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<blockquote data-quote="UPROXX" data-source="post: 17047" data-attributes="member: 81"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cr.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=445&amp;crop=1" alt="chris rock will smith oscars slap" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty Image<a href="https://uproxx.com/tag/dj-jazzy-jeff/" target="_blank">DJ Jazzy Jeff</a>, <a href="https://uproxx.com/topic/will-smith/" target="_blank">Will Smith</a>‘s friend and Grammy-winning collaborator, spoke for us all when he tweeted his thoughts on <a href="https://uproxx.com/movies/will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-punch/" target="_blank">the Fresh Prince slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars</a>.Jazz has since expanded on his thoughts during an interview with Chicago radio station 107.5 WCGI (<a href="https://people.com/movies/dj-jazzy-jeff-defends-will-smith-oscars-moment-lapse-in-judgment/" target="_blank">via People</a>). “Don’t get it twisted that it was something he was proud of. It was a lapse in judgment, you know?” The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air actor said. “I think the thing that I’ve realized is I don’t know too many people that has had the least amount of lapse of judgment than him. I can name 50 times that he should’ve smacked the sh*t out of somebody and he didn’t.” Unfortunately, that 51st time was during Hollywood’s biggest night when 15 million people were watching at home.Jazz continued:Here’s a dramatic reenactment of DJ Jazzy Jeff protecting Smith from criticism:Others (not named <a href="https://uproxx.com/tv/billy-crystal-will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-slap-assault/" target="_blank">Billy Crystal</a> and <a href="https://uproxx.com/tv/jim-carrey-the-oscars-slap-will-smith/" target="_blank">Jim Carrey</a>) in the entertainment industry who have worked with Smith have also come to his defense. “To me, it’s just like, enough of it. All right, so a dramatic thing happened, but I just think we’ve got to get our priorities straight,” <a href="https://uproxx.com/movies/michael-bay-will-smith-work-again-bad-boys/" target="_blank">Bad Boys director Michael Bay</a> said about the Slap. Would he work with Smith again? “Absolutely, 100 percent,” he replied. “He’s a very even-keeled guy.”Chris Rock has yet to comment on the incident, and <a href="https://uproxx.com/movies/chris-rock-will-smith-oscars-slap-paid/" target="_blank">won’t until he gets paid</a>.(Via <a href="https://people.com/movies/dj-jazzy-jeff-defends-will-smith-oscars-moment-lapse-in-judgment/" target="_blank">People</a>)<a href="https://uproxx.com/movies/will-smith-oscars-slap-dj-jazzy-jeff/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="UPROXX, post: 17047, member: 81"] [IMG alt="chris rock will smith oscars slap"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/cr.jpg?w=1024&h=445&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] [URL='https://uproxx.com/tag/dj-jazzy-jeff/']DJ Jazzy Jeff[/URL], [URL='https://uproxx.com/topic/will-smith/']Will Smith[/URL]‘s friend and Grammy-winning collaborator, spoke for us all when he tweeted his thoughts on [URL='https://uproxx.com/movies/will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-punch/']the Fresh Prince slapping Chris Rock during the Oscars[/URL]. Jazz has since expanded on his thoughts during an interview with Chicago radio station 107.5 WCGI ([URL='https://people.com/movies/dj-jazzy-jeff-defends-will-smith-oscars-moment-lapse-in-judgment/']via [I]People[/I][/URL]). “Don’t get it twisted that it was something he was proud of. It was a lapse in judgment, you know?” [I]The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air[/I] actor said. “I think the thing that I’ve realized is I don’t know too many people that has had the least amount of lapse of judgment than him. I can name 50 times that he should’ve smacked the sh*t out of somebody and he didn’t.” Unfortunately, that 51st time was during Hollywood’s biggest night when 15 million people were watching at home. Jazz continued: Here’s a dramatic reenactment of DJ Jazzy Jeff protecting Smith from criticism: Others (not named [URL='https://uproxx.com/tv/billy-crystal-will-smith-chris-rock-oscars-slap-assault/']Billy Crystal[/URL] and [URL='https://uproxx.com/tv/jim-carrey-the-oscars-slap-will-smith/']Jim Carrey[/URL]) in the entertainment industry who have worked with Smith have also come to his defense. “To me, it’s just like, enough of it. All right, so a dramatic thing happened, but I just think we’ve got to get our priorities straight,” [URL='https://uproxx.com/movies/michael-bay-will-smith-work-again-bad-boys/'][I]Bad Boys[/I] director Michael Bay[/URL] said about the Slap. Would he work with Smith again? “Absolutely, 100 percent,” he replied. “He’s a very even-keeled guy.” Chris Rock has yet to comment on the incident, and [URL='https://uproxx.com/movies/chris-rock-will-smith-oscars-slap-paid/']won’t until he gets paid[/URL]. (Via [URL='https://people.com/movies/dj-jazzy-jeff-defends-will-smith-oscars-moment-lapse-in-judgment/'][I]People[/I][/URL]) [url="https://uproxx.com/movies/will-smith-oscars-slap-dj-jazzy-jeff/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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