Amp Harris weighs in on Oscars controversy with Will Smith and Chris Rock
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- Indianapolis promoter and producer Amp Harris talked with Anne Marie Tiernon about Will Smith hitting Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. » Watch More WTHR 13News: Watch Live and On-Demand Videos on WTHR | Indianapolis, Indiana | wthr.com
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Chris is the real man. Will is a coward.
He's a total coward! Goes and says sorry to the academy and the other nominees.. but not the man he publicly assaulted and humiliated! And then.. proudly dances and vibes the night away! What a pathetic human being..
An assault at a globally televised award show shows how far we need to evolve.
The fact that the audience gave him a standing ovation after his speech was even more disturbing
I'm starting to see people that were there commenting on how they thought it was a skit. maybe that's why.
this is a sign of how far out society has regressed.
Once the film industry is taken away from Hollywood, we will start to get good films again instead of this garbage.
These are the same people that stood by Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein for years “act” like they don’t know anything.
Extremely
Couldn’t agree more, a room full of cowards not one person in there openly challenged what they witnessed. Then have other black people like Tiffany Haddish come out and applaud it was sick to me
"i dont care who you are , i dont know what you are, you never ever put your hands on somebody that didn't put their hands on you"
And yet, Chris did not put his hands back on that man! That's restrain. That's a peaceful man. Chris won in life. Sympathy and respect to that little man. Will won in "acting " on screen world and lost in "acting" in real world. Will standing tall in disgrace!
@@kelsung Agreed 💯
I agree with him 100% Will Smith was wrong in what he did!
Will Smith Hollow Apology is just that- Worthless and inexcusable. He ruined his own moment. He has ruined his own reputation. He ruined any modicum of respectability he ever had. #F-Will Smith
I can not believe that anyone would believe for a second that this was real!! Hollywood does some type of publicity stunt like this E V E R Y year!!! This is so funny! BTW The WWE is also not real
@@frankdowney6479 dude, have dumb are you? is it really worth it to do that if its a skit to be critisize by half people in the world? have a statements from the police, have will smith on his twitter apologized to chris? duuuude use condom please
@@frankdowney6479: Everyone knows the WWE isn't real. This isn't some conspiracy theory though, and is real. Law enforcement was contacted, and Police don't play those types of kid games. Assaults happen everyday, but this one took place on national TV in front of everyone, and you could hear the slap on microphone.
@@derekbaker777 The police didn't do anything because it WAS fake. You prove my point, Everyone knows that there are no conspiracies. Conspiracy is just another word for plan. Everyone knows rich and powerful people NEVER make plans of any kind. Besides if there were conspiracies there would be laws against them.
Chris Rock - great professionalism. He didn't have to fight - public opinion will punish Will Smith. What Chris did was great example for all people around the world
I always liked Chris Rock. I always thought he's one of the best professional stand up comedian.
I am glad now others see why...
To speak and behave with consideration and respect.
Imagine being humiliated in front of millions, and show restraint, self control, and to top it off not press charges, is a class act. One can only hope to behave like this under pressure.
@@sdust251977 Dude that's just having integrity from a street perspective.
So.... You think what you saw on TV.... On stage... between 2 actors was a REAL EVENT? REALLY?
Rock got slapped and THEN got cussed out! That was horrible! And where was Denzil, Tyler and Bradley for Chris Rock?!??
Will Smith has unfortunately forever changed in my mind and I’m just sad.
So disappointed in Denzel.
I'm Indonesian and it changed my view on Hollywood.
@@susansmith493 thank you! So many folks won't comment on that. They might have comforted Will,but it wasn't the time. It was for Chris. Denzel swears he is the grand G.O.A.T. of the Oscars and looks at himself as being so wise ,educated.Well he made himself look bad and the same for the rest .Anyway ,you're the first comment on him. Thanks.✌
@@teresaferrer4748 I love Denzel ...but he's not a God. .. and does make mistakes. And this one of those times. :)
@@susansmith493 stop y'all really not thinking they say many thought it was a skit. Then as time passes many were unsure very confused. Then he won and made a speech. Many felt it was not a skit by then. So Tyler and Denzel and Bradley were comforting him which is a good thing. Don't be mad at any of them for trying to comfort and calm things down. Will hit Chris no one else did. And now that it has happened it was a shock to them as you see them saying.
