With the success of Bad Boys at the box office Stephen A Smith gave his take on what it’s like for him to see a Will Smith Movie.
According to him….. Will still owes an explanation to the black community about the Oscar’s slap that involved Chris Rock.
He asserts that despite Chris Rock’s outward appearance of being unscathed, continuing to earn money and work in Hollywood, the comedian is not okay “in the age of mental illness.”
“Chris Rock is damaged,” he said during the latest episode of the Stephen A. Smith Show. “Chris Rock will never get over that. Ever.”
“Will Smith apologized. I’m not saying he even has to apologize. I’m saying that while I watch him and Martin Lawrence promoting this movie, and I’m quite sure the reason he hasn’t addressed it is because the studios don’t want him to, and there’s an obligation that you have with them. All fair, I get it.
But somewhere along the way, he has to sit down and talk to the Black community. You see all the white people around Will Smith all you want to, Black folks have loved and revered this man for decades.”
“You got to have a conversation as to why you did that. It’s primarily us Black people that have loved and supported you and watched you go on an international stage and slap one of us in the face,” he added.
“A lot of folks ain’t get over that. A lot of folks find it hard to just go to the movies to watch you. I’m one of those people, and I never missed a Will Smith movie,” Stephen A. Smith said.
Many disagreed with Stephen’s ‘hot take’ especially taking into account to the numbers “Bad Boys” did at the box office.
The movie earned over $100 Million in sales for its opening weekend globally.
Black people were not about to cancel Will Smith, especially not over Chris Rock. https://t.co/LuDMb1CQ4D
— Kyla Jenée Lacey (@Kyla_Lacey) June 9, 2024
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Will Smiths career was never gonna be over or even halted behind that slap, cuz actual black people never fucked with Chris Rock like that to care enough.
He slapped the right black person???? https://t.co/NbVqihmP5y
— THE Influencer… Since Anybody Can Be One???? (@nice_two) June 9, 2024
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White people realizing in real time that black people don’t even care about Chris Rock like that https://t.co/TDunjpNS5d
— Chelsea Hensley (@ChelseaBigBang) June 9, 2024
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YALL CAN NEVER MAKE ME HATE WILL SMITH ????
He’s popping up in random movie theaters surprising and watching Bad Boys 4 with the fans & I think it’s the coolest thing .
They tried to cancel that man after he ROCKED Chris Rock but I loved him before the slap and loved him even… pic.twitter.com/UK00MMH5kB
— BERET ZAY ???????????? (@Isaiah_Jaay) June 9, 2024
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The world cares about Will Smith????Only white people care about Chris Rock. That’s why you can never cancel a KING????like Will! He is who he is because he is who he is✊????
Let’s go #BadBoys pic.twitter.com/4fdUTy9ebr
— Chris (@RealDealChris) June 4, 2024
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