Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro shared her thoughts on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during Sunday’s Oscars ceremony.
The host went on to say that the Oscars “are not the hood,” criticizing Will for hitting the comedian after he made a joke referencing Jada Pinkett-Smith’s baldness. She previously opened up about her struggles with alopecia, an autoimmune disease that causes permanent hair loss, Business Insider Africa reported.
Pirro, a host for The Five, made the comments on Monday. Her co-host, Dana Perino, asked the former New York State Judge her thoughts on the altercation.
“I think that the Oscars are not the hood, I think it’s not a bar,” Pirro said. “I don’t think you march up on stage because a guy makes a joke of your wife, which honestly, I think is complimentary. She could do ‘GI Jane 2.’ Jada Smith’s got a fabulous body, and she’s beautiful, as was Demi Moore in that film.”
She continued, “But aside from all that, in the middle of an event, where people are going to get awards in their chosen profession, and this guy takes it upon himself to disrupt the event, to go up on stage, to commit violence on stage, then come back and curse out so we can’t even put on television what he says because he feels slighted by a joke.”
Pirro joked that if Will isn’t held accountable for his actions, she should go to “Saturday Night Live” and “really go crazy over there.”
The long-running comedy show often spoofs the conservative host in their SNL skits by comedian Cecily Strong.
The 57-year-old comedian made a G.I. Jane joke referencing the Baltimore native’s bald head, and things went left.
“I love, ya. G.I. Jane 2 can’t wait to see it. Aight?” Rock said, pointing to Pinkett-Smith. Will appeared to have been laughing at Rock’s joke until he looked over and saw his wife’s reaction as the audience laughed with him.
After the incident, Will walked back to his seat and shouted at the Brooklyn native, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth!”
Rock joked about the moment becoming the “greatest night in the history of television.”
On Monday, Will released a statement and apologized to the academy and Rock for her behavior, calling it “unacceptable and inexcusable.” “Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear, and I reacted emotionally,” Smith said.
“I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I was out of line, and I was wrong.” He added: “I am embarrassed, and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be,” he continued.
The academy has launched a formal review into the incident, and further action has not been announced at this time.
