Howard Stern Says ‘Will Smith and Trump Are the Same Guy’ After Oscars Slap: ‘Where Is the Security?’

Oscars Awards night viewers have complained in mass about Will Smith's violent outburst on Chris Rock.Many fans were outraged and complained to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), according to reports.It has been reported that a total of 66 viewers have complained to the FCC - a US government agency that regulates TV. The whole scenario took place live on stage at the academy affair in front of hundreds of showbiz faces, with fans watching at home.Host of the night and comedian Chris Rock made an awkward below the belt joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith, which led to Will's fury.Chris made a reference to Jada taking part in the next G.I Jane movie - as a nod to both of their heads being bald.However, this joke didn't land well at the Smith table as Jada had been knowingly suffering from alopecia.

George Lopez is the latest celerity to speak out following the controversy at the 94th Academy Awards, letting the world know who he’s siding with in the situation. As the comedian attended the grand opening of the Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibit in support of Global Gift Foundation USA on Wednesday, March 30, Lopez expressed his support for Chris Rock after he was slapped onstage by Will Smith.

Chris Rock’s first stand-up shows since he was slapped by Will Smith during Sunday's 94th annual Academy Awards. On Wednesday, the 57-year-old comedian took the stage at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, for two shows to kick off of his Live tour, and quickly addressed the shocking incident at the Oscars. «I have a whole show… that I wrote before the weekend, so, if you came here for that, I'm still processing it,» the comedian said during his first show.

Jada Pinkett Smith has been captured laughing in a newly surfaced clip as husband Will Smith returned to his seat after slapping Chris Rock on The Oscars stage.The incident that has shocked millions around the world took place on Sunday night during the middle of the Academy Awards ceremony after comedian Chris made a joke about Jada’s alopecia. The 57 year old had appeared at the event held in Los Angeles to present an award and had uttered the Jada Smith joke, in which he referenced the movie GI Jane, in front of Will and Jada when the situation soon turned ugly.

he slapped Rock, multiple sources told The Post.“No one ever asked Chris if Will should leave. They never consulted him.

George Lopez is weighing in on the drama surrounding Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.Lopez - who is said to be a member of the Academy - told PEOPLE that the incident was like 'deciding which parent you want to live with.'The comedian and actor added that he is 'staying with my dad and Chris Rock.'Lopez, 60, has long been a friend of Rock, 57, and spoke about the support he's been receiving, saying: 'He's got a lot of great friends.' Opinion:Academy member George Lopez says Will Smith and Chris Rock slap drama is 'like deciding which parent you want to live with''I think what Wanda Sykes said on [The Ellen DeGeneres Show] was very, very powerful. They've been friends for a long time, and a comedian never really wants to show their vulnerability,' he said.'And I could tell that in Wanda, that it has affected her deeply that one of her best friends was struck like that.' He was also asked about the current state of comedy in light of the incident, to which Lopez replied: 'Well, nobody's been able to take a joke for the last five or six years.' Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars on Sunday, after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jim Carrey is expanding on his first reaction to the incident with Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Will Smith to leave after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, despite claiming that the actor didn’t comply with requests to go, according to a new report.The Academy released a statement Wednesday to “clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused” — but sources claim the organization never attempted to give the “King Richard” actor the boot, TMZ reported.In fact, show producer Will Packer told Smith he could stay, TMZ reported, citing sources with direct knowledge who attended the show.

George Lopez is sharing his own opinion of the Oscars 2022 slap incident.

Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis has taken to Twitter to break her silence on Will Smith's infamous slap at the Oscars at the weekend.The Halloween star, 63, agreed with a story from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar which said Kind Richard actor Will "did a bad, bad thing".In view of her 654,200 followers, the star shared her thoughts on the infamous slap.Jamie simply wrote: "WHAT HE SAID!", as well as reposting an article titled, Will Smith Did a Bad, Bad Thing by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.In the article, Abdul-Jabbar wrote: "With a single petulant blow, [Will] advocated violence, diminished women, insulted the entertainment industry, and perpetuated stereotypes about the Black community."He continued: "This patronizing, paternal attitude infantilizes women and reduces them to helpless damsels needing a Big Strong Man to defend their honor lest they swoon from the vapors."The writer added: "Worse than the slap was Smith’s tearful, self-serving acceptance speech in which he rambled on about all the women in the movie King Richard that he’s protected."Following her post, Jamie was soon inundated with comments from her fans wanting to share their thoughts on the incident.Agreeing with the star, Twitter user @CrowbarCrutch wrote: "His behavior was unacceptable."Someone please tell me when someone has struck someone else at an Oscars or Golden Globes....ever?"There's been WAY harsher, demeaning jokes made towards others, and never has this happened," they added.However, @Caitlin82150979 chipped in, asking: "Can’t we allow Will to have a human moment?"Was it right? No, we don’t condone violence. when it’s perceived by you that your family is being hurt, emotions erupt.

