Great movie by the way.
. Happened to me once. Got a flat tire in the North End of Hartford. I pretended I had mental issues and started talking to myself in an animated fashion until AAA arrived. 
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***Official Academy Awards Discussion Thread*** - Anora is the Big Winner (1 Viewer)
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. Happened to me once. Got a flat tire in the North End of Hartford. I pretended I had mental issues and started talking to myself in an animated fashion until AAA arrived. 
Ghost Rider
Footballguy
Well, I don't know Will Smith, so me forgiving him or not forgiving him means nada, but I just don't think this one incident suddenly makes him a jerk. I am sure success and power and money have made him feel entitled which is why he was able to shake it off and accept his award and then party afterwards like nothing had happened, but this is, what, the first stain on him in 35 years of being in the public eye. I just think some perspective is in order. And I say that while conceding that punishment still needs to be handed down for his actions.You’re a forgiving man Ghost. Ain’t nothing wrong with that.
offdee
Footballguy
This is ridiculous. Chris Rock just became relevant again and is going to make bank off of this for a long time to come. He handled the situation as perfectly and professionally as one could. He took the hit like a champ, didn't retaliate, made it clear he could've verbally destroyed Will in that moment but decided to hold his tongue out of respect for the moment. His reputation is better than ever. Rock is the big winner in all of this actually.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
It’s not ridiculous. If I were Chris Rock I would rather not be associated with getting smacked on National TV and have it replayed to literally hundreds of millions of people - for the rest of eternity.
Im not for suing people over a slap but it’s not totally out of the realm of reasonable.
If I were Rock I would sue Smith for “one rib”.
offdee
Footballguy
But why? It's not like it made him look bad, or weak or anything really negative to his manhood. It actually made him look very professional the way he handled it. The more that's replayed the more it continues Rock's relevancy and, in turn, his bankroll. There's literally nothing negative about this for Rock and his career/legacy.
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Chaz McNulty
Footballguy
He just got #####-slapped on National TV. It's embarrasing. In 25 years from now, what's the first thing that people are going to remember when his name is bought up? Hid great comedy, or being slapped in front of the largest audience in the world?
belljr
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offdee
Footballguy
How is what ultimately transpired embarrassing for him? If he would've fallen over, started crying or acted like a B, then yeah....but, that's not what happened. He ate the slap and acted 100% professionally after.
And ultimately this moment in time will exponentially increase his net worth. Dude hit the lottery and his popularity and relevance has never been higher. No downside for Rock in all of this.
offdee
Footballguy
Not the way he is now, and you're naive to think otherwise His standup ticket prices prove this.
per NY Post:
Demand and prices for tickets to Chris Rock’s comedy tour have surged since he was slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday night, a report said.
Tickets prices for the tour, which includes stops in 30 North American cities, rose from a minimum of $46 per ticket on March 18 to a whopping minimum of $341 on secondary market platform TickPick since the Academy Awards drama, Variety reported.
TickPick also said that from Sunday night through Monday the company sold more tickets to the comedian’s tour than they did all of the past month.
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belljr
Footballguy
Hes got 3 movies coming out in 2022 - one he produced
He has produced 3 TV shows in the last 4 years.....
Just because hes not doing big blockbusters doesnt make him irrelevant
your naive to think just becuase you "haven't seen him" hes not working
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offdee
Footballguy
I never said he was completely irrelevant...if that was the case, he would've never been a presenter on the Oscars in the first place. But to really say with a straight face that his popularity rank/$$ pulling power in the entertainment industry hasn't jumped significantly since this event is silly.
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Judge Smails
Footballguy
I agree with you that Rock ultimately wins out on this and Smith loses. Rock handled a terrible situation incredibly well. But I don’t agree with how you’ve constantly minimized this. “Just a slap”. On the Offdee Scale I’d give you about a 2 in this thread. Still would grab a drink with you in Vegas again though.
offdee
Footballguy
lol, I guess we just disagree on the "slap". I'd have a total different perspective if it was a closed fist punch, but a slap is just.....well, nothing in terms of potential damage. Was it wrong, yes, but on the scale of things Smith could've done beyond words, the only less violent thing would've been if he took a glove out of his pocket and whacked it across his face like an old British woman.
