Michael Che defends Chris Rock as Will Smith’s slap speech continues

It’s been over two months since arguably the most viral moment in Oscar history happened: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage. Since the controversial no-screen incident happened, much of Hollywood has shared their thoughts and views on the matter. The last thing to comment is Live Saturday night star and comedian Michael Che, who defends Chris Rock for a speech.

This week he was questioned about Che Howard Stern’s show how the situation may have affected how he feels when he has taken the stage to do stand-ups for the past few months. Speaking of the viral moment, Michael Che said he felt like “we lost a hero that day” referring to Smith while he defended the former. SNL actor and five times SNL guest, saying this:

Months before Oscar night, it was announced that Chris Rock would be doing his first standing tour in five years. The comedian’s Ego Death World Tour 2022 was planned and fine-tuned long before the big Oscars moment, but sadly the timing led some to believe that he had decided to go on tour in reaction to the incident. Rock returned to the stage for his tour a few days after the Oscars on Sunday in late March.

On the Wednesday night after the Oscars, Rock took to a stage in Boston for his Ego Death Tour, telling fans he had a “full show” he had written before the weekend and was still “processing” what had happened. . He said that “at some point” he would talk about it, but for now he wanted to stick to the material he had planned to tell.

Of course, after the accident, it certainly didn’t affect ticket sales, with Chris Rock all the news about the accident. As Michael Che also spoke during his interview with Howard Stern, Rock had not asked for the accident to happen and “hijacked” the work he had done and some Will Smith stuff did while the comedian seemed to be hoping not to fan the flames. . . and just by recounting the lines with which he had planned to go on tour before the Oscars. Watch the music video showing Che talking about Rock Slap:

After the accident, Will Smith didn’t just drop out of the academy was banned from Academy Awards and related events for the next decade Also for the Academy. In addition to a public apology from Smith and Rock’s very brief mentions of the accident. , both sides remained silent on the viral moment on television. More recently, Jada Pinkett Smith did it he called the two men to “talk about it” and “reconcile”.

Meanwhile, Rock continues his Ego Death World Tour, which remains on tour until November.