Will Smith's Slap Was "The Most Beautiful Thing": Tiffany Haddish's Unpopular Opinion
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"When I saw a Black man stand up for his wife. That meant so much to me," said Tiffany Haddish
Will Smith's smackdown of Oscar presenter Chris Rock was "the most beautiful thing" comedian Tiffany Haddish "has ever seen." This unpopular opinion was given by the Girls Trip star to People after the Oscars. Tiffany, who presented an Oscar herself, appears to be the sole voice of praise for Will Smith's altercation with Chris Rock in which he slapped and swore at the comedian on a live broadcast after Chris joked about Will's wife Jada. Chris made a GI Jane joke about Jada Pinkett's hair – she wears it shorn because of the medical condition alopecia – prompting Will to march onto stage, slap him and then yell, "Keep my wife's name out of your f*****g mouth." Stand-up comics are very adept at handling hecklers.Violent physical assault... not so much.#UgliestOscarMoment_Everpic.twitter.com/enUimEoLV6 so upsetting - on every level - bravo to Chris Rock - for not eviscerating will smith - which he could do any day of the week - he walked away - bravo from a sad display of toxic masculinity from a narcissistic madman #Oscars2022#chrisROCK
Almost everyone who has commented on Slapgate has either condemned Will Smith outright or at least refrained from condoning his actions. Not Tiffany Haddish, however. "When I saw a Black man stand up for his wife. That meant so much to me," Tiffany told People, "As a woman, who has been unprotected, for someone to say, 'Keep my wife's name out your mouth, leave my wife alone,' that's what your husband is supposed to do, right? Protect you."
"Maybe the world might not like how it went down, but for me, it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen because it made me believe that there are still men out there that love and care about their women, their wives," Tiffany Haddish said.
