Without a doubt, this year’s Oscar Awards turned out to be one of the most controversial events in the history of television and while fans and celebrities continue to debate whether the star of king richard Whether or not he was right to slap comedian Chris Rock, an old video of Will Smith making fun of a balding person during a TV show has resurfaced and gone viral.
A day after the incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock, a video appeared of the star of men in black making a joke similar to the one that Chris Rock did to his wife Jada Pinkett Smith for her alopecia problem.
Will Smith, hypocrite?
In the clip, which has spread like wildfire and was published by the Twitter user @Peter_OKHthere is evidence of the possible hypocrisy of Will Smith that for better or for worse nobody has wanted to ignore.
In 1991, the star of I’m legend attended the talk show The Arsenio Hall Showquite popular in the United States in the 90s and whose presenter was the famous actor and comedian Arsenio Hall.
The night Will Smith was invited, the actor was well known for his role on the series The prince of Bel Air. It’s true that he was much younger and probably a bit reckless, but some netizens consider the prank he pulled on live TV back in 1991 to be quite similar to the one Chris Rock pulled on his wife.
Jade Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia, a medical condition that causes hair loss, and Chris Rock joked about her preparation for a role in G.I. Jane. Well, back in 1991, Will Smith made a joke about the show’s bassist, John B. Williams, balding, by telling host Arsenio Hall “that the bassist had to shave his head every morning,” pointing to Williams, who laughs. and nods to the actor’s comment.
You can’t do that in this world, man. You can’t do that, Arsenio, they have rules. They have rules, like him, he has a rule. The bass player has a rule. He has to shave his head every morning. That is a ruler.
Noticing the awkward reaction from the audience who were shocked to hear him joke about a person’s baldness, the actor quickly adds, “Oh, that’s a joke, man! It’s a prank! Go!”. Backing up Will, Arsenio then says, “See? You got so into character that you got hurt.”
John B. Williams Reacts To Chris Rock’s Oscars Joke
Bassist John B. Williams shared his thoughts on the recent Oscars incident to rolling stone and called Will Smith’s slap in the face of Chris Rock “unfortunate.”
Chris Rock is a comedian. When Chris Rock made the comment, Will was laughing. It wasn’t until it became clear that Jada didn’t think it was funny that Will came to his defense.
In addition, he declared that the joke that the actor made him in 1991 had not bothered him at all.
I didn’t take it seriously. He was a comedian. He was the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. He was a rapper. I took it as a joke. I laughed. It was a show. It was great. It didn’t bother me at all.
While it is not known whether Will Smith knew that John B. Williams also suffered from alopecia, the internet is debating whether it was right to slap someone for making a “joke” similar to the one he had made earlier. What do you think?