Wildcat
Footballguy
Caveman33
Footballguy
I agree that Rock makes out like a champ. Jada will probably share her side soon at a Red Table Talk. So, who is the loser here?
I think Will is a nice guy who got manipulated by Hollywood, Scientology, open relationships, and maybe illuminati. At the very least, it appears Willow and Jaden made a pact with slenderman.
Now we all know that 4 is more, 5 is live, and 9 is divine:
Will Smith, 4 + 5 = 9
Chris Rock, 5 + 4 = 9
Is it a coincidence that before Will and Jada's entanglement, Will had a son named Tre and Jada dated 2pac?
Tre squared = 9
Are you listening yet?
offdee
Footballguy
Will saw Jada not laughing and realized he needed to do something to save face with her
Chaz McNulty
Footballguy
Its ####### embarrassing. He got slapped on national TV and nobody did anything to the person who slapped him. THey just let him sit there the whole time. Id be mortified if that happened to me and now we will forever know Chris Rock as the victim of this incident.
chet
Footballguy
You're the naive one for being completely oblivious to any possible downside for Rock out of this situation.
offdee
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offdee
Footballguy
I think you’d get over it after it puts a couple extra million dollars in your bank account.
bigbottom
Footballguy
I don’t think Rock has anything at all to feel bad about. He handled the situation like a pro. And an adult. That said, I think getting publicly slapped across the face by another man is almost worse than a punch. Somehow almost feels more demeaning. I’d still choose the slap over a punch though because I don’t like pain.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Some of y’all are from a different neighborhood than I am. Aint nobody ##### slapping me. If you’re OK with getting ##### slapped then lend me a dollar.
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northern exposure
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I have seen another video where Questlove ,who won the award Rock was presenting, stops and gives Smith a big embrace on the way to the stage. Rock looks on with an odd look on his face and then steps to the side as Questlove starts his acceptance speech.jobarules said:
I have seen other shots that show Bradley Cooper and Samuel L Jackson talking to Smith during the commercial break and Smith already said in his acceptance speech that Denzel spoke to him. Nobody seemed too worried about Rock after the slap.
It's bull####. If someone ##### slapped me in front of a bunch of people I know and my "friends" supported the person who slapped me I'd be ####### humiliated and those people would no longer be my friends.
leftcoastguy7
Footballguy
Whole lot of machismo in this thread...
simsarge
Footballguy
I did. But Will didn't because he was watching Chris on stage. Clearly something transpired between Jada and Will in a few seconds. I'm curious as to what made him go from yucking along to PO'd.jobarules said:
And how about the 40 minutes between the altercation and the acceptance speech? Surely they had a camera on him the rest of the night.
If I'm the producer of that show, I'd make darn sure ahead of time that the director knew that I'd want to know if someone farted sideways in that theater that night. The camera cut to the Smiths during Rock's act. Did that camera cut away in those 10 seconds? Why? No one else was brought up.
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
And a whole lot of the opposite in this thread.
ETA- Nobody is advocating a full out brawl but to act like defending yourself or retaliating when another person physically strikes you is somehow a foreign idea is a truly backwards and bizarre take.
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culdeus
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I haven't done the full TMZ on this, to me the slap looked like either Will didn't go full out to do max damage or almost went with a stage slap. He could have gone with a full windup. Is there anything to that? It was just my initial impression and jesus this thing took on a life of it's own since.
Even if true, I don't really knows what that changes. Dude was still way out of line to go on stage at all even if not taking a swing.
