‘The View’ Hosts Condemn Will Smith’s Oscar Outburst: ‘Not a Show of Love, That’s a Show of Violence’ (Video)

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Will Smith jumped on stage and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. For the panel of women, it was nothing but “a show of violence.”In kicking off the conversation, moderator Whoopi Goldberg turned first to Joy Behar for her thoughts.

Behar admitted that she’s worried Smith’s outburst will set a dangerous precedent, saying it’s possible that now, “comedians are in danger everywhere.”Behar added that she felt a better response would’ve been for Smith and his wife to simply walk out of the theater.“That would be more appropriate, to me, a more appropriate response, if you’re upset about something, to walk off, as you and I did on Bill O’Reilly,” Behar said, referring to when she and Whoopi walked off the set of “The View” in 2010. “But to actually hit somebody was shocking, quite frankly.”Guest host Ana Navarro agreed that the moment was shocking, and argued that even though Chris Rock’s joke was “in very poor taste,” it didn’t merit Smith’s response.

You can watch the full segment from “The View” in the video above.Sunny Hostin also agreed, calling Smith “immature,” “childish” and “violent.”“I was embarrassed for Will, I was horrified for Chris Rock,” Hostin said. “I mean, Will apologized to the Academy, and he apologized to his colleagues and the other nominees, but he didn’t apologize to Chris Rock.