tweeted Sunday night after Will Smith stormed on stage during the live show and slapped Chris Rock. Smith made the move after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, which is due to the medical condition alopecia.
But Packer’s initial tweet following the attack was not received well by social media users. “Making jokes about an assault that happened during your show isn’t the congratulatory message you think it is,” Twitter user Jonathan Jewel replied to Packer’s initial tweet.
However, the producer, who is black, wasn’t going to allow viewers to criticize him and explained that the altercation was “very painful” for him to witness in a follow-up statement.
Welp…I said it wouldn’t be boring #Oscars“Black people have a defiant spirit of laughter when it comes to dealing with pain because there has been so much of it.
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