Chris Rock resorted to ‘making Muhammad Ali joke’ backstage to 'play off' Will Smith slap

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A tattoo artist inked the moment Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onto a man's leg. Jon Arton, 36, thought it was "hilarious" someone wanted the now-viral spat permanently inked, and was happy to grant the request.

slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Bay, who directed Smith in “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II,” was not watching the 2022 Oscars live, but was flooded with texts about the incident.“I wasn’t watching. I saw it. First of all, it’s wrong to begin with,” Bay told Yahoo! Entertainment.“I don’t really care.

Will Smith's family members and friends are trying to be there for the actor in the wake of his slap of Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. While the "King Richard" star has been the talk of Hollywood and beyond since the viral Oscars moment went down on live television, he's receiving some support from friends, a report claims. Despite their "embarrassment" over the situation, friends of Smith's have been "privately texting him and trying to be there for him," a source revealed to Entertainment Tonight.

Twitter on Sunday to address his 14.7 million followers in a live Q&A session. During the video, Ricky told his fans there was “no justification” for Will Smith’s actions at the Oscars, adding that “gentle” Chris Rock only weighs “about 140 pounds”. On March 27, viewers were shocked when Will struck Chris across the face live on the Oscars stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.During his Q&A session on Sunday, Ricky was asked what his first reaction was to the slap. “I was annoyed, I was really annoyed,” Ricky replied, before elaborating on his point moments later. “The main thing for me was: totally unnecessary,” he said.

Will Smith's former director has a lesson for Hollywood stars still weighing in on the Oscars slap heard 'round the world: there are bigger things to worry about. Director Michael Bay, who worked with Smith on "Bad Boys 1" and "Bad Boys 2," said at the end of the day the actor's onstage violence of Rock was "wrong." Still, he insisted that it's not exactly the first thing on his mind when he thinks about issues going on in the world. "First of all, it’s wrong to begin with," Bay shared with Deadline while promoting his upcoming thriller "Ambulance." "But that’s all people are talking about.

Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars, describing the actor’s actions as “appalling arrogance”.At the Oscars ceremony last month (March 27), Smith struck the comedian on-stage following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Following numerous apologies, Smith resigned from The Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.Speaking on BBC Radio’s Loose Ends about the altercation, Coogan said: “First of all, I think Hollywood showed itself at its absolute worst.

Oscars about Alec Baldwin and the fatal shooting on the set of Rust.The comedian, who hosted this year’s ceremony with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall, discussed the Oscars during a stand-up set at the Mirage Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday (April 2).According to The Hollywood Reporter, Schumer tackled Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock, referring to the actor as ‘Ali’.“I was kind of feeling myself… and then all of a sudden Ali was making his way up,” Schumer said. “And it was just a fucking bummer.

Transformers director Michael Bay wasn’t watching the Oscars so he missed everything that went down, including the moment when best actor winner Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face on the Oscar stage. 

Whoopi Goldberg is sharing her thoughts on the future of Will Smith‘s career after the slap heard around the world at the Oscars.

Over a week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Micheal Bay is now weighing in.

In his first public mention of the Oscars debacle, Chris Rock said he’d speak about it later after he was done “processing.” He’s still singing that tune, but he’s also willing to throw a jab Will Smith‘s way — despite that being what started this mess in the first place.

Jada Pinkett Smith is not “angry with” Will Smith after he slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars — but she “wishes he didn’t” get physical with the comedian.

Michael Bay is sharing his thoughts about the aftermath of Will Smith‘s 2022 Oscars slap.

Alec Baldwin’s shooting at the Oscars.The comedian co-hosted the ceremony at the end of last month, alongside Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes – in an evening which saw Will Smith storm the stage to slap Chris Rock.Appearing at a stand-up show at Las Vegas’s Mirage Theatre on Saturday, she reportedly claimed that there were some things that were off the table when it came to her time on stage.According to Vanity Fair, the I Feel Pretty actress told the crowd during the Aces of Comedy series: ‘I don’t even know what to say about the Oscars. ‘I was kind of feeling myself…and then all of a sudden, Ali was making his way up. And it was just a f**king bummer.

Steve Coogan has accused Will Smith of “appalling arrogance” after the actor slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars. Smith walked on stage to slap Rock, who was presenting an award at the film awards ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith. On Friday (1 April), five days after the incident, Smith made the decision to step down from the Academy following reports he would face disciplinary action.

Chris Rock’s brother Tony tore into Will Smith after the actor slapped Rock at the Oscars. Smith walked on stage to slap Rock, who was presenting an award at the film awards ceremony, after the comedian made a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith.

Zack Sharf Michael Bay isn’t here for your questions about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Bay directed Smith in two of his signature action movies, “Bad Boys” and “Bad Boys II.” Asked by Yahoo to weigh in on the slap, Bay responded, “I don’t really care.”“I wasn’t watching. I saw it.

In a parallel universe, we might have been talking about this controversial joke instead of the Will Smith slap all last week!

Whoopi Goldberg asked and answered her own question about Will Smith’s future today, practically rolling her eyes as she read the set-up question for the Hot Topic discussion on Smith’s career.

Chris Rock still hasn't discussed his encounter with Will Smith at the Oscars, but he is referencing the moment during his comedy shows. During a tour stop at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Saturday the comedian joked that he was too close to Smith's hometown of Philadelphia to «get into it.»«Chris' show started really late due to the no cell phone policy.