Jim Carrey criticises “spineless” Oscars audience for giving Will Smith standing ovation

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Oscars audience for applauding Will Smith following his altercation with Chris Rock.At the Oscars ceremony on Sunday (March 27), Smith struck the comedian on-stage following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.

In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she has alopecia.Later at the event, Smith received the award for Best Actor for his role in King Richard.

After his emotional acceptance speech, where he apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees, he was met with applause and a standing ovation.Speaking to CBS on Tuesday (March 29), Carrey was critical of Smith and the Oscars audience for their response.Responses to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars have been divided — but Jenna Wortham (@jennydeluxe) says most people don’t have the full story of the incident.“It’s something of a magnitude that I don’t think can be worked out on a public stage,” she says.

pic.twitter.com/5qXIq30Y1F— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) March 29, 2022“I was sickened,” Carrey said. “I was sickened by the standing ovation.