Refresh for updates… “Now we have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters,” says Kathy Griffin. “Jokes are what Chris Rock does,” tweets Mia Farrow. “And That’s How We Do It,” brags Jaden Smith.Reactions to the slap that stunned the Oscars – when Will Smith bounded on stage to smack comedian Chris Rock over a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, are, to put it mildly, all over the place, with most seeming to come down decidedly for, as one comedian puts it, Team Rock.“Ummm… Whaaaat!??,” writes Dan Bucatinsky. “He justified his assault using tears and the word ‘love’…the one thing he did NOT do is apologize for slapping Chris Rock!!”Deadline will add more reactions as they arrive..Why didn’t @TheAcademy have Will Smith escorted by security out after he assaulted Chris Rock?Instead, they gave him an #Oscar and allowed him to scapegoat his actions.— David Leavitt
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