Comedians Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer have opened up concerning the slap heard world wide.
On Ellen DeGeneres' daytime speak present, Sykes, one third of the trio who hosted the Oscars on Sunday, stated whereas she did not witness Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock as a result of she was altering outfits, she did see Smith's profane verbal change with Rock and the moments after.
"I simply felt so terrible for my buddy, Chris, and it was sickening," she instructed DeGeneres, in accordance with a preview clip. "I bodily felt unwell, and I am nonetheless slightly traumatized by it."
Sykes additionally expressed her frustration with Smith being allowed to remain within the theater and settle for his award for greatest actor.
"For them to let him keep in that room and revel in the remainder of the present and settle for his award, I used to be like, 'How gross is that this? That is simply the mistaken message,'" she stated. "You assault any person, you get escorted out the constructing and that is it. For them to let him proceed, I believed it was gross. Plus, I wished to have the ability to run out after he gained and say, 'Sadly will could not be right here tonight...'"
Smith has apologized for the incident. Rock has not but made any public feedback however is about to return to the stage tonight in Boston along with his stand-up tour.
Sykes says she's upset by the truth that "nobody" has apologized to her and fellow hosts Amy Schumer and Regina Corridor.
"We labored actually onerous to place that present collectively," she stated, just for it to be overshadowed.
Sykes shared that she and Rock, nonetheless, interacted at an after half and he apologized to her, saying, "It was imagined to be your evening," in accordance with Sykes.
"That is who Chris is," she stated.
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In the meantime, Schumer took to Instagram to share her ideas, stating she was nonetheless feeling "triggered and traumatized."
"I like my buddy @chrisrock and imagine he dealt with it like a professional," she wrote. "Stayed up there and gave an Oscar to his buddy @questlove and the entire thing was so disturbing."
Rock was introduced the award for greatest documentary characteristic when Smith rushed the stage and struck him on the face over a joke Rock made about Smith's spouse, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
"I am nonetheless in shock and surprised and unhappy. Im happy with myself and my cohosts. However yeah. Ready for this sickening feeling to go away from what all of us witnessed," Schumer wrote within the publish, which she additionally used to plug her Hulu collection "Life and Beth," joking "I believe we will all agree that one of the best ways to unpack what occurred is to stream my collection."
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