Tuesday, March 29, 2022

"slap heard 'round the world"

The slap heard 'round the world seems to be the new label for the Oscars incident in which Will Smith hauled off and smacked comedian Chris Rock. Commentaries are piling up, as you can imagine. Here are two—one from the Call Me Chato channel (former network exec with a cynical view of Hollywood) and one from The Critical Drinker, one of my go-to critics:



As a bonus, here's Dan Murrell making the point that, before Smith flew into a rage, he was actually laughing at Chris Rock's joke... and maybe his wife's reaction changed things:




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