‘Summer Of Soul’ producer says Will Smith “robbed” Questlove’s Oscar moment

nme.com:

Summer Of Soul producer Joseph Patel has said that Will Smith “robbed” Questlove of his winning moment and last week’s Oscars.Questlove was handed the Best Documentary statue by Chris Rock at this year’s ceremony, just moments after Smith slapped Rock onstage over a joke he made about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.

In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she has alopecia.Smith has been widely criticised for his outburst. While accepting the Best Actor award for his performance in King Richard, he apologised to the Academy as well as his fellow nominees in the category.He later issued a formal apology to Rock, admitting: “I was out of line and I was wrong.” The Oscars, meanwhile, launched a formal review into the incident while condemning Smith’s actions.Today (March 31) Joseph Patel posted a lengthy thread on Twitter to share “some thoughts and feelings on what happened Sunday night”, adding that he’s “still sort of processing” everything.“I think what Will did was selfish,” he continued. “It robbed the category of its moment.

It robbed the other excellent and amazing films of their moment to be acknowledged in what was a STRONG year for docs.“And it robbed Summer Of Soul and our team of our moment.

Of a loud, enthusiastic cheer for a celebrated film.”Ok, here we go with some thoughts and feelings on what happened Sunday night, “the Slap,” if you will. [thread]— joseph monish patel (@jazzbeezy) March 31, 2022And it robbed Summer of Soul and our team of our moment.