It was to be expected. The altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock on the Oscars stage was a big inspiration for late-night talk show hosts. The event, renamed the “Slap Gate” was at the heart of the opening monologues of each of these American shows on Monday.
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It was probably Stephen Colbert who was the most incisive about Will Smith, attesting that this slap was “the worst thing” the actor had ever done.
Then he changed his mind.
“Wait…I had forgotten Wild Wild West “, he dropped, in reference to the 1999 film, a monumental flop both at the box office and with critics.
The Academy itself was also skinned during the opening of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert for the turn of events. Because Will Smith was able to return to his seat in the room after slapping Chris Rock, even leaving the gala with, in hand, the coveted statuette awarded to the best actor.
“There must be consequences [pour un tel geste]. Like winning the Best Actor Oscar and getting a standing ovation, then partying all night. Who said Hollywood sends the wrong message to our children? “he stated in front of a hilarious floor in the studio.
Will Smith, «l’oncle saoul»
Jimmy Kimmel, for his part, took advantage of his platform to compare Will Smith to this “soulful uncle who fights during the reception of a wedding”, thus spoiling the celebrations… just before “making a very long toast to the health of the bride and groom. »
“Obviously his speech was the longest in Oscar history. They weren’t going to interrupt him, he would have beaten up all the members of the orchestra! “he joked at the opening of the Jimmy Kimmel Live!.
Jimmy Fallon was the most cautious, contenting himself with vaguely addressing the events without naming Will Smith or Chris Rock on the airwaves of NBC.
“America may be divided, but there was something beautiful about everyone coming together to say, ‘Oh shit! at the same time,” he said.
Finally, at Seth Meyers and James Corden, we preferred to make connections between this saga and the main song of the animated film Charm. The lyrics of Let’s not talk about Bruno have been changed to – you guessed it – Let’s not talk about Jada.