Years after the infamous “slap” incident at the Oscars, the time when actor Will Smith walked up on stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock over a joke Rock made about Smith’s wife, Jada Plunkett Smith, comedian and actor Rob Schneider went on the offensive against Smith during an interview, saying that he’s just terrible.
Schneider’s comments came when he appeared on the “The Kyle & Jackie O Show” on Tuesday, June 11. In the context of the slap incident, the comedian said that Smith has “been hiding” his true identity all these years, and is all manner of horrible things, as came out on that infamous night when he stormed up on stage and slapped Rock.
Schneider said, “Will Smith is a t—.” He continued, speaking in the context of the infamous slap incident, that Smith showed what he really is inside when he slapped Rock over a minor joke about his wife. Schneider said, “Will Smith has been hiding the fact of who he really is and it was exposed that night that he’s really an a–hole.”
Continuing, Schneider said that it was “dark” for Smith to have done that in front of everyone, saying, “But it’s a deep, dark thing to do that in front of all those people and to a really great legendary comedian who’s literally the best comedian of our generation.” He added. “You wouldn’t have this whole wave of comedy that came after if it wasn’t for Chris Rock. He’s kicked open the doors.”
Schneider then explained that he wasn’t able to speak his mind about the matter at the time, as he was on the committee in charge of handling Smith after the incident. He said, “I wasn’t allowed to say anything at that time because we were part of the committee that’s supposed to punish him.” He added, “He’s a liar. A complete, utter fraud. And it was exposed in that time.”
Schneider then said that the Academy was too scared to actually punish Smith, saying, “Will is a d——–. The thing is that’s how politically correct the Academy is. That they were so cowardly. Because if I would have done that, they would have been hauled off to prison, but because they were so worried about being racist or whatever, they were like. ‘We can’t offend.'”
Saying that he disagreed with the Academy’s decision and thinks violence is unacceptable no matter what one’s race or color is, Schneider then explained, “But the point is, violence is what it is. And whether the color of your skin or your religion, it doesn’t matter if you commit a crime in front of other people, you get hauled out of there.”
He also spoke about how Chris Rock, the one who was slapped, handled the incident and its aftermath, saying, “[He] didn’t want to talk to anybody.” He continued, saying, “I don’t blame him. But it took him a while to get to where he could react to it because it was a lot … He’s a very sensitive, great guy, and he’s literally a genius.”
Watch the slap here:
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