Amy Schumer Calls Will Smith’s Oscars Slap ‘A F**king Bummer’ During Comedy Show
04.04.2022 - 02:01
/ perezhilton.com
Now that Amy Schumer has had an entire week to process what went down at this year’s Academy Awards between Will Smith and Chris Rock, she has more to say on the controversial moment.
During her first public appearance since hosting the Oscars at The Mirage Theater in Las Vegas for her Amy Schumer & Friends comedy show Saturday, the 40-year-old comedian took a moment to address some more of her feelings on the now infamous slap, saying how she really found nothing funny about the situation:
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We are pretty sure everyone has by now…
But in case you need a refresher, Will smacked the 57-year-old Madagascar actor for making a G.I. Jane joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s short hairstyle. The Red Table Talk host has been open about her struggle with alopecia in the past.
In the aftermath of the incident, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum had some movies placed on the back burner and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. However, he still potentially faces some more “big consequences” for his assault on Chris since the Academy is conducting a formal review into the matter.
Before the on-stage confrontation, though, Amy said she had been feeling super confident and happy with how the award show was going. However, that soon changed. Referencing Will’s role as the famous boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 film Ali, she continued:
Ultimately, the Trainwreck actress felt the whole thing was “a f**king bummer,” adding:
That is for sure…
This isn’t the first time that Amy has touched on the slap. She previously confessed that she was “triggered and traumatized” by the incident in a since-deleted Instagram post, writing:
The I Feel Pretty alum