The 60-year-old comedian was initially pressured for his opinion on social media when the winner of the first male role Will, 53, stormed the stage following a series of Emcee Chris Rock, 57, during the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday. in Los Angeles when Chris made a comment about Jada. shaved head, joking: “Janta, I look forward to GI Jane 2”.
And, after Will stormed into the scene and hit Chris in the face before returning to his seat and shouted “keep my wife’s name away from your mouth”, Ricky fans around the world wanted to know what he would have done . having made relentless excavations on the star’s colleagues while hosting the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.
Chiming in: Ricky Gervais, 60, offered the value of his two minutes for Will Smith’s infamous slap in the face at the Oscars, insisting he would never joke about the hair of actor Jada Pinkett Smith’s wife (2020 photo)
While testing new material at a show at London’s Highgate this week, Ricky told the Mirror: “I’ll take it out of the way. I have no material for Will Smith. I made a trend when that happened and I was not even there.
“What has that got to do with me?” People were saying, “What would have happened if Ricky Gervais (host of the Oscars) had done this?”
“Well, nothing, as I would not joke with his wife’s hair. “I would make a joke about her boy.”
Offended: Male Winner Will, 53, stormed the stage following a string of Emcee Chris Rock, 57, during Sunday’s LA awards show when Chris commented on Jada’s shaved head.
Jada made headlines in June 2020 when singer August Alsina, 29, claimed to have had an affair with Jada, with the actress later confirming she was in a “tangle”.
Chris’s joke during Sunday’s Oscars was about Jada’s haircut after alopecia areata, a condition Jada was unaware of after the hostess suffered.
But Ricky joked this week that he could name his new tour from the disease, saying: “This new material will be for my new show called Armageddon. “I can change it to Alopecia.”
Controversy: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars on Sunday, with the incident making headlines around the world
Ricky “woke up” Hollywood, made jokes about Jeffrey Epstein, Harvey Weinstein and Prince Andrew, and tackled issues such as MeToo and ISIS as he left his A-list audience to win his opening monologue at 77 Golden Globe in 2020.
Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro and Gwyneth Paltrow were left with a look of surprise as the joker scoffed at Felicity Huffman over the college admission scandal, calling James Corden a “huge p ****” and j arz “lick”. her own private parts in his eight-minute speech.
In a particularly crude moment, he advised those receiving the awards to avoid making political speeches because “you are not able to tell the public anything” before adding: “If you win, come, accept your little prize, thank your agent, and your God and extinguish it “.
Shock: Chris covered his jaw after being slapped in the face, but continued to announce the winner for best documentary after a very awkward pause
The social media shone with posts praising his departure from the Hollywood establishment, enjoying the uncomfortable reactions from those in the room – although others found his jokes difficult.
Ricky’s comments this week come after Will’s slap in the face to Oscar presenter Chris after his joke about Jada.
Family: Jada supported her husband after he defended her by going up on stage to hit Chris
Love life: Jada previously made headlines when August Alsina (pictured) claimed to be in a relationship with her, with Jada confirming that they were “involved” (photo 2017)
On Monday, Will apologized for his actions, saying his behavior was “unacceptable and unjustified” and left him “ashamed.”
“Violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive,” he wrote on Instagram.
“My behavior at yesterday’s Oscars was unacceptable and unjustified. Jokes against me are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me and I reacted emotionally.
Joker: Ricky fans around the world were eager to learn what he would have done by doing unforgivable excavations to his teammates while hosting the 2020 Golden Globe Awards
“I would like to apologize publicly to you, Chris. I was off the line and I was wrong. I am ashamed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. “There is no room for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
Will then went on to apologize to the show’s organizers and producers.
Chris did not apologize to Smith, nor did he comment on Sunday night.
Will also apologized to the family of Venus and Serena Williams.
Shortly after Chris’s slap, Will won Best Actor for his role as Richard in King Richard – but their family history was overshadowed by Smith’s attack.
His apology came as the Oscar-winning team on Monday condemned Will’s actions and said it had begun a formal review of the incident that overshadowed movie prices.
Embarrassed: Tom Hanks (left) sitting next to his wife Rita Wilson was shocked as Ricky threw a lot of jokes during his 2020 Golden Globes monologue
Mouth open: Gwyneth Paltrow reacts shocked as Ricky utters his annoying Golden Globes opening monologue
Laughter: Robert De Niro (left) and Martin Scorsese (right) at the Golden Globes, where Ricky mocked their latest film The Irishman for three hours
Will took to the stage during the live broadcast and hit Chris in the face after the comedian made a joke about Will’s wife’s appearance.
Will’s collapse continued when he returned to his seat as he screamed repeatedly, “Keep my wife’s name out of your mouth.”
The crowd then fell into a surprising silence as it became clear that the attack was genuine and not organized.
Chris replied, “I’ll go, okay?”
Apology: Will apologizes for his actions on Monday’s day after the Oscars, insisting that “violence in all its forms is poisonous”
Then he laughed uncomfortably, saying: “This was the biggest night in the history of television.”
The directors shut down Smith because of the live broadcast of the series, which is slightly delayed in the USA.
But it was fully transmitted to an international audience with the uncut clip having already been viewed over a million times on social media and YouTube in the first hours.
Any questions about whether the quarrel was true were answered when, just over half an hour later, Smith received the Best Actor award and apologized for the attack.
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Academy tweeted denouncing “violence of any kind” late Sunday night
There have been calls for the Academy to remove Will Smith from the Academy Award for Best Actor after he took to the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage for making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s hair.
The Academy, in its code of conduct, is known to have a very vague view of violence of any kind.
After the award ceremony, he wrote on Twitter: “The Academy does not forgive violence of any kind. “Tonight we are pleased to celebrate the winners of the 94th Academy Awards, who now deserve recognition from their peers and moviegoers around the world.”
The Academy re-established its Code of Ethics in 2017 during the “Me and I” movement.
“Participation in the Academy is a privilege offered to only a select few in the global filmmaking community,” AMPAS CEO Dawn Hudson wrote to members following various industry scandals.
On Sunday night, at the Dolby Theater, there was complete confusion in the moments after the attack with the attendees initially wondering if the punch was part of an acrobatic.
It took a few moments to process the normally unstable Rock, but the colorful language from Smith quickly confirmed that it was not a joke at all.
The punch threw the entire Oscar broadcast into chaos, as the producers were forced to frantically decide how to deal with the on-air attack, with Smith still receiving the Best Actor statuette.
In his opening remarks, a weeping Smith said, “Love makes you do crazy things,” as he held the Oscar statuette. “You have to be able to accept the abuse and you have to be able to get people to talk crazy about you,” Will said. “In this business, you have to be able to have people who do not respect you and you have to smile and pretend to be okay. “Denzel (Washington) told me a few minutes ago, he said, ‘At your highest moment, be careful. That is when the devil comes for you “. “It ‘s like I want to be a container for love. “I want to say thank you to Aphrodite and Serena. I want to say thank you to Venus and Serena and the whole Williams family for trusting me with your story. This is what I want to do. I want to become an ambassador of this kind of love, care and concern “. The actor continued: “I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my candidates. “Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, as they said. I look like the crazy father like them …
