Jack Whitehall has claimed that comedians hosting awards shows will be “checking themselves when they write jokes” after the 2022 Oscars.
During the awards show earlier this year, Will Smith slapped and swore at Chris Rock on stage after the presenter made a joke at the expense of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Whitehall, who has hosted several awards ceremonies including the Brit Awards, discussed the repercussions of the Smith incident. “I think hosts now going forward are definitely going to be checking themselves every time they write a joke for their monologues thinking that that’s happened,” he said. “The only time anyone has ever actually got up on stage with me was quite scary. . .
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