Will Smith is a fierce defender of his son's friend's girlfriend

It still boggles my mind how everyone acted like nothing happened before Will Smith won the Oscar.

He didn't apologize to the only person who deserved an apology.

The standing ovation made me realise how detached Hollywood is from reality

This man physically assaulted someone and was able to remain in the building and then get a standing ovation when he won this award. Hollywood is twisted as hell

Will Smith: "I hope the academy invites me back." The Academy: Definitely.... In 10 years from now.

Denzel’s face, “The Devil definitely came for you.”

"Richard Williams was a FIERCE defender of his family..." Translation: "I shield my actions behind someone else's name and reputation because I'm too self-entitled to humbly accept in front of everyone that I f'ed up. Maybe I'll do it later on my social media platforms".

What pisses me off is that famous people get to ramble on and on But God forbid you win an Oscar for best sound you have 3 seconds to thank everyone who ever meant anything to you.

That speech was his best acting so far😂

“God is calling on me to protect people” dude, you slapped a comedian over a joke he made about your wife who has cheated, walked all over you and humiliated you for years. You see vids of Will at the after party laughing, dancing and clearly loving the attention he was receiving

The band was probably too scared to try playing him off 😂😂

I know people will disagree with me, but I think Andrew Garfield should have won! He was amazing in "Tick, Tick...Boom!" as the late, great Jonathan Larson!

I was waiting for an apology to my man Chris Rock

What a jerk!!! He was not able to say Im sorry Chris….

The acceptance speech of a man who knows he fucked up. Whole shame of it all is he deserved that Oscar because King Richard was a great film.

he went on stage and slapped the host and then came back and got the Oscar wow. How can this happen?

Denzel staring at him like “I ain’t never say that shit to him” 😂 5:20

Are we gonna ignore that Andrew Garfield was in two movies of 2021 that were nominated for oscars

Not sure if it's just me, but I feel like this is one of the longest Oscars acceptance speeches ever. Kinda ironic that Will would take up so much time, and be given the honor of doing so, after what just occurred earlier in the night.

Mr. Will Smith had the perfect opportunity with the room, National TV, this big stage and the microphone to give a heartfelt sincere apology to Chris Rock in this moment and “the slap” likely would have been squashed that night forever; but he just failed. Just shows he did not feel he was wrong and that’s the problem here. Until he knows he did something wrong, it will never be resolved.

it really is quite something to single handedly (literally) ruin the greatest night of your life.

I was so excited to see Will (or Andrew) get the Oscar. Will has been in the industry for so many years and has done great work. This should've been his moment and continued on his amazing career, but now he destroyed it for a woman who doesn't even love him.

The crying is definitely not fake, the guy clearly had an emotional breakdown that night, and his head was not clear. We all relate to moments like this where ur not thinking right because ur very overwhelmed. He definitely wasn’t overwhelmed by the joke, but the joke combined with his wife’s reaction was the tipping point (also indication his marriage had a massive contribution to his stress that night) This isn’t a justification at all, but it is an explanation and a somewhat understandable one at that. Just because someone does something wrong it doesn’t mean you demonise them, you should try and understand they’re perspective, still admit their faults and act accordingly, but understand it.

andrew and benedict absolutely robbed.

He should’ve called Chris Rock up to the stage and apologized right then and there

I like how he talked about how he was being called upon to be a river for his people. It evoked beautiful imagery… Especially when he brought the rage of the river into a full on slap unto the face of one of his people. Deep.. Compelling… Rich.

Rich people like him live by different rules.

He laughed at chris rock’s joke then cried in front of people. That’s why he won the Oscar. He’s a pretender. 💀

He said God called upon him, but it was Chris that turned the other cheek.

There's a massive difference between protecting and assaulting someone over a joke.

Garfield should have won

You can tell he's experiencing an emotional breakdown, how anyone can see what happened as fake is beyond me!

I dont care who wins but denzel Washington took my heart away by his reaction ❤️

The real winner is Andrew Garfield. Not Will Smith

Andrew deserves more.

“Love will make you do crazy things” , as everyone in the audience nods. He blamed love and God for the way he acted that night. He could have stabbed CR on stage and they would still give him a standing ovation.

benedict or andrew should've won

They let the speech go on way longer than usual because it was just great TV

They should have given him this out of camera. And to top it all the guy starts with "Richard Williams was a defender of his family" already trying to justify his bull shit actions

I'll be so happy when Andrew gets his Oscar one day, maybe third time lucky?

"... I wanna be an ambassador of that kind of love and care and concern" While minutes ago he slapped a friend of his that was making a joke. While minutes ago he was revealing what kind of person he really is.

will smiths power was like a force field at this moment, it has since broken, but for the first month he still had people defending the slap, thats how famous and loved he was.

The fact that this was the same Oscar as Will smith slapping Chris is amazing of me 😂

Hollywood is a cesspit of hypocrites. Not one person had the guts to say this is wrong. Not one.

If they ever make a movie about his life please don’t hold back on the Slap.

Will read the room and thought everyone at the Oscar had his back but totally forgetting the Public / entire world on the outside was watching and had an opinion. He thought by making it appear as though he had his wife's back, would have justified his actions and women would have been on his side But oh boy, he was in for a rude awaken. After a few days, the internet world switched on him.