I don't know who this guy is, but he's smart as heck (AND WISE).
He is indeed
He must have learned a lot in life & observed it objectively
So far, this is the best explanation of the Will and Chris fracas I've heard. Amp is logical here.
I don't know who Amp Harris is... but very well said, I agree with everything 100%... Very well spoken too... Great points
Very Good points!!!!!
I found this very interesting too.
Thanks, Mr. Harris, for that profound and well thought-out response. It was an honor to hear you.
I appreciate Amp Harris's even perspective on the situation, while also calling out Will Smith for assaulting someone.
Didn't see anyone mention, that Chris was assaulted on his job. Imagine some idiot coming to your work and slapping you ?
Will will Never Live this down. Not after many apologies...he made a fool out of himself. This will follow him for the rest of his life. I hope it was worth it. Plus the vulgar language afterwards.... Shows ignorance .
will tries so hard to make jada love him. she has a history of attraction to bad boys& cheated on him with one. he impressed her &her only with this foolessness
Be kind he may be ill from to much pressure
@@Sun.powder that's his problem. He slapped a grown man on a stage that's seen worldwide, and WHY should we be kind to an arsehole? The man is over 50, who got slapped.. and he is probably going through the humiliation and pain of that moment ever up to this day.. and strangely will smith is the victim!? Chris Rock was the actual victim and still handled it like a pro!
Willis way too powerful he'll recover in two months make another 50 million dollars and laugh at people like you
The F bombs are what made me think WOW dignity and honor and professionalism in the entertainment industry is DEAD. Jim Carrey and Doug Ellin are 500% right.
If Mike Tyson made that joke,Will Smith wouldn’t have done anything.
if that was tyson's wife, chris rock would shut up. so what?
@@tubiamo1 no Mike knows how to take a joke (watch Charlie Sheen's roast), he's not a pussy like will. 😂
@@yashpatil5465
Yeah Will was feeling really vulnerable and his ego was too fragile in that moment
Mike Tyson and his wife would have probably handled a joke from a comedian by laughing it off
If it was Dave Chapelle he wouldn’t have done it either
Exactly
The best explanation/interview on the Will Smith/Chris Rock situation.
Amp Harris, very wise, highly intelligent man!!
Amp got my respect. Seems like a good man.
WOW, this man's reasoning is so on point and amazing. He touched on the special moment and achievement for African American community being wasted by Will Smith. He was hinting the "Black on Black" violence being on display and accepted in an indirect way. He had a feel for Chris Rock, and he concluded with the loss of humanity in Will's action. Wow wow. I feel fortunate to hear this man.
I agree. He is very well spoken and also, expressed this point of view succinctly and he is 100% correct.
i agree 100%
Well said! I agree.
Yea, I kinda didn't see where he was going with "black on black". But yea, this is terrible when you consider that I have read and saw yesterday black people saying that "it is different for them" and they approve violence as "black people can't control themselves". Wtf ? Gj Will for enforcing negative stereotypes in young black people .... If Chris does not press charges I am gonna be so disappointed.
"special moment and achievement for African American community being wasted by Will Smith" 💯. It's about time that black people move away from "Ratchet" culture, it's not doing us any favours
I appreciate this.
No excuse for assault or this dumb notion of doing it "for love".
Lack of control does not equal love.
IF IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE A HUGE FIGHT COULD HAVE BROKEN OUT, CHRIS WELL DONE FOR NOT RETALIATING PHYSICALLY
You make a really good point! Despite being Slapped, Chris remained professional and was sure not to flame the fire. He deserves a round of applause for being the more mature of the two.
Imagine if it was Rogan, will would have been in a world of trouble. Or Will would have stayed in his seat, he acted the bully boy because Chris rock is 100 pounds soaking wet!
I can not believe that anyone would believe for a second that this was real!! Hollywood does some type of publicity stunt like this E V E R Y year!!! This is so funny! BTW The WWE is also not real
Chris has too much class for that b he actually is a PROFESSIONAL. I love that this is a "black on black" crime because Chris never would stoop so low to play the race card whereas Smith and Pinkett play the entire deck while being ghetto trash with no class.
