responder (o no) y cómo a una broma sobre ella, sino una posesión suya a la que él debe “defender”. (Sigo)
Requests to withdraw the Oscar
Many voices have questioned the Academy for awarding the Oscar for Best Actor to Will Smith for his performance in "The Williams Method." "They should not have allowed Will Smith to collect the Oscar from him and give a speech to justify himself," Emilio Doménech shared on Twitter, who joined the voices that criticized the Academy for its brief statement on the condemnation of violence. "Honestly, I find it crazy that a guy gets up in the middle of the Oscars ceremony and punches someone live. That's violence. It's assault. Will Smith should have the Oscar taken away if he wins it tonight" , affirmed another spectator.
