Chris Rock delivered the joke but Will Smith delivered the punchline!
The academy's code of standards asks its members to behave ethically and uphold its "values of respect for human dignity, inclusion and a supportive environment that fosters creativity."
The big question is, Did Will Smith's slap violate the Academy's code of conduct, and could he lose his oscar?
Will Smith made his debut at the Oscars, and his performance was a surprise to many, it was a right hook alongside Chris Rock's face.
Was it part of Hollywood's, acts of portrayals, slaps, pokes, and jabs?
Was it intended, or was it a play orchestrated by the two to showcase the family protector that he played and won the Oscar for?
The punch silenced everyone. let's not forget that the award he won is for "king Richard" he played a father being protective over his family, maybe that was his debut on stage, everyone does come with their performance, maybe that was his.
Will Smith also made himself known, with the seconds that his voice bellowed through the area after the punch on Chris Rock. From the look that Jada give, she did not appreciate the joke, so did her husband act on what was converse between the two of them?
Not long before words were jokes, people were laughing and Will and Jaja were smiling,
But things seemed to take a different turn when Chris said "Jada I love you, G. I Jane 2 can't wait to see it".
Will was all for the joke but with Jada's turned-up eyes, Will noticed that she was not pleased with the joke and the outburst of the laughing audience.
Off-screen maybe Jada voiced her displeasure to her husband and told him to act on it.
Was it a pushed order for Will to showcase his protectiveness in not only his screenplays but in reality also?
Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't.
We all know that Jada has been battling an illness that produces hair loss and that was the cause of her hair being cut.
Did not Chris know the circumstances over her baldness, did he even care? or was it just Chris being Chris a comedian at heart?
No one saw it coming, as before Will like everyone else was part of the huge gathering of "laughter overload".
Will got up from his seat walked over to Chris and with a right hand, slapped Chris on his face.
Then walked back to his seat, and with anger flaring bellowed the words, " keep my wife F...... name out of your mouth, words of the directive which he threw at Chris two times.
With silence from the packed crowd, open eyes, and open mouths in shock, everyone seemed to be on mute as Will's voice took over and commanded the airwaves.
Everyone then watched Chris as he tried to maintain his stance, his act, and his presence on stage, by merely joking it off as "The Greatest Night in the history of television".
Was Will playing out the act in which he played the role of a father protecting his family, and in that instance, it was his wife?
Many individuals will have different opinions of what they had witnessed and the truth will eventually come out someday.
For now, many thoughts are left wondering, will there be a lawsuit?
A worldwide audience was, in fact, present and if Chris decided to act on it, he would have the leverage to win, as he show no hesitation in the act that was given to him.
So where will that leave Will and Jada, how will they handle the reactions to the action that he applied to Chris?
How will they handle the outcry of the diverse audience who is with Chris and against him, with him and against Chris?
The world of viewers is watching and waiting to see what happens.
I know that this is going to open the door to massive memes to be distributed as a bigger joke against both men.
And each individual will see the memes as a poke against one man or the other.
Some may say that a man's wife was disrespected and he took it to heart and let his hand be the jury and judge.
After Will collected his award he did make a speech and apologized to the audience, but he never apologized to Chris.
Denzel told Will " Be careful when you are at your highest peak that's when the devil tends to trouble you". words for Will to always remember I hope, but I think that the words were too late in coming, because he already did the deed.
Should have Will controlled his anger? Why Chris? Did Will slap Chris because he knew that Chris was not going to retaliate against him, if it was someone different, would have Will even tried that with someone else?
Smith said, “I know to do what we do, you gotta be able to take abuse and have people talk people about you. In this business, you gotta have people disrespecting you. And you gotta smile and pretend that’s ok.”
So in seeing what he did to Chris and hearing his speech, it seemed that he was not okay with what he heard about his wife and he did not keep silent, he acted on it.
Smith ended by saying that he hopes the Academy welcomes him back, will they welcome him back after what was witnessed by millions and the backlash that might occur?
Did Will embarrass himself and was the flare-up of the wrong timing and could cause the end of his career?
Let's wait and hear from "the red table talk" and sees what happens.
My thoughts are that the slap was real but it's strange, because when Chris actually made the joke Will was laughing and was ok with the joke, but Jada, on the other hand, was visibly irritated by it.
Does Will's book give us a look into the pushed pressure of being a coward, the title that he edited on himself, with built-up anger that he holds from experiences past?
He did revisit the fact, that deep within himself, he believes himself to be a coward.
Of not standing up to this mother's attacks from a father that was always pushing abuse?
Laying helpless, made him think of himself as a coward, and that is the part of himself that he hates the most.
But what about the violence, don't the audience and viewers at large also see this as violence, the abuse against someone, is the abuse of any kind ok?
Abuse is abuse however you look at it, and words from someone's mouth do not give the ok for anyone to act out in an angry hostel manner to inflict injury or cause harm, it does not matter how many bad experiences that one has encountered in the past.
Will Smith's behavior at the Oscars was unacceptable and inexcusable, Will should have been stronger than that, we all must be stronger than that, as not to easily blow a fuse when hurting or harsh words are propelled at us.
Could you imagine if everyone was ignited by harsh words from others and what their actions would cause?
It would be a slaughterhouse etc, in a world of societies, and that we don't need.
Will Smith must be accountable for his actions an angered man when he lashes out does not make a matter better but worst".
It would be a slaughterhouse etc, of a world of societies.
What about the violence to a joke from a comedian, was it not out of order?
As we all know, comedians are supposed to be hilarious, they get leniency so people can enjoy their spectrum of jokes for entertainment.
So if everyone had to get affected by a joke and get up and slap every comedian as Will did, comedy would not be comedy at all, just shows of backlashes from angered audiences.
And how would that feed the appetites of jokes enthusiast that is just looking for entertainment, how will the comedy central arenas of entertainment flow?
Also what about the Oscars, a prestigious event where celebrities are grouped together and its officials, wouldn't they think that Will Smith should be made accountable for his actions, and act on them?
Let us wait and see what happens in the coming days.