@@frankdowney6479 it was real, you can hear the sound of the slap from the video and Chris Rock minutes after appeared very rattled by the situation. His monologue was a tad awkward as the show continued on.
Jada maybe hasn't seen GI Jane. Demi Moore is a beautiful woman who represented determination and courage in that movie.
Personally, women that shave their heads, are to me, very sexy! Because it says how “confidence” she is in herself and not into what others think about her
I love that movie !! Very inspiring and she looked great in a buzz cut.
Yes dude
Mr. Harris is very well spoken and seems to be a very nice you g man. He is completely right what he is saying. Thank you Mr. Harris!😁👍
I admire Chris Rock for keeping his cool and not retaliated after getting that face-off slap! Heis a greater man than Will Smith can ever be!
Tony Robbins was right when he said change happens in an instant. His assault on Chris made me instantly dislike him! Chris Rock was a true professional. Will should be arrested!
Very well said! Totally 💯 agree! Very smart take! Amp Harris hats off! 👏👏👏
Mr. Harris you took the words out of my mouth.
Thank You
I’m into Chris Rock on this. Kudos to this guy for saying it right.
This is the best comment about this tragic incident I’ve heard!
Yes.. and your comment is the only one I can agree on.. this man knows what he is talking about .. I have a lot of respect for this very intelligent MAN..
Thank you Amp you said it so well. I wholeheartedly agree with you.
Chris Rock is the Goat for how he handled that situation. Will is disgusting for what he did and for the reasons he did it, he lost it over his wife he didnt loose it over the joke because he found the joke funny at the beginning. No famous person is safe from the Oscars host. Hats off to Chris Rock. Freedom of speech is being attacked. The joke was not even offensive.
So.... You think what you saw on TV.... On stage... between 2 actors was a REAL EVENT? REALLY?
I can not believe that anyone would believe for a second that this was real!! Hollywood does some type of publicity stunt like this E V E R Y year!!! This is so funny! BTW The WWE is also not real
@@frankdowney6479 I have been saying this same exact thing all over CZcams and Facebook all day yesterday! I AM SHOCKED to see how everyone just accepts this obvious BS as reality. When did society become Idiocracy for real?
@@frankdowney6479 You can look right at the punch and see it doesn't connect... Chris sold the punch incredibly poorly and they were both smiling immediately after, yet still people buy right into the narrative and ignore the reality of the actual event.
@@NQuiz52 Absolutely correct!!
Will’s kid even was tweeting that this is how is done. 😮 my friends and I we will never go see Will’s movies. He is one selfish egotistical human being destroying the whole night for other people.
Maybe I’ve been living under a rock, but I don’t know who this dude is, but I like him a lot. Intelligent, well spoken, common sense, we need more of that
Sounds like it's a major surprise to you that a black man can speak so well.
@@KenoSNeal What a pathetic comment, what made you bring race in to your comment? You the racist here, bud.
@@KenoSNeal you know, I predicted that somebody would read it that way, but I said to myself, there are two ways to read my statement, with a negative light or with a positive light and I don’t give a shit about people who find the negative in the positive because they’re always looking for the negative and they always find it.
clearly, he needs meds or something, however, that does not give him the right to slap another man, Forget the apologies.
If there were more people like Amp Harris on this planet like Amp Harris the world could survive as a community!!!!
This man should be on every platform that exist!!!!!
Amazing wisdom from someone so young!!!!!
Amp you are inspirational!!!!!!!
These words you have spoken about This incident is the word of truth!!!!@
Im inspired by Amp to be less violent!!!!!
Thank you for interviewing him.
chris was very professional he remain calm even will slapped him shout out for chris...!!!from Philippines
No one asks if Chris was ok? Chris was the victim of assault. How about why Will Smith has apparent problems with self control turning into angry violence.
That's the first thing I thought. Why isn't there more empathy towards Chris? I find what happened traumatizing. I hope he's doing ok
They aren't sympathetic towards Chris coz they gotta pick a side. Everyone knows this was wrong.. even those that are backing will smith. But had that been a white guy who walked up there and smacked chris.. we know how those same ppl wouldv said wat right did he have to do that. But thats soceity atm.. they give a bully a standing ovation.. and don't care about the man publicly assaulted and humiliated.. coz if they had to do that.. then they say their icon, who's the actual bully.. is wrong!
