Originally Posted by arista (Post 11150846)

Chris Rock Comedy Shows have now gone up from $50 to $350

Reported on USA News

So he has done well.

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet (Post 11150850)

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11150859)

Hasn’t Jim Carrey had his own embarrassing moments


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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11150596)

But why on Earth would will agree to stage something like that, it doesn't benefit him in any way, he's already one of the biggest stars in Hollywood and has a great reputation, he's already popular enough, all this "stunt" would (and has) is damage his stock

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11150858)

That’s crazy
I presumed that he would go into hiding till things died down


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Originally Posted by Josy (Post 11150866)

I know it would make no sense tbh and after the slap will looked really genuinely angry but the actual slap itself just looks like acting [emoji23]

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 11150866)

I know it would make no sense tbh and after the slap will looked really genuinely angry but the actual slap itself just looks like acting [emoji23]

Originally Posted by Josy (Post 11150867)

Why would he go into hiding? [emoji53] he made a joke (a cruel joke tbf) but he's a comedian that's what they do :/

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11150909)

There was an horrendous misjudgment.. by both guys .

I would expect the popularity of both to fluctuate dramatically..

I expected Chris Rock to lose millions of fans

Maybe Will Smith will lose millions but crazily gain millions of people who loved how he jumped to his wife’s defence.

It’s a complex moral situation


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Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11150868)

He has form for "slapping" though, have you seen the video of him slapping a reporter few years ago?

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11150859)

Hasn’t Jim Carrey had his own embarrassing moments


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Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 11150919)

That so called 'reporter' had prankster troll vibes written all over him,doubt he was a genuine interviewer. He tried to invade Smith's personal space , and It was only a tap on the cheek that Smith gave him. It was hardly a proper slap.

Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 11150921)

Wasn't he also accused of feeding his girlfriend's drug addiction,which led to her death ?.

Originally Posted by Vanessa (Post 11150949)

I think it may have been staged.

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 11150944)

Oh I know, it's just slapping doesn't seem a unusual "go to" choice for him is all I mean

Originally Posted by Alf (Post 11150914)

Mr Rock did his job what he was hired for and paid to do.

That's like you going to work, doing your job and then some outsider telling you that you made a horrendous misjudgement. You'd think to yourself, "Sorry? What are you talking about? I did nothing wrong, I just got on with my work"


I once had a job were I earned less money than Duncan Goodhew's barber.

That was a joke about a bald person there.

Originally Posted by GoldHeart (Post 11150958)

Well in that split second if you feel someone is invading your personal space what do you do ? . He already accepted a kiss/ peck greeting on the cheek from this random bloke ,yet he still tried to push it further with Will Smith. I've seen that video and you can hear Smith saying " what is wrong with you ".



Just supposing this reporter guy tried this with someone like Scarlett Johansson, wouldn't she be in her every right to push him away or slap him for being inappropriate ?.



It seems some people think it's ok to grab & touch celebrities like they own them or something.

Originally Posted by arista (Post 11150997)

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03...8655337412.jpg



[Leaked Academy Awards letter reveals leaders
are 'outraged and upset' at Will Smith
and it could take WEEKS to dish out punishment
as downcast Chris Rock is seen for the first time
since Oscars ahead of sold-out comedy show in Boston]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ston-show.html

Originally Posted by Zizu (Post 11150959)

He was paid to be funny - he went too far .

People do make mistakes ‘doing’ their jobs and usually pay for it in one way or another .


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Originally Posted by Alf (Post 11151013)

No, he wasn't paid to be funny. He was hired to present the Oscars on the basis that he's good at his job as an entertainer.

Sue Perkins has done similar jobs and I didn't appreciate her jokes but I didn't want her physically attacked for telling a joke I personally didn't like.

The audience was laughing, including Will Smith, at Chris Rocks act so they seemed satisfied with the jokes he told.

Telling jokes is a legal activity and until the day comes that it's not then Chris Rock did nothing wrong.

If you don't like jokes then change the law and make telling jokes a crime.