American comedian Rob Schneider brutally criticized actor Will Smith in a scathing interview, calling the Hollywood star a “liar” and “imbecile.”
The 60-year-old actor and comedy legend appeared on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Wednesday morning and didn’t hold back on the Oscar winner two years after he slapped Chris Rock onstage at the 94th Academy Awards.
When co-host Kyle Sandilands asked Schneider if he had contacted his close friend Rock, 59, after the incident, the comedian proceeded to unleash a five-minute rant at Smith, 55.
“Will Smith is an asshole,” he began. “Will Smith has been hiding the fact of who he really is and that night he was exposed that he really is an asshole.”
“But it’s a deep, dark thing to do that in front of all those people and in front of a really great legendary comedian (Chris Rock), who is literally the best comedian of our generation. You wouldn’t have this whole wave of comedy that came after if it weren’t for Chris Rock. He has kicked the doors open.
American comedian Rob Schneider (pictured) brutally criticized actor Will Smith in a scathing interview, calling the Hollywood star a “liar” and a “moron” on The Kyle & Jackie O Show.
‘But I wasn’t allowed to say anything at that time because we were part of the committee that was supposed to punish him.
‘He’s a liar. A complete and utter fraud. And he was exposed at that moment.”
Schneider weighed in on the moment Smith stormed onstage after Rock made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
‘Will is an idiot. The point is that this is how politically correct the Academy is. That they were so cowards. Because if he had done that, they would have been jailed, but because they were so worried about being racist or whatever, they said… “We can’t offend,” he continued.
But the thing is, violence is what it is. And whether it’s the color of your skin or your religion, it doesn’t matter if you commit a crime in front of other people, they’ll get you out of there.’
Schneider did not hold back and unleashed his attack on Smith two years after he slapped comedian Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Academy Awards. In the photo: Will Smith slaps Chris Rock on the 2022 Oscars stage
“Will Smith is an idiot,” Schneider said. ‘Will Smith has been hiding the fact of who he really is and that night he was exposed that he is actually an asshole.’
Schneider revealed that he did not attend or watch the ceremony and therefore did not witness the slap in real time.
The actor was directing a film in Mexico when he learned from his assistant director that his friend Rock had been attacked on stage.
“I was in a car and my assistant director looked at me and said, ‘Ugh.’ I said, ‘What happened?’ and she said, ‘Chris Rock just got slapped by Will Smith.’ I said, ‘Get out of here.’ here. It didn’t happen. “I made the phone calls and it happened,” she recalled.
‘(Rock) didn’t want to talk to anyone. I do not blame him. But it took a while to get to a point where he could react because it was a lot. And he’s a great, very sensitive guy and he’s literally a genius. And then I just tried to find the right way at the right time…because he would have said something. I’m an idiot, I would have… tried to fight back.
In 2022, at the time of the slap, Schneider turned to X and wrote: “There is never an excuse for violence. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever.’
It’s been two years since the infamous Oscar slap, which came after comedian Chris Rock made a light-hearted joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance, prompting Will to go onstage, slap the host and tell him to “keep it up.” my wife’s name out of your f.” **king’s mouth.’
Later that night, during his acceptance speech for winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role as tennis patriarch Richard Williams in King Richard, Smith apologized to the Academy and other nominees, but made no reference to Rock.
It’s been two years since the infamous Oscar slap, which came after comedian Chris Rock made a light-hearted joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance, prompting Will to go onstage, slap the host and tell him to “keep it up.” my wife’s name out of your f.” **king’s mouth’
Later that night, during his acceptance speech for winning the Best Actor Oscar for his role as tennis patriarch Richard Williams in King Richard, Smith apologized to the Academy and other nominees, but made no reference to Rock.
Smith later apologized multiple times for the incident and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences before a 10-year ban from the Oscars was imposed.
Despite a relentless news cycle and heavy criticism for his behavior, Will Smith remains an undisputed A-Lister, raking in $25 million per project in the upcoming Bad Boys 4 and Netflix’s Fast and Loose.
Jada Pinkett Smith recently released a memoir revealing a seven-year separation from her husband.
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