“It’s never okay to punch a comedian”: Late-night hosts weighed in on the Oscars most notorious moment—and slipped in some jokes of their own.
Chris RockHe also found a way to use the unfortunate incident to get in a dig at his favorite target,“Obviously, Chris Rock did not deserve to be slapped in the face for a joke,” Kimmel said. “Will’s point of view is he was defending his wife, and that’s a tough position to be in. Because it’s damned if you do,Kimmel then joked about how the crowd at the Oscars apparently rushed to console Smith rather than Rock, the recipient of the slap.
“And by the way, no one did anything. A whole roomful of people, no one lifted a finger,” Kimmel said. “Spider-Man was there, Aquaman was there, Catwoman, all sitting on their hands. No one helped Chris Rock.” Like many of us, Kimmel seemed truly amazed that something so unexpected transpired on a live television broadcast. “We will never stop talking about this. It was so shocking,” he said.
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