I feel for Chris, I'm sure he had family watching as well🙏💕
this man is speaking facts. will smith commited blk on blk crime in front of the world and was given a standing ovation..wtf? smh
In life you have to have self control. He shouldn’t have done it. I think theirs a level of emotional immaturity together with a toxic marriage involved in the equation.
👏🏾
100%
Very well stated and thoughtful dialouge. Thank you for sharing and stating the facts objectively.
Chris deserve an Oscar for saving the day
I love Will but the state should press charges …it’s demoralizing to society and perpetuating distrust and a lack of confidence in the justice system if people of wealth and influence keep eluding justice. We need to start setting some examples now
He needs to serve time for domestic violence!
💯!!!!!!!!! Well said🙌!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@famf6234 never rally someone else to endure a waste of time in jail.
Could not agree more, now if that would have been a white man so called “defending his wife’s honor” black people would be in a damn uproar about a white man smacking the shit out of a black man, but since its another beloved wealthy black man its condoned by us. Its hypocritical to the max and it makes me realize that we have a long long way to go in our homes, at our jobs, in politics and in the streets. Its bullshit to the max listening to people like Tiffany Haddish excuse that embarrassing criminal behavior smfh
Chris Rock has a choice to take further steps in that direction. It's not up to social media to press charges. And no we don't want any more black men to be the example ok. If they want to ban him that's fine. The rest is Chris choice.
Well said, Amp Harris! Will Smith would have have dared hitting a white comedian. That much is sadly true.
Would or wouldn’t have dared?
I doubt very, very much he would have hit Dave Chappelle if he'd said the same thing.
Im really happy to hear this take, im really sick of hearing ego driven bullshit from black people about how black men should defend their significant other. This was out and out wrong and you have people cheering him on as if we arent having a national conversation about police brutality, gun violence, and domestic violence. Its completely hypocritical and honestly a sign of the adherence to the state sponsored violence thats carried out on black and poor people in this country. Also it speaks to me about how far people will go to protect celebs and rich people, this was an ass hat move and im grateful for this guys take on it
Amen!!!
Many people were not applauding the hit. He was wrong for that.
Its annoying me how everyone keeps saying it was a joke making fun of alopecia. The joke had nothing to do with that. It's about her and GI Jane both having a shaved head. The reasons behind her shaved head are not part of the structure of the joke whatsoever and therefore irrelevant. Rock himself has even said that he didn't know she has alopecia and chances are, if he had known that, he probably wouldn't have made the joke. The constant narrative of it being a jibe at a health condition is just lazy journalism, pure and simple.
And to further that, I never seen anyone hit any comedian for making jokes about celebrity eating disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction or mental health issues. Comedians make celebrity jokes about those medical health conditions ALL the time and nobody ever said it was justified to assault someone over.
His response was about their marriage issues. Plain and simple.
@@cindye5285 I completely agree with you on both points. This was a rash act by a man in a toxic isolated relationship. And re: comedians roasting celebs- Can you imagine the stick Jada and Will would have received if Gervais had been the host??! He would have probably made jokes directly about her alopecia and made sure everyone knew it. Whether it is bad taste or not or whether there needs to be some sort of reform into the code of conduct for award show hosts is another discussion, but ultimately there is no justification for assaulting someone regardless of what they said.
Thank you because GI Jane was and is a beautiful movie!!!! Will n Jada was over the top. Will showed his n Jada sat there like the God Mother like cool ice while Will made a fool of himself!!!!!
Well said! I agree with everything he said!
The poor man was humiliated in front of millions of people .
This comment is going to upset some people but I have to say it; As a black man I'm tired of hearing that every celebrity of color represents the entire race especially so whenever they fuck up.
Will Smith represents Will Smith, not the African American race itself. What he did will hurt HIS career and not the careers of other African Americans.
We have to give white people a little more respect to know the difference of separating an individuals actions away from his race or ethnicity. It is extremely unfair to place that burden on every single black person that "makes it" in the world.
You nailed it, sir. What Will did will affect him and only him.
