Wanda Sykes opens up about Oscars scandal on ‘Ellen’
us.hola.comWanda Sykes is calling on the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences to do better following the Will Smith scandal at this year’s awards.The comedian stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show this week, which comes following her hosting gig at the 2022 Oscars along with Regina Hall and Amy Schumer.
During her interview, Sykes described the behind-the-scenes reaction to the Best Actor winner walking onstage and slapping presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
While Smith has already apologized for the outburst, fans and fellow celebs have been talking about the news nonstop all week.“I think we had finished the bit and I guess I was about to change to get into PJs,” Wanda told Ellen DeGeneres during her appearance, which is set to air next month. “Regina and I, we had just introduced Chris from our bit, so I ran to my trailer because I wanted to watch him.”She continued, “I was getting changed and watching him.
Then the moment I went from my trailer — because I wanted to be in the house to watch — from that moment to when I got to the monitor backstage, I just saw Will leaving the stage and everything was quiet.
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