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Questlovehas seemingly chimed in onWill SmithandChris Rock’s altercation at the 2022Academy Awards.
On Friday morning, the musician, 51, seemed to address the incident, where Will struck Rock after theSaturday Night Livealum made a joke about theKing Richardstar’s wifeJada Pinkett Smithduring the awards ceremony.
“Can we FINNNNNNNALY stop talking about it?” Questlovetweeted, seemingly referring tothe Oscarsmoment.
Alongside Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent, and David Dinerstein, he accepted the award right after the incident between Will, 53, and Rock, 57.
While presenting at the Oscars, Rock took a moment to crack a few jokes, including one about Jada’s shaved head. The comedian compared her appearance to that ofDemi Moore’s look inG.I. Jane.
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Back at his table, Will shouted to a stunned Rock: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—ing mouth.” Will went on to win best actor for his role inKing Richard, while Rock chose not to press charges.
Will hassince apologized to Rock, writing in a lengthy Instagram post on Monday, “I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong.”
“I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness,” he added. Will has sinceresigned from the Academy.
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Questlove appeared onThe Tonight Showa day afterthe Oscars, where he opened up to hostJimmy Fallonabout the entire ordeal (The star serves as the frontman forThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’s house band, The Roots).
While Questlove was presented his Oscar after a brief commercial break following the incident, the drummer said he was completely unaware of the chaos that preceded his big moment.
“Of course, [winning the award] happened in the cyclone of a whole other situation with two very good friends of mine,” Questlove said of Rock and Will. “I really wasn’t aware of that.”
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“It’s weird to say, because they tell you ahead of time, ‘This is your category,’ so in that moment, you’re either going to be full of anxiety or, for me, I’ve been meditating for the last two years,” he added.
Questlove said he was also meditating in his seat when the scuffle between Will and Rock occurred. “So when I opened my eyes, I was like, ‘Why is everyone so quiet?’ I literally was not present for that whole entire moment,” he recalled.
“As I’m walking to the stage, I’m kind of putting two and two together, and I realize that that was a real moment maybe three seconds before I spoke words,” he continued. “But in my mind they’re just doing a sketch or whatever and I’m like, ‘OK, Ahmir, remember to thank your mom, dad,’ so I was not present at all.”
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Days after the 2022 Oscars, Patel said that Will “robbed” him, Questlove, and the other filmmakers of their celebratory feat.
“It robbed the category of its moment,” the producer wrote in since-deleted tweets. “It robbed the other excellent and amazing films of their moment to be acknowledged in what was a STRONG year for docs.”
The filmmaker later added that he was also upset with how Rock announcedSummer of Soulas the Oscar winner. When Rock announced the award, he said the winner was “Ahmir Thompson and four white guys.”
Patel, who is of South Asian descent, tweeted, “Chris Rock lumped me in as 1 of ‘4 white guys,'” which angered him. He added on Instagram that he was proud to be thethird South Asian to winan Oscar that evening.
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“The reason that makes me SO SO VERY ANGRY is because I was so proud to be one of a handful of South Asians to have ever won an Oscar in the history of the award,” he tweeted. “I’m a big boy — I can take a joke. Comedians make jokes. But not in that moment. What a s—y, disrespectful thing to do.”
“What both Will AND Chris did really stained what should have been a beautiful moment for us,” Patel continued.
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)is available to stream on Hulu and Disney+.
source: people.com
