Will Smith, Chris Rock 'stained' Oscars win for 'Summer of Soul,' producer says
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Producer Joseph Patel criticized both Will Smith and Chris Rock for their behavior at the 2022 Oscars. "Summer of Soul" won the best documentary Oscar moments after Smith slapped Rock in the face.
"It robbed the category of its moment," the producer wrote in since-deleted tweets, People magazine noted. "It robbed the other excellent and amazing films of their moment to be acknowledged in what was a STRONG year for docs."
He went on to criticize Rock for the way he announced the group of producers. Patel, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, David Dinerstein and Robert Fyvolent won the Oscar for best documentary feature moments after Smith slapped Rock in the face.
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