Unexpectedly, the viewing highlights of this year's Oscars would come so unpredictably and thrillingly: "Emperor" Will Smith suddenly stepped onto the podium at the Oscar ceremony for global live broadcasting, and slapped the host and talk show actor Chris Rock.
A day after the matter was fermented, the latest development was: Will Smith officially apologized on Instagram, saying that "my behavior at the Oscars yesterday was unacceptable and there was no excuse at all." Making fun of myself is part of my profession. But to joke about Jada's condition was too much for me, so I overreacted emotionally. ”
Let's quickly review the cause of this "shocking event": Chris Rock, the always "unguarded" host, joked about the bald head of Will Smith's wife, Jada, saying that she could go to the movie "G.I. Jane 2" during the show. "I can't wait to see it!"
But in Hollywood, it is well known that the cause of Jada's bald head is an immune disease, she suffered from hair loss for a long time, and finally shaved her head simply with the encouragement of her daughter. So as Will Smith said in his apology: he felt that it was too much to joke about his wife's condition - in fact, it was not only Will Smith who felt too much, but many netizens also showed their understanding of his "wife protection" afterwards.
At that time, when hearing the host's joke, which was not humorous, and could even be called a tasteless joke, the camera was given to Jada sitting under the stage, and her face was very uneasy, obviously unused. Her husband, Will Smith, who was sitting next to her, laughed a few times at first, but quickly got up and walked onto the stage, "angrily fanning" the host.
After he walked back to his seat, he shouted at Chris, who was dumbfounded on the stage, twice in a row: "Don't say my wife's name in your dirty mouth!" ”
(Next to Will Smith sat another Oscar-winning actress, Lupita Nyong'o, who seemed so frightened that she forgot to do emoticon management.) ）
However, the most out-of-control expression on the Internet is Nicole Kidman. However, some people quickly rebunked the rumors, and this photo was actually her expression after seeing her friend Jessica Chastain.
Despite this, netizens immediately launched the "Smith slap host after the star expression award" activity.
The Oscars thus ushered in an unprecedented peak in ratings, but this also made the Oscar organizing committee very embarrassed and headache: because shortly after the "slap incident", Will Smith won the Best Actor of this year's Oscars for "King Richard" - which was also the first small gold man in his career.
The film tells the true story of Richard Williams, a shrewd, indomitable father with no tennis background who has developed two superstars, Venus Williams and Serena Williams (David Serena Williams). Will Smith plays the father.
At the time of the award speech, Will Smith was clearly affected by the "slap incident" just now, and burst into tears. "Love makes you do crazy things." This is both an explanation of the father's actions in the play, and of course an allusion to the crazy actions just made.
Jada, who was sitting in the audience, was also very touched when she heard these words.
Of course, not everyone is touched by this kind of "wife protection" behavior. Many believe that Will Smith must be held accountable for his own violence (for whatever reason) and that the Oscars should confiscate his "little golden man."
Oscar also had to awkwardly clarify his position: the academy would not tolerate any form of violence. However, no follow-up action against Will was proposed.
Looking back at the love story of Will Smith and his wife Jada, it can really be regarded as a real Hollywood legend. Around their love story, "public infidelity" and "open marriage" are constantly rumored. However, there are still a lot of far-fetched and catch-all in this.
The two married in 1997, and actor Jada is will Smith's second wife and has a son and a daughter. Son Jaden Smith and daughter Willow Smith have also entered the American entertainment industry.
Married for more than 20 years, Will Smith has been appearing as a "spoiled wife demon", and he often says in front of everyone: Wife Jada is perfect!
However, just before 2020, the Internet suddenly broke the "hot news": Jada, born in 1971, had an affair with the singer August Alsina born in 1992, and this Mr. August was a good friend of his son Jaden Smith. The content originated from August's self-detonation in an interview. He said he was fully involved in the relationship.
(August Alsina's latest Ins photo.) ）
"Will Smith's wife falls in love with her son's best friend." The weight of this gossip is not small! No wonder many netizens are desperately clamoring for "hot eyes" and "ruining the three views".
(The two have also appeared very closely and publicly at events.) ）
However, in the mouth of the person concerned, things seem to be completely different.
After the "breaking news", the Smiths were silent for a week, and then unexpectedly appeared together on the "Red Table Talk" show , which has been broadcast since 2018 by Jada. The two spoke sincerely about the incident together, and Jada publicly acknowledged the relationship.
Jada recalls that this happened more than 4 years ago, when son Jaden introduced his friend August to the family. At that time, August was experiencing very serious health and psychological problems, so the whole family wanted to be able to help him.
Jada is notoriously popular in the circle, so she is also very dedicated to helping August.
But most importantly, during that time, Jada and Will Smith's marriage was in such a serious crisis that neither side thought the relationship could continue, so they decided to "separate for a while" and find a way to make them happy again.
(Will says "we decided to separate.") ）
During this time apart, Jada fell in love with August, and in describing the relationship, she used one word: entanglement.
Then punctured by Will Smith: Entanglement? Obviously, it is a relationship!
(Will's expression when he said this was also so subtle that countless memes were spawned on subsequent networks.) ）
Jada also generously admits: Yes, it's a relationship. However, she also clarified on the show that she has completely stopped associating with August.
Since this "emotional relationship" occurred during the breakup of the two parties, for the two parties, of course, it is not cheating, and there is no "open marriage".
Equally important, in the process, both Jada and Will Smith reflected on the relationship and realized that they wanted to repair and sublimate the relationship more than to break up. And in fact, they did. The two not only reconciled, but also truly realized what they meant to each other.
At the end of the interview, the couple also quoted a line from "Jedi X-Men": "We share weal and woe, born into death, we are a rotten marriage for a lifetime." ”
Many of the materials of this dialogue video have been talked about by netizens since then, but as far as the video content itself is concerned, the two can be said to be very frank and brave in the face of emotional problems, and indeed re-found a new emotional fulcrum.
So, do you think it's acceptable for Will Smith's "wife slap" at the Oscars?
Source: INS, CFP