Oscars 2023: Jimmy Kimmel takes a dig at Will Smith slap, says ‘if something unpredictable or violent occurs…’

On March 27 final 12 months, on the evening of the Academy Awards, host Chris Rock made a joke about his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith, saying that he could not wait to see her star in GI Jane 2, alluding to her shaved head. Will then responded to the joke by happening stage and slapping him. Later that evening, he made an emotional speech upon successful Actor in a Leading Role for King Richard. Later, Will Smith apologised to Chris Rock for his outburst and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science. He was additionally banned from Oscars for ten years.

In his opening speech, Jimmy took a dig on the notorious slap and mentioned: “We want you to have fun, feel safe and, most importantly, we want me feel safe. So, we have strict policies in pace. If anyone in this theater commits an act of violence at any point during the show, you will be awarded the Oscar for best actor and permitted to give a 19-minute long speech. But seriously, the academy has a crisis team in place. If anything unpredictable or violent happens during the show, sit there and do absolutely nothing. Maybe even give the assailant a hug.”

Just a few weeks in the past, the president of the Oscars addressed the star-studded viewers on the nominees luncheon concerning the Academy’s response after slapgate incident final 12 months as “inadequate.” Chris Rock additionally roasted Will Smith in his Netflix Special: Selective Outrage final week, including that he’s not going to play a sufferer. “You will never see it. Never gonna happen,” he mentioned. The Oscars are additionally retaining a ‘disaster workforce’ in place for this 12 months’s ceremony on March 13, that will probably be obtainable to stream on Disney+Hotstar.