Even if true, I don't really knows what that changes. Dude was still way out of line to go on stage at all even if not taking a swing.
offdee
Footballguy
Geez dude, grow a pair. If it was me that just got slapped by Will Smith and I ate the thing like nothing and laughed it off basically making him look like a little punk for coming at me with a B slap....and THEN the realization that it was filmed and I now have one of the richest men in Hollywood's balls by a string, AND now my name will be in the lights while I'm just starting my comedy tour, AND giving me years of gold material to make jokes about with guaranteed laughs because the audience is basically living this material with me?!?
Cmon, I'd enjoy every second of all that and internally laughing at Smith thanking him for being an idiot (which in some instance was exactly what Rock did by holding back his barrage of jokes he could've absolutely demoralized Smith with)
And by the way your "real friends" are all of the top roasting comedians in the world (Chapelle, etc) that will have your back during their acts while others laugh along at Will Smith's expense, and cross-promoting you at their sold out events.
All that clout and millions of extra dollars in your bank account from this single 5 second moment, should help you get over some rando celebrity not comforting you in that moment. And we all know Rock was being catered to behind stage by whoever was there...we just didn't see it on film.
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STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
For the rest of my life anytime anyone says either Will Smith or Chris Rock the first thing that will come to mind is Will Smith slapping Chris Rock. Forever. Will I think of Fresh Prince or Pookie? Sure.
Remember that time Fresh Prince slapped Pookie? That #### was crazy!
Remember that time Fresh Prince slapped Pookie? That #### was crazy!
Chaz McNulty
Footballguy
STEADYMOBBIN 22
Footballguy
Judge Smails
Footballguy
He had a run of comedy specials that firmly place him among the all-time stand up greats. Dude was hysterically funny.
gump
Footballguy
This x1000%. This video shows Rock just after the incident...he's dazed, confused, looks really sad...it's heartbreaking. That will make the rounds...this initial support of Smith will wane...Rock's popularity will skyrocket...and Smith's career will fade away.offdee said:
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BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
What gets me every time I watch the slap video is the smug, arrogant, satisfied look on Smith's face as he turns and walks back to his seat. Total cocky #######.
The look of shock and bewilderment on Chris' face is just so sad.
Ilov80s
Footballguy
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
Definitely. To outright treat another human being in that fashion is absolutely heartbreaking.
gump
Footballguy
Chris B.
Footballguy
Sad, she enjoys the violence but can't take a joke at her own expense.
Kareem was right, in that the racists will watch this black on black violence during one of the most public events in the world and feel justified in their beliefs.
Chris B.
Footballguy
He didn't swing to do damage. It was an act of discipline doled out by someone that felt he was superior than the other. It was meant as a public display of humiliation. Smith bullied a smaller man because he's so macho and needed to protect his damsel in distress.
Since the incident, all I’ve seen is that Rock has taken the high road, and he looks better for it. Sure, it was likely awkward for a bit, but to the people who are questioning why he didn’t do anything in return, were you expecting him to take a swing at Will? The guy is taller and has a longer reach, how does that benefit him?
Could he have kept the jokes going? Absolutely! Everyone knows how Jada has publicly embarrassed Will on multiple occasions and in extremely personal ways over the past few years, practically emasculating the guy to his face. Chris Rock could have gone off the cuff and eviscerated that entire family, from how Jada is still more in love with Tupac, to that entire entanglement fiasco on the red table, to his kids known for doing dumb stuff and riding the family coattails, to how even at that moment he was up there because his wife was insulted by a joke about a 25 year old movie, and she’s still likely going home with someone else. He didn’t do that, and he let Will show his ### on national tv.
Could he have kept the jokes going? Absolutely! Everyone knows how Jada has publicly embarrassed Will on multiple occasions and in extremely personal ways over the past few years, practically emasculating the guy to his face. Chris Rock could have gone off the cuff and eviscerated that entire family, from how Jada is still more in love with Tupac, to that entire entanglement fiasco on the red table, to his kids known for doing dumb stuff and riding the family coattails, to how even at that moment he was up there because his wife was insulted by a joke about a 25 year old movie, and she’s still likely going home with someone else. He didn’t do that, and he let Will show his ### on national tv.
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