Stephen A. Smith isn’t happy with Will Smith after the King Richard star slapped Chris Rock in the face on the Oscars stage.
The ESPN personality took to Twitter Sunday night to rip Smith, saying there was “no excuse” for attacking Rock. It’s worth noting that Stephen A. went after the wrong Will Smith, mistakenly targeting a podcast host who has the Twitter handle @willsmith.
“If @willsmith seriously did that — and he wins the OSCAR — he just stained the greatest moment of his career,” Stephen A. wrote in the first of several tweets. “You cannot do that S$&@!!Especially as a BLACK MAN, in that position, to ANOTHER BLACK MAN on THAT STAGE. If this was not a joke, Will won’t live this down!!!”
“I just saw the RAW footage,” he continued. “@willsmith should be ashamed of his damn self. It was a G.I. Jane joke. Total B.S. If it were @TheRock or someone like that instead of @chrisrock would he have done that shit!”
Stephen A. added, “Total BS by @willsmith. If his night is ruined because of this he deserves it. The man has Denzel & Bradley Cooper trying to calm him down. For what? A joke about his wife in G.I. Joe? Come on! The shit was embarrassing! A very very bad look! Love Will. But not after this B.S.”
From there, Stephen A. shared a video in which he continued to rip apart Will Smith for his “shameful” attack on the comedian. The First Take host went on to remind Will that he’s “lucky he didn’t get his ass kicked, particularly after the event was over.”
“What Will Smith did tonight is straight bullshit,” he exclaimed. “Props and congratulations to him winning an Oscar because dammit, he deserved it. I love the brother and I’m proud of him but boy, that was a shameful act for him to commit tonight. To go up on stage and slap Chris Rock like that? He’s lucky he didn’t get his ass kicked, particularly after the event was over. If not by Chris Rock, by the fellas he had there with him.”
“There’s no excuse ladies and gentleman, don’t even try and justify it,” Stephen A. continued. “Chris Rock said it years ago, every time black folk is doing something, you know who messes it up. I never dreamed in my wildest dreams I’d be saying that about Will Smith.”
People shared their own reaction to Stephen’s rant, which included some criticism over his take. You can check those out below.
