Zack Sharf Jim Carrey is criticizing Hollywood for giving Will Smith a standing ovation when it was announced at the Oscars that he won best actor for “King Richard.” Smith’s Oscar victory occurred several minutes after he slapped Chris Rock while the comedian was presenting the documentary feature category.
Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head, which she shaved last year after revealing she has alopecia.“I was sickened,” Carrey told CBS’ Gayle King (via HuffPost). “I was sickened by the standing ovation.
Hollywood is just spineless en masse and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore.”Carrey said Smith “should’ve been” escorted out of the Oscars ceremony after he slapped Rock.
King noted that Chris Rock declined to file a police report about the incident, but Carrey claimed that was only because the comedian “didn’t want the hassle.” “I’d have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million because that video is going to be there forever, it’s going to be ubiquitous,” Carrey said. “That insult is gonna last a very long time.
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