Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Controversy Will not Go Away

The discharge of Unhealthy Boys: Experience Or Die revived the discourse surrounding Will Smith’s notorious slap on the 2022 Academy Awards. Two years after the incident, comic Rob Schneider bashed Smith for smacking Chris Rock throughout an look on The Kyle & Jackie O Present.

“Will Smith is a t###,” Schneider mentioned. “Will Smith has been hiding the very fact of who he actually is, and it was uncovered that evening. He’s actually an a######. He’s a deep, darkish factor—to try this in entrance of all these individuals to a extremely nice legendary comic who’s actually the perfect comic of our era. You wouldn’t have this entire wave of comedy if it wasn’t for Chris Rock.”

He added, “He’s a liar. Full, utter fraud. It was uncovered in that point … Will is a d########.”

Schneider’s feedback attracted on-line consideration simply days after ESPN character Stephen A. Smith voiced issues about Will Smith’s reemergence within the highlight. Stephen A. Smith believed Will Smith owed the Black neighborhood an evidence for slapping Rock.

“You bought to have a dialog as to why you probably did that,” SAS mentioned. “It’s primarily us Black those that have liked and supported you and watched you go on a world stage and slap considered one of us within the face.”

He continued, “A variety of of us ain’t recover from that. A variety of of us discover it arduous to only go to the flicks to observe you. I’m a kind of individuals, and I by no means missed a Will Smith film.”

Stephen A. Smith confronted backlash for his feedback. The speaking head declared he would “stand down” in response.

“All through Will Smith’s life, not simply his profession, there was exponentially much more good than dangerous, and I definitely didn’t imply to gloss over that,” SAS mentioned.

Unhealthy Boys: Experience Or Die, the fourth entry within the Unhealthy Boys franchise, hit theaters on June 7. The movie raked in $56 million in its opening weekend.