Daniel Radcliffe has never been more relatable. The Harry Potter star, 32, appeared on Good Morning Britan March 31 to promote his new movie The Lost City and was asked about the 2022 Oscar slap. Instead of revealing if he sides more with Will Smith, 53, or with Chris Rock, 57, Daniel made it clear that he’s over the whole thing.

Jimmy Kimmel is showing support for Chris Rock following the controversy caused by the incident between Will Smith and the comedian at the Oscars, explaining that it was shocking” and “weird.”The host shared his thoughts about the situation on his show, describing it as “a big night” and referring to the “old Hitch slap.”“Even Kanye was like, you went on stage and did WHAT at an award show?” Kimmel joked, suggesting that the “weirdest part” about the incident was that Will seemed to be laughing at the jokes, even when Chris included the off-script joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s medical condition.Kimmel suggested that Wil decided to “do something” after he noticed Jada “wasn’t amused” with the joke, adding that “Nobody could have predicted that the most controversial movie of 2022 would be G.I.

Minnie Driver has called out the Academy for its lack of action after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday. "Got a letter from @TheAcademy today addressing members about the events on Sunday and how they are proceeding," the actress tweeted. "No explanation of why no one stepped in to assist Chris Rock in the aftermath; why he was abandoned by producers and The Academy, and expected to just carry on." The 52-year-old’s call-out came a day after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences revealed that Smith was asked to leave Sunday’s ceremony after hitting the presenter, but refused to do so.

Whoopi Goldberg on Thursday defended the film Academy's decision to give Will Smith the option of leaving Sunday's Oscars after his slap of Chris Rock on stage. Speaking about the controversy on "The View" on Thursday, Goldberg, who serves on the Academy's board of governors, said she understands why Smith was asked to leave the show rather than being told to exit the ceremony. "I’m going to tell you why he got the option.

We’ve debunked some of the conspiracies surrounding “The Slap,” but it seems like one has been brewing right under our noses…

Will Smith.The Chancellor of the Exchequer suggested in a new interview that he can relate to Smith, who assaulted Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday (March 27) for a joke made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, because he has felt similar defensive emotions recently.Labour said last week that Sunak has “very serious questions to answer” over his wife Akshata Murty’s shares in Infosys, a firm co-founded by her father, that operates in Russia.Sunak has said that he has “nothing to do” with the company, and previously encouraged UK firms to sever ties with Russia to punish Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine.Sunak told the BBC’s Newscast podcast: “I think it’s totally fine for people to take shots at me. It’s fair game.

During the 2022 Academy Awards on March 27, viewers had a perfect glimpse at Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s bald head. We saw Jada, 50, initially roll her eyes at the insult, while Will, 53, laughed it off at first. But then, seemingly after seeing his wife upset, the King Richard star got up from his seat to smack Chris, 57. Jada’s reaction was not visible on the screen during the shocking incident. But now things have changed.

After media reports came out today suggesting Oscar producers did not formally request that Will Smith leave the ceremony after slapping Chris Rock, or at the least gave Smith mixed messages about the request, Academy’s Board of Governors member Whoopi Goldberg insisted on today’s The View, “He actually was. He was asked to leave.”

Details are emerging that Will Smith wasn’t dircectly asked to leave the Oscar ceremony after slapping Chris Rock over his “G.I. Jane 2” joke to Jada Pinkett Smith, rather it was suggested.

People still have plenty of questions about Chris Rock and Will Smith’s feud after the King Richard actor issued an apology to the comedian for smacking him across the face at the 94th Annual Academy Awards. Among them is whether or not the pair have even officially spoken after the incident—and now, Rock is letting us know the truth.

Will Smith’s references to “the devil” in his Oscars address, saying that “it was a fundamentalist speech that we should neither hear nor see”.The filmmaker reflected on his experience attending last Sunday’s (March 27) awards at which he was seated close to the action of Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock on stage and, later, watched Smith accept his Best Actor award for King Richard.In an awards-week diary for IndieWire, Almodóvar wrote that he wasn’t impressed with the language that Smith used in his acceptance speech. In particular, he didn’t like Smith revealing that Denzel Washington had cautioned him in the aftermath of the slap: “At your highest moment, be careful. That’s when the devil comes for you.”Smith said: “Richard Williams [whom he portrayed in King Richard] was a fierce defender of his family.