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2022-04-08 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Will Smith-Chris Rock slap at Oscars was staged

Speculation from a pro.

[NYPost] Ric Flair thought the kerfuffle of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was a work.

That’s the term in Flair’s world of pro wrestling, when the violence is scripted. Flair and his longtime friend Mike Tyson spoke to The Post to promote Tyson 2.0, the cannabis business they’re partnering in, and covered a wide range of other topics like his daughter Charlotte Flair’s success in WWE, Hulk Hogan’s proclamation that Flair was the greatest wrestler of all-time and the Oscars’ moment that will live in infamy.

“I didn’t think it was real,” Flair said of the Smith slap.

Tyson chimed in: “If Ric says it’s a fake, then it’s a fake.”

Posted by Marilyn Grumble1330 2022-04-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [20 views ] Top

#1 Ric Flair is still alive! WHOOOOOOOO

Posted by Chris 2022-04-08 00:39|| 2022-04-08 00:39|| Front Page Top

#2 Yaayy! What happened to Shawn Michaels? And the Adam Bomb.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-04-08 00:56|| 2022-04-08 00:56|| Front Page Top

#3
Credit to Will for using Chris Rock in front of hundreds and without raycism involved.

"Everybody knows you never go full ~~retard~~ Smollett." - Tropic Thunder (2008) ?

Posted by Dron66046 2022-04-08 01:07|| 2022-04-08 01:07|| Front Page Top

#4
It is Hollywood...
I don't care what they do for Camera FaceTime for Free PR. They are Actors / Performers and their whole life is an ACT.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-04-08 06:38|| 2022-04-08 06:38|| Front Page Top

#5 It is Hollywood... and they are in the business of faking things, so we cannot tell by looking at the event unless it was done so badly as to be obvious. (see Juicy Smollett)

However, we can look at the effects: who benefits?

Will Smith: Does this help his career? I'd say no. He looks like the stereotypical angry prone-to-violence black guy, his marital 'issues' are paraded in public, his good-guy movie image takes a hit, and he is out of the Academy. Sounds negative to me.

The Academy Awards: Hollywood loves drama. Lately, ratings for the Academy Awards have been in the dumpster. A little drama might perk things up. "Let's watch and see what a bunch of coked-up actors do this year!" That is a plus, but the cost is losing a known star and the box office revenue he generates.

Seems to me Will takes a bigger hit than the Awards show gains. But maybe they playing the long game with a fall-and-redemption story arc.

tl;dr: Is it fake or does Will Smith just slap like a girl?

Posted by SteveS 2022-04-08 09:07|| 2022-04-08 09:07|| Front Page Top

#6
Now I'd like to see Terry Crews slap somebody. Somebody like say Dave Chappelle. But Crews is such a nice guy I can't imagine him doing such a thing.

Posted by Dron66046 2022-04-08 09:30|| 2022-04-08 09:30|| Front Page Top

#7 Wife said, "If they have a five minute delay, and they had time to censor the cuss word, why did they allow a physical assault?"

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-04-08 11:25|| 2022-04-08 11:25|| Front Page Top

#8 /\ Interesting point.

"I hate rude behavior in a man, won't tolerate it."

Posted by Besoeker 2022-04-08 11:35|| 2022-04-08 11:35|| Front Page Top

#9 Beneficiary is Oscars sponsor Pfizer, owner of the newly acquired drug treatment for Jada Smith's condition that caused her baldness

Posted by Ho Chi Cholurt7079 2022-04-08 11:39|| 2022-04-08 11:39|| Front Page Top

#10 If they think a slap fight will get me to watch the Oscars, they're wrong.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-04-08 12:21|| 2022-04-08 12:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Mae West: "There's no such thing as bad publicity."

Posted by Tom 2022-04-08 13:02|| 2022-04-08 13:02|| Front Page Top

#12 Ya, looking at his exaggerated body follow through.

Pretty obvious if you ever earned you living with your fists.

Posted by Woodrow 2022-04-08 15:10|| 2022-04-08 15:10|| Front Page Top

#13 10 year ban. He is worth $350 million so not much they can do to hurt him...

Posted by Clusosh Floluter6074 2022-04-08 16:21|| 2022-04-08 16:21|| Front Page Top

#14 QUESTION ASKED: "Will Smith: Does this help his career..."

If he is trying to land a role as a billy-bad-ass character in this next movie. It could help him in getting more $$$$$$.

OR

Maybe to deflect from the bad press that his Paramount backers just are announcing that 2 weeks ago, they pulled "Bounce" a movie from production.

Posted by NN2N1 2022-04-08 16:37|| 2022-04-08 16:37|| Front Page Top

#15 I was hoping not enough people watched the Oscars to even notice, let alone care.

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-04-08 18:03|| 2022-04-08 18:03|| Front Page Top

#16 Will Smith is, I think, one of those people who is in love with their own self image. His self image pre Oscars: tough, smart, beats his enemies at their own game, clean cut, never relies on cheap gimmicks.

This self image was smashed up at the Oscars.

Posted by Lord Garth 2022-04-08 18:12|| 2022-04-08 18:12|| Front Page Top

#17 First thing that occurred to me. And, I agree with Mae West.

Posted by KBK 2022-04-08 20:23|| 2022-04-08 20:23|| Front Page Top

#18 Will Smith gains 'Street Cred'.

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-04-08 21:09|| 2022-04-08 21:09|| Front Page Top

#19 Somebody finally slapped the sh!t out of Hollywood.

Posted by Clusosh Floluter6074 2022-04-08 21:24|| 2022-04-08 21:24|| Front Page Top

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