And you think that Andrew and Benedict were so much better.... Shame on you, Academy!!!

Hahaha ambassador of love ! He Showed Chris Rock his love😂

i feel bad for the Williams family. they dont deserve this mess.

Will Smith “Denzel told me that at your highest moment the devil will get you, so I gotta watch out” Also Will: “I am a defender”

This all happened after he slapped someone? Who was protecting Chris, Will?

6:17 he definitely went for the apology but couldn’t let go of his pride 😂

“I’m being called on to love people, to protect people and to be a river to my people. I wanna be a vessel of love” 🤦‍♂️ He truly was so proud of himself for that slap and those tears are so put on it’s hilarious.

I fr waited a whole year just to hear his speech. The whole time I was waiting for him to say sorry to chris😂

Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family but he didn't slap nobody will 😂🤣🤣

he should have won in pursuit of happyness.

Jada looking like a straight up Sith Lord here

I'm a huge Denzel fan but it was sad for me to see him cheer for someone wrong that night. Jada is like Yoko Ono who ruined a good man's life.

I am nothing but sickened by this speech

In their most frank statements, people always talk not about who they are, but about who they would like to be and thank everyone around, except fate...

It’s crazy that they let him stand up there and accept his award and people actually stood and clapped after what he did previously in the show

denzel Washington was proud that will smith won academy awards

Will Smith was one night away from truly immortalizing himself forever as one of the greatest actors of our generation. He had done everything been in everything gotten everything. Any and all his criticisms were mainly because of his parents and his children fucking up. Box office successes, critical acclaim you name it... And he ruined it all, burned it to the ground, one hour before he almost reached it... I cringed hard at his Chris Rock fuckery but man was it tragic

Imagine how awkward it must have been in that room, everybody trying to act like what just happened didn't happen

7:35 Jada givin the good old fake "my husband and i have cheated but we cool" smile lol

Will needed the win but dang it overshadowed.

This was so cringy. The ignorance, the indifference, the complacency. A microcosm into what Hollywood's all about.

Not going to lie, he deserved the Oscar. However, it's so ironic that he slaps Chris Rock the same night he gets his first Oscar. I know he's probably thinking about how much he messed up.

Crazy how you assault someone then when an award

No moment in your life, no matter how much you are overcome with emotion do you resort to violence. This moment for Will, whom I grew up with, makes excuses for what he did. The true mark of an actor is the ability to take and respect your fellow actors. His actions are abysmal and show a side of him that is not worthy for his accolades. As a survivor of physical, emotional and psychological abuse I find the fact he retains his Oscar a travesty to the people who have loved and respected the Academy.

He should have been arrested for assault, not given an Oscar. What the heck is wrong with America

Denzel W. is the best.

Never knew Richard Williams is an offender too lmao💀

He deserved it He and Denzel are the best actors

This man is insane

“Love will make you do crazy things “ yep and you showed it will

I think audience was in shock... They just went with the plan of giving WILL standing ovation.. the producer stopped security from removing him..

5:22 At your highest moment be careful that’s when the devil comes for you. Me: Wow that’s a powerful words

OSCAR 2022 is forever remembered for that SLAP, only.

In response to Will's speech, Cary Elwes of The Princess Bride tweeted, "The 'vessels of love' I have known or admired never acted violently against another human being…"

Will Smith: "I wanna be a vessel for love" Also Will Smith: *slaps the shit out of a comedian for making a joke*

Bro said I want to be an ambassador of love😂 Dawg you ruined the WWilliams’s story, It was gonna be solidified forever and you blew it for them.😂

It’s almost as if I’m watching a Tracy Morgan skit form 30 rock.

8:24 Will: "I hope the academy invites me back." Academy: "n o."

Notice how some people don’t stand up to clap for him

He’s like I thought about this speech before I slapped Chris Rock but let’s just go with it

This speech will live in infamy not just because he should not have been allowed to stay in the room and give it in the first place, plus it was utterly self indulgent with zero remorse, it was the crowd reaction. If you ever doubted Hollywood types double standards it was on full display here with the clapping and cheering for him and his win. It was not a natural human response and was sickening to watch to be honest.

If he never slapped Chris and made a mention about her wife's hurt feelings during his speech, then the villain would be Chris. But he is just an idiot. It's hard to me to come to realization as Will was the hero of my childhood and youth. I felt about him just as if he was my older brother. It was just so hard to watch all of this sad spectacle.

Nobody speaks about Javier's silly reaction for Will's win! 😄-> 😆🤣

0:56 the memories this guy gave me as a child

I actually felt bad for Will seeing this reaction. I feel bad for Will and for Chris.

Not a drop of remorse

Reflecting on his life and career instead of addressing the issue. It wasn’t a time for reflection, it was time for a sincere apology.

I literally forgot that he actually won an oscar at that event.

That's why they didn't show what was in the case in Pulp Fiction.

It was disgusting to see how the audience gave him a standing ovation and cheered after what he did. Hollywood is the worst part of us as society.

2:36 WILLL SMITHHH

Those dresses and the women inside of them were absolutely stunning!!!!❤

Benedict Cumberbatch gave standing ovations. How disappointing.