You are right, but we live in the real world and unfortunately some people think that way.
I always watched Will Smith’s movies. Now I will never get this out of my image. I hope he does the right thing and has Chris Rock on live TV apologizing.
This guy is absolutely amazing good common sense balanced attitude and obviously been brought up properly due respect other humans male female black white just a good decent human being as we all should be
You have very accurately evaluated the situation. Bang on! Will, did no favours to the community or himself. Very sad night from so many perspectives.
Much respect to Chris Rock. Will Smith reached a new low.
One of the most thoughtful and articulate responses I’ve heard.
Very well said Mr Harris I agree 1000% with what you just said no one should put their hands on someone but only to defend themselves and that's 100% true we all know it.....💯
Yes! That is what I am saying!! Chris Rock handled that moment so well!
Will destroyed his own career, Will smith is showing how weak he is. Chris rock acted professional on this but will smith acted unprofessional. Points to chris rock. I could have forgot rocks joke in 60 seconds, will smiths action made it permanent.
exactly. it was a weak joke and it was a gi jane joke not an alopecia joke
What a well-balanced response, Mr. Amp. Thank you.
Salute for this man. Your absolutely right.
What's so sad & pathetic is that so many of the other Black actors went to Wil's defense but never checked on Chris!
Will Smith needs to give up his Oscar.
His shameful attitude and incomprehensible assault on Chris Rock cannot be excused or justified.
It would be to his own benefit to seek professional counseling...✌️❤
I am so thankful for your words. I was provoked numerous times, but I refrained from striking my children, even as mouthy teenagers, because I wanted them to learn that power does not give you the right to lay your hands on another. I wanted them to create peace in the world by seeing and feeling what peace is. Chris Rock behaved in a way that made me feel that we are moving towards peace on our planet.
Very well said. I don't think Will is a bad person either. Jada and Will need to put a halt to displaying their business - when you put you all your business out there, you become fair game. Don't know if Chris knew Jada is dealing with a condition but the joke certainly did not deserve that reaction. Kudos to Chris for taking the high road. Will needs to seek out some help.
The best reaction so far, humanity and civil
Well said, Amp!
I wonder what Will would have done if someone like “The Rock”said the joke
Absolutely nothing. He would have sat there and laughed and make sure not to look at Jada.
Not a damn thing
Will would take it like a well behaved bitch. Will went up there to assault Chris because he knows he is bigger, younger, and (there's a good chance that he is) stronger than Chris.
Nothing!
@@thelovejoyshow568 lol
Love what this man said. Tru.
Everything Mr. Amp Harris has said is SPOT ON! I thank you, Sir for saying what needs to be said. Wrong is wrong if everybody is doing it and right is right if nobody is doing it!
I like this man. Such a sensible measured approach to the situation.
I’ve seen too many comments that are basically boil down to “I like Will Smith, so I think we should let him off”.
Will Smith might be a good person that made a mistake, but I don’t think it should be ignored just because he’s rich and famous.
I don’t think we should go the other extreme either and completely destroy the man’s career. Although he’s probably is rich enough to not need to work another day in his life.
Although I don’t think that much to Chris Rock, he’s never been my type of humour. But how professional he stayed throughout that whole thing and recovered and carried on presenting was unbelievable. He handled the situation so well even if he did make a joke in bad taste. Having said that, Ricky Gervais has made far more insulting jokes when he’s done the Golden Globes
The first great comments into that situation and I 100% agree.
Will Smith should have left the Oscars after that and Chris Rock has shown what dignity and professionalism is.
Will Is one of my favorite actors and I love Jada Red Table Talk, but this has shown us that maybe they are deceptive to us the public.
I also think that Will should loose the Oscar for his behavior, and 2022 will be a year without that Oscar.
Amp's commentary on 'the slap heard around the world' is the best I've heard. He did not dismiss Wills actions and credited Chris Rock for being the ultimate professional after being assaulted on national television. Very eloquent
I agree with these observations. After reflection also thinking: if Jada is progressive, polyamorous, successful, modern, and independent, why didn’t she just stare down Chris Rock and educate him later about alopecia. Will, married to said advanced woman, could have reached over, held her hand in solidarity, STOPPED LