And the Oscar goes to a movie you have never seen

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He got the crucial justification into the apology. "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally."

Old saying: "I fought for her honor, which is more than she ever did."

Point being: if affront was given Jada should have objected, not Smith.

She ain't him, he ain't her, and his actions in her defense shows he ain't "woke."

What a tool.

Greg Gutfeld got it right last night when he said if Chris Rock had insulted Mel Gibson's wife and Mel Gibson had slapped him, Mel Gibson would be in the LA County Jail with no bail and he would never work in Hollywood again. That's how big the double standard is now. If you're black you can get away with almost everything.

Quote: Evenbob

Greg Gutfeld got it right last night when he said if Chris Rock had insulted Mel Gibson's wife and Mel Gibson had slapped him, Mel Gibson would be in the LA County Jail with no bail and he would never work in Hollywood again. That's how big the double standard is now. If you're black you can get away with almost everything.

I said that the second I became aware of the incident. I told my wife his being Black protected him from any criminal complaint. I was wondering who would bring it up publicly first…..

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I said that the second I became aware of the incident. I told my wife his being Black protected him from any criminal complaint. I was wondering who would bring it up publicly first…..

There is not a person reading this who does not know this would be a totally different story if it was Mel Gibson. 100% different story. That bothers me a lot. But I can guarantee you there are lots of people here who aren't bothered by that at all. And that's truly scary.

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“To be arrested on a misdemeanor, it has to happen in front of the authorities,” Jackson said, “or conversely the person against whom” the crime was allegedly committed has to file a formal complaint with police.

As such, even though the incident was witnessed by countless millions worldwide who tuned in to watch the Oscars, a case against Smith was unlikely to proceed without Rock’s involvement, Jackson said.

It is misdemeanor battery.

It's been said somewhere that Audiences were getting increasingly bored with the Oscars in recent years and the Will Smith and Chris Rock slap moment brought some much needed fire back to The Oscars. I watched the aftermath on YouTube when I heard about it on my News Channel and noticed that it already had about 20 videos and about a combined 10,000 comments despite just happening a few hours before. I personally didn't really care and it quickly went on my mind's back burner.

Quote: Evenbob

There is not a person reading this who does not know this would be a totally different story if it was Mel Gibson. 100% different story. That bothers me a lot. But I can guarantee you there are lots of people here who aren't bothered by that at all. And that's truly scary.

Also would have been a completely different story if Jason Momoa had been frisking / groping two actresses up at the podium instead of being groped himself. What if he had been groping Jennifer Lawrence up on stage in front of the whole world?

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It's been said somewhere that Audiences were getting increasingly bored with the Oscars in recent years...

The increasingly low ratings over the years back that up, down from over fifty million viewers to fifteen million.

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The increasingly low ratings over the years back that up, down from over fifty million viewers to fifteen million.

Audrey Hepburn (4 May 1929 – 20 January 1993), Katharine Hepburn (May 12, 1907 - June 29, 2003) were examples of actresses that were considered near goddess of old school Hollywood.

I think the transition to not just television, but now to streaming has dulled our sense of wonder to simply see actors walk up to a microphone and give a speech.

When you only had three choices (or less), the Oscars may have been the best choice available. Now with most people having hundreds, even thousands, of choices it is less often the choice people make. You add to that the liberal nature of the show (as opposed to actors being liberal but not making politics part of the show) and you lose more audience.