Washington attended the summit of author and Bishop TD Jakes on Saturday morning for a discussion about his career and faith when Jakes asked him about what happened between Smith and Rock at the Oscars. “Well, there is a saying, ‘When the devil ignores you, then you know you are doing something wrong.’ The devil says, “Oh, no, leave him alone, he is my favorite.” On the contrary, when the devil comes to you, it may be because he is trying to do something right. “For whatever reason, the devil faced that situation that night,” Washington told Jacks on stage. Washington was seen talking to Smith, along with Tyler Perry and journalist Smith, during Oscar commercial breaks after Smith slapped Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. During his speech about accepting the best actor, Smith thanked Washington and said that Washington told him: “At your highest moment, be careful, then the devil is coming for you.” “It simply came to our notice then. Not only me, but others, Tyler Perry, came right there with me. [Said] some prayers. I do not want to say what we talked about, but there, but for the sake of God go any of us. Who are we to condemn? “I do not know all the details of the situation, but I know that the only solution was prayer, as I see it,” Washington said on Saturday. Smith’s public slap in the face has become the biggest crisis of his career. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences launched an investigation into the attack this week, and on Friday Smith resigned as a member of the Academy. “The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my best friends and loved ones, all those who attended and the global audience at home,” Smith said in a statement Friday. “I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other candidates and winners of the opportunity to celebrate and be honored for their outstanding work. I’m cracked. “ On his first stand-up show after the slap, Rock spoke about the Boston incident, saying he was still “working on what happened” and would discuss it in full later. “I do not have many things about what happened, so if you’ve heard it, I have a whole show I wrote before this weekend,” Rock said on Wednesday night. “I am still working on what happened. Well, at some point I’ll talk about this shit. And it will be serious and funny. “ Correction: The excerpts from Washington were updated for the sake of clarity.
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