Howard Stern slammed Hollywood over their reaction to Dave Chappelle being attacked on stage in comparison to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on stage.
“This guy jumped up on stage and attacked Dave Chappelle. As soon as that happened, did they let him go back to his seat and laugh and sit next to his wife and then give them an award? No! They took him backstage, they broke his arms and hands so bad. They f-cking beat the sh-t out of him,” he said.
Stern says that Smith was comforted after the shocking slap but nobody helped Rock.
He continued, “Unlike the Academy Awards, Jamie Foxx came running out on stage and helped Dave Chappelle. At the Academy Awards, everyone came over and consoled Will Smith — because it was live television and Hollywood didn’t know what to do about Will Smith.”
“Listen! You don’t treat Will Smith any different than they did the Chappelle attacker,” he added. “The audience at the Oscars gave Will Smith a standing ovation after the attack, that’s the truth. It’s on film, it’s not fake news. They didn’t break Will’s hands, they shook them and it’s wrong and they all should be ashamed of themselves.”
