Mike Tyson returns as Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

Almost three months after Will Smith took the Oscars stage for slap Chris Rock to make a joke about his wife, everyone (e Chris’s mom ) has a opinion on “The slap”. Maybe it’s because the sympathies range from who was right and who was wrong and what should have happened and what it means to move forward, but there is no doubt that it will become one of the most controversial and The most talked about moments in the history of the Oscars . The last person to comment on “The Slap” is Mike Tyson, someone who knows a thing or two about hitting people, as well as being in the middle of a controversy.

Mike Tyson is one of the most dominant boxers of all time, but he is also known for his eccentric lifestyle: a man who shared a bed with his tigers and who admits it tripping over the poisonous toad . Even in the ring, he became a pop culture topic after being disqualified from a 1997 boxing match with Evander Holyfield after biting a piece of his opponent’s ear. When asked about Jimmy Kimmel Live if he had an opinion about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock, Tyson said he thought it was “pretty cool”:

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that Mike Tyson was a bit cool about using physical violence in a situation where he felt it was, as Tyson put it, necessary. The boxer himself was filmed. repeatedly hitting another passenger on his plane who apparently continued to harass drunk Tyson, even after he was asked to stop. The plane crash occurred a few weeks after the Oscars hype.

While Will Smith continues to fly under the radar after his own 10-year ban from all Academy related events and his volunteer resignation from the Academy of Film Arts and Sciences Chris Rock is working on the incident in focusing on his comedy tour . While he and Dave Chappelle have joked about their shared experience (Chappelle also had a recent stage performance quarrel with a fan ), the rock has he did not fully address the incident in his routine .

Meanwhile, everyone in Hollywood definitely has thoughts. Wanda Sykes said she was “traumatized” for what happened to his longtime friend, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar saw broad ramifications, saying in one breath that Will Smith “supported violence, vilified women, insulted the entertainment industry and perpetuated stereotypes. on the black community, even Tyler Perry, who presumably was among those who comforted Smith during the ceremony in the moments following the slap, he turned clarify that he actually left early to see how Chris Rock was doing and told Smith that he was “unequivocally wrong”.

Others had more empathy for the way Will Smith reacted. Steve Harvey joked that he wasn’t a Christian strong enough to turn the other cheek like Chris Rock did, and Terry Crews admitted he did worse in similar situations. Comedian Tiffany Haddish said the world might not like the way Smith did it, but for her to see a black man defend her wife like this was “the most beautiful thing she’s ever seen”.

“The Slap” will remain a topic of pop culture talk for the foreseeable future, but for those interested in learning more about Mike Tyson’s professional, personal and controversial life, Hulu subscribers can agree miguel a limited series that will arrive on August 25th . In the meantime, take a look at our 2022 film release schedule to see what’s coming to theaters soon.