John Oliver Slams O.J. Simpson’s Thoughts on Will Smith Slap: ‘No One Wants to Hear From You’
variety.comZack Sharf John Oliver took a moment during the April 3 episode of his HBO talk show “Last Week Tonight” to shut down O.J. Simpson, who posted to social media earlier in the week a defense of Will Smith following the Oscars.
Smith slapped presenter Chris Rock during the ceremony after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Simpson reacted to the slap on Twitter days later, writing, “[Will Smith] was wrong but I understand the sentiment.”“Nope, not you O.J., not you,” Oliver said about Simpson’s reaction. “No one wants to hear from you on this, especially, when you seem to be coming live from the COVID patio of a Senor Frog’s.
You can just sit this one out. Think of this situation like a rowdy bachelorette ordering a mimosa: We want as little Juice involved here as humanly possible.” Simpson continued to talk about slap in a video post, saying, “It was unfortunate.
I think Will was wrong. Look, I understood the feeling. In my life, I’ve been through a lot of crap…every comedian in the country had an O.J.
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