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Disputes over Will Smith’s behavior at the 94th Academy Awards continued Tuesday and one take left a Fox News host “ashamed” at what one of his colleagues said after describing Smith as a “monster.”
Piers Morgan joined “The Five” to discuss topics from the day and late in the program, the conversation shifted to the public apology that Smith had issued to comedian Chris Rock for slapping him. Morgan deftly recounted the key elements of the incident, including the relation of the joke to Jada Pinkett Smith’s health that may have catalyzed the assault.
After Morgan noted that Rock was an “innocent victim,” co-host Jeanine Pirro sought clarification on his stance. “So you think that words are a justification for violence?” she asked.
“No. You can’t ever condone violence in that situation and I don’t,” the panelist asserted before further explaining that he could understand the motivations behind the reaction from Smith. The Academy is set to convene Wednesday to discuss whether any actions be taken against the actor, including the possibility of rescinding his award.
Morgan reminded viewers how absurd that conversation was considering that convicted pedophile Roman Polanski and sex offender Harvey Weinstein have not had their Oscars taken away and stated, “The idea that we’re going to take Will Smith’s Best Actor Oscar for a brilliant performance in a great movie…let’s just get some perspective here.”
Pirro pivoted to co-host Jesse Waters and suggested there is a reason that motivations are not questioned in assault and the facts are key in making determinations on a crime. Reiterating how this is not “the man [Smith] wants to be” she asked, “Are we so in love with the character or is that the real Smith?”
“The real Smith looks like a monster if that’s who he is,” Watters asserted before adding, “there’s no one with more commercial appeal…children like this guy,” but now he’s destroyed that image with his slap.
“I’m ashamed of what you just said because you of all people should have thicker skin,” he continued while wagging his finger at Morgan. “If someone makes a crack about you and you’re that successful and your wife is sitting there and she’s that successful, it’s a roast. Take the joke and move on.”
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Watters had already expressed his distaste with Morgan’s position and everything surrounding the incident on Monday when he said, “The fact that the L.A. Sheriff didn’t haul this guy out of there at the next commercial break explains why there’s such a huge crime problem in this country because you can just go up as an audience member and just cold-cocked the comedian on live television and get away with it.”
Morgan did not relent as he recalled an experience in years past where he witnessed what he considered the true character of Smith.
“I interviewed Jada Pinkett Smith for CNN and Will Smith turned up. It was in New York,” he explained.
“He turned up and he sat in the shadows like lurking,” Morgan continued. “And he came up to me before he started, and he went, ‘Mr. Morgan, don’t upset my wife. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry.’ I now know what he meant.”
The panelist further explained that his family agrees he would have responded in kind and that polls show Americans are supporting Smith on this front. Watters revealed a similar experience he had after interviewing Harvey Weinstein on the matter of taking responsibility for his actions. The man allegedly grabbed him and said, “Don’t you dare ever ask me a question like that again.”
Their debate is likely to continue as further developments arise from this story.
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16 thoughts on “‘I’m ashamed’: Jesse Watters takes exception to Piers Morgan’s sympathy for Will Smith”
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Could it be this was all pre-rehearsed?
Smith was laughing, and all of a sudden he was up on stage. I don’t believe this was spontaneous. Ratings are in the tank you know.
This whole discussion on “The Slap” heard around the world is insulting and typical lack of priority news. Let the drama kings and queens sort out their own differences.
it’s tough trying to be a comedian in todays world. today a comedian has to worry about the possible fall out of his jokes if one group or another is offended. one ill advised joke could end your career.
I don’t fault Smith for bitch slapping Rock. I fault him for being stupid about it. I was taught early on that you praise in public, castigate in private, and commit violence only where there are no witnesses. The good thing is the recorded video clips show black on black crime on TV during prime time Let’s go Brandon
Will smith hasn’t got a clue. He’s just a dumb ass black life don’t matter and a second rate actor, if that!!!
whether it was fake or not as someone said in comments, it’s hard to get worked up about anything the acting world says/does – especially when on stage. and why aren’t they all excited and upset about the ‘words’ in so-called music these days–
widow of RET/DAV/USA
someone played that slap in slow motion, and it was a fake slap, Will never slapped Chris Rock! the evidence that the entire thing was an act IS EVIDENT bc Will and Jada and everyone sitting at their table were laughing at the GI Jane joke UNTIL they realized that the camera was on them and then they became “angry” or should I say put on the angry face!
So why would do they do this? Well for the demented Oscars to become relevant again and look it is working! what are we talking about? Oh yeah, the slap that happened at the Oscars!
Hollywood knows that by dissing Trump and his supporters for 5+ years has not worked out for them bc of the low viewership and COVID put a fork in the entire Hollywood scene, so they need to revive it, nothing like scandal to make that happen!
IT WAS FAKE, AS FAKE AS THE FRAUD THAT SITS IN THE WH!
If Smith had an issue he should have waited until after the show. And, sorry, men don’t slap. Not everyone knew about his wife’s health issue and it’s obvious he has a habit of threatening people; look at what he said to Piers Morgan and then hung in the background monitoring the interview. I’m sorry for Jada Pinkett Smith; that’s an awful illness; especially for a woman but that doesn’t excuse her husband’s behavior. I’m not a fan as it is but this would have ended it for me.
SOOOO the entire thing was a Fake! Go back and view it in slow motion! They wanted to become relevant again bc their stupid awards viewership is at an all-time low and nothing like a slap at the Oscars to revive interest and get people talking!
Will and Jada are together by name only, they have an open marriage, so they see other people!
The entire thing was planned bc both Jada and Will were laughing at the GI Jane Joke until they realized that the camera was on them and that is when they wiped the smile off their faces and became “angry”
The whole thing was fake, as fake as the fraud in the WH
Many black women get alopecia bc they use chemicals on their hair to get it straight, do that for decades and you risk the chance of losing your hair altogether! It is very common in the African American race.
I have black hair and I stopped using chemicals on my hair for this very reason.
The other reason women lose their hair is bc of an autoimmune condition, like AIDS, Lupus, RA, MS where the body is attacking itself not recognizing that something like your hair is part of your body!
Morgan outed himself as a coward who was threatened with violence and intimidated by punk Smith. That’s why he defended the cuck/thug’s action.
Morgan makes me ill to my stomach, cannot stand that guy!
Words cannot slap someone in the face or knock them to the ground, but yet Smith feels the need to attack someone over a joke? Makes you wonder what kind of a parent he is? Is the Academy REALLY going to do something? Probably not because Smith is such a good actor (sarcasm)! Seems that Weirdowood always gets away with it even when they assault someone over WORDS. If a lot of people like you said, Piers, was for Smith, that is pathetic! Being violent over words is not acceptable whether you like it or not!
the entire thing was FAKE in order to revive their stupid Oscars out of obscurity!
Its my opinion after watching the video , freezing it , and rewatching it , that its all fake. The slap was faked in my opinion. A total con job for the OSCARS to get people to talk about it so they could regain some of their lost recognition.
Ding! Ding! Ding!