Will Smith v. Chris Rock continues to make people talk, including in the big leagues. Already very vocal on the case of the wife of the first, Shaquille O’Neal decided to reveal what he thought of the second. Difficult to be more cash coming from the Hall of Famer.
A month later, the 2022 Academy Awards are still fresh in everyone’s minds, and not just because of the accolades that were bestowed there. In fact, these are downright dropped following Will Smith’s slap in the face of Chris Rock in full live. The sequence had caused amazement within the hall in Los Angeles, as well as on social networks, Stephen Curry and Nicolas Batum delivering their impressions in particular :
#Oscars | Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock In The Face On Oscars Stage After Jab At Wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s Appearance https://t.co/6TZkI48QNh pic.twitter.com/ibpffmh2Mc
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) March 28, 2022
Beyond the first reactions, the case has long been discussed on television sets, including those dealing with the big league. Shaquille O’Neal was particularly committed to the subject, quickly explaining that he did not condone the act of the star of Men In Black. He even allowed himself to reframe everyone vis-à-vis Jada Pinkett-Smithwife of the latter and whose hair disease was at the center of the story.
More recently, however, the Big Aristotle also looked into the case of the “victim”, Chris Rock having received a host of messages of support through the world of cinema and the small screen in particular. However, the former Laker adopted a fairly similar speech, thus dropping a huge compliment once morest him. During his Big Podcastthe ex-big man said he was inspired by him to be as funny as possible on a daily basis:
Shaq cites Chris Rock as inspiration
I try to be smooth like Dr J (Julius Erving, editor’s note), I try to smile all the time like Magic Johnson, I try to be super focused and dominant like Michael Jordan and I try to clown and make people laugh like Chris Rock. I am actually a combination of different people. These are the people who inspire me.
Before being an actor, Rock was indeed a stand-up specialist and demonstrated his talents time and time once more on the show. Saturday Night Live. So it’s no surprise that the Shaqtus speaks of him in such glowing terms, associating him squarely with orange ball icons. After all, the Hall of Famer was famous for his hilarious streaks on and off the court, always ready to amuse the gallery.
If more proof was needed that Shaquille O’Neal supported Chris Rock regarding his scandal with Will Smith, there’s no need to look any further. For the Big Diesel who is a great comedian, the actor is a source of inspiration, that is to say.
