Former Oscars Host Billy Crystal Makes Slap Joke During 'Mr. Saturday Night' Dress Rehearsal

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences banned Will Smith from future Oscars events for 10 years earlier this week, which sparked a conversation on Saturday Night Live.

Will Smith from all Academy events, including the Oscars, for 10 years.Last month, the actor struck Chris Rock on-stage during the Oscars ceremony following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. Following numerous apologies over the incident, Smith resigned from the Academy and described his actions as “shocking, painful, and inexcusable”.In a new statement, the Academy reflected on Smith’s behaviour, praised Rock’s “composure”, and called for “a time of healing and restoration for all involved and impacted” (per Variety).

violently assaulting comedian Chris Rock onstage in front of millions of viewers after Rock made a crack about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the 53-year-old actor was banned from the next 10 years of Academy Awards ceremonies.We should all be so lucky!Smith, who treated a glamorous primetime telecast like 2 a.m. at a roadside bar in Wichita, egregiously gets to keep the shiny Best Actor statuette he won for “King Richard,” now surely nestled on the shelf next to his 10 hard-won Kids’ Choice Awards. No criminal charges have been filed against the actor for storming up to another man, slapping him so hard it made a noise in a 3,400-seat theater and then yelling, “Get my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth!” on live TV.And, if its current inaction is any indication, the FCC will let him be.Imagine how difficult this situation must be for this poor A-lister.

Billy Crystal is weighing in on the confrontation between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Billy Crystal thinks Will Smith's Oscar slap was "assault". The 74-year-old actor has labelled the incident at the 94th Academy Awards, which saw actor Will smack comedian Chris Rock after he made a joke about Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaven head on the same night he picked up his Best Actor statuette for his role in ‘King Richard’, as "disturbing" and an "assault. " He said: "It was a most disturbing incident for sure.

Billy Crystal‘s weighing in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, and the 74-year-old comedian’s not mincing words when describing what he says transpired.

Billy Crystal's weighing in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards, and the 74-year-old comedian's not mincing words when describing what he says transpired.During an appearance on Bob Costa's HBO Max show, Crystal said what the star did in physically confronting Rock was «assault.»«It was a most disturbing incident for sure. It was an assault,» Crystal said.

Former Academy Awards host Billy Crystal minced no words when talking about the slap heard ’round the world.

Billy Crystal called Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards "an assault." The nine-time Oscars host spoke about the "disturbing incident" during an appearance on "Back on the Record" with Bob Costas on HBO Max. Smith slapped Rock in the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. "It was a most disturbing incident, for sure," Crystal told Costas.

“Saturday Night Live” returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to Will Smith’s actions at this year’s Oscars.

Saturday Night Live came back from its hiatus with a bang (and a slap)!

returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to incident that occurred at the Oscars when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock.Many expected the slap heard 'round the world to be the primary focus of the night's cold open — although the show instead opted to for politically-focused sketch that only touched on the slap, via James Austin Johnson portraying former President Donald Trump.However, first-time host Jerrod Carmichael made sure to address the elephant in the room in his hilarious debut monologue. Additionally, Michael Che and Colin Jost didn't hold back while mocking the controversy during Weekend Update. And then there was the sketch that took fans back to the night in question with an up close and personal look at what it was like for the people around Smith during the altercation.Here's a roundup of how this week's dealt with the largest pop culture news story in recent memory.Carmichael plays an Oscars seat filler who is overjoyed to be sitting next to his Hollywood hero, Will Smith.

Nearly one week after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, Saturday Night Live got in on the conversation.

returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to Will Smith's actions at this year's Oscars.Many expected the slap heard 'round the world to be the primary focus of the night's cold open — although the show instead opted to for politically-focused sketch that only touched on the slap, via James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump.However, first-time host Jerrod Carmichael made sure to address the elephant in the room in his hilarious debut monologue. Additionally, Michael Che and Colin Jost didn't hold back while mocking the controversy during Weekend Update. And then there was the sketch that took fans back to the night in question with an up close and personal look at what it was like for the people around Smith during the altercation.Here's a roundup of how this week's dealt with the largest pop culture news story in recent memory.Carmichael plays an Oscars seat filler who is overjoyed to be sitting next to his Hollywood hero, Will Smith.

returned over the weekend with a whole lot of material, thanks to Will Smith's actions at this year's Oscars.Many expected the slap heard 'round the world to be the primary focus of the night's cold open — although the show instead opted to for politically-focused sketch that only touched on the slap, via James Austin Johnson's Donald Trump.However, first-time host Jerrod Carmichael made sure to address the elephant in the room in his hilarious debut monologue. Additionally, Michael Che and Colin Jost didn't hold back while mocking the controversy during Weekend Update. And then there was the sketch that took fans back to the night in question with an up close and personal look at what it was like for the people around Smith during the altercation.Here's a roundup of how this week's dealt with the largest pop culture news story in recent memory.Carmichael plays an Oscars seat filler who is overjoyed to be sitting next to his Hollywood hero, Will Smith.

Reliving Sunday’s drama. Wanda Sykes, who cohosted the 94th annual Academy Awards, opened up about her perspective on Chris Rock and Will Smith’s onstage confrontation.

struck Rock, 57, during the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night at the Dolby Theater while the latter was presenting the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature.Crystal, who has hosted the Oscars several times over the years, gave his insight into the slap heard ’round the world.The “When Harry Met Sally” star, 74, joked about the slap during his curtain speech at a dress rehearsal for his upcoming Broadway show “Mr. Saturday Night” on Tuesday.“We got through a show and no one got slapped. Unbelievable,” he said.The play starts previews on March 30 and will officially open on April 27 at the Nederlander Theatre.

Billy Crystal reminded an audience at last night’s dress rehearsal for his Broadway show Mr. Saturday Night just why he was such a popular Oscar host way back when.