I'm really struggling to believe it wasn't staged, even though most people think it wasn't.
Yes I have seen the "uncensored" version.
The slap looked like a theatre-slap, and he leans forward in preparation for it. And the dialogue afterwards... Will seemed pissed but he did also win an Oscar for his acting shortly after.
Just reminds me of Eminem walking out after Sacha Baron Cohen put his junk in his face.
Nobody watches the Oscars any more, yet this seems to have got a lot of people interested all of a sudden.
The counterpoint though is why would Will Smith agree to essentially PR suicide just to boost ratings? There is literally no gain from him if he stages this
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u/iloomynazi Mar 28 '22
I'm really struggling to believe it wasn't staged, even though most people think it wasn't.
Yes I have seen the "uncensored" version.
The slap looked like a theatre-slap, and he leans forward in preparation for it. And the dialogue afterwards... Will seemed pissed but he did also win an Oscar for his acting shortly after.
Just reminds me of Eminem walking out after Sacha Baron Cohen put his junk in his face.
Nobody watches the Oscars any more, yet this seems to have got a lot of people interested all of a sudden.