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[Ken4155]

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/news/will-smith-branded-hypocrite-as-resurfaced-video-shows-him-mocking-man-s-hair-loss/ar-AAVD9s5?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b2f11355ae834cb0abae91678fb30f3c

[Ken4155]

Good job the bassist's wife wasn't on hand to storm the set and slap Will Smith.

[douglas9401]

Bass, how low can you go?

[pat2604]

If someone mocked me I would be upset and answer back. But if someone mocked my husband who had a medical problem I would be more than upset. I can understand how Will felt and why he reacted so strongly. I am not saying that violence is right but sometimes we lose control.

Has the comedien apologised to Will's wife?

I have discussed this with my OH who once when we were younger hit out at someone who insulted me when I wasn't present.

[Ellipsis]

1991? Even I, who am now perfect in every way, have in the past, on the journey to becoming my now perfect self, on rare occasions, recognised myself as being a hypocrite when gaining experience of a situation that I was previously clueless about ... and, as Will Smith said at the end of his public apology, he (unlike me) is still a work in progress.

[Ken4155]

Pat, i can only repeat what i said yesterday. When the 'joke' was made, Will Smith laughed. Then, maybe he noticed his wife's expression or maybe it took a while for the penny to drop.
I also said yesterday that despite towering over the comedian, Smith couldn't 'slap' his way out of a paper bag. Rock barely flinched.
Ellipsis, as it says in the clip, "One reason i love the internet, it never forgets." :-)

[Ellipsis]

It never forgets, but does it allow for self-improvement? Over, say, the course of more than three decades, from your early twenties to your mid-fifties...

[pat2604]

Ken I know the scenario and about the laugh before but obviously when he saw his wife's reaction anger took over.

I think it's a storm in a teacup to be honest. Will is t a violent man!! I admit to hitting our easily when I was younger and more volatile but only at MrLottie. But I usually threw things at him!!! ;0)

[pat2604]

Is not a .......

[Prudie]

I happened to record the Oscars and the more I watch this clip the more it comes across as either a set-up or unreal.

[Ken4155]

Ellipsis, "....but does it allow for self improvement?" Apparently not. How many people have been forced into embarrassing apologies or have lost their jobs because of something they said when younger?

[Patsy33]

A set up as far as I'm concerned.
At least The Oscars got more viewing figures..

[Ken4155]

I keep asking myself, "Why a slap?" If he was as angry as he maintains, why not a punch?

[aelmpvw]

a set up? the foul mouthed outburst from Smith after the slap was genuine anger

[Ken4155]

^
Or good acting from an Oscar winning actor :-J

[pat2604]

A slap rather than a punch shows me he's not a violent man. A punch is extremely violent. Only thugs punch just in anger!!

[Patsy33]

Where was security?..

[pat2604]

The look on his face when he was shouting was not acting. It was genuine imo.

[Ken4155]

Pat, i did end my comment with a tongue-in-cheek emoji :-)

[pat2604]

So you did Ken ;0)

[jno]

different for men, maybe. Many men lose their hair; it's far more rare among women.