Jimmy Kimmel Weighs In on Will Smith Allegedly Refusing to Leave Oscars After Slapping Chris Rock
Over the past few nights, Jimmy Kimmel—a former Oscars host—has repeatedly weighed in on the slap seen ’round the world during his late-night monologues. First, he upbraided Will Smith for initially laughing at Chris Rock’s joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head (she suffers from alopecia) before storming the stage and giving the presenter a big ol’ smack. Then Kimmel mocked Fox News’ baseless theory that the whole incident was staged.
Round three came Wednesday evening, as a dubious claim surfaced from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that it had asked Smith to leave following the slap and he refused.
“I don’t know who asked him to leave. Maybe Jazzy Jeff asked him?” cracked Kimmel, adding, “Who would have accepted his Oscar if he was thrown out? Chris Rock, maybe? I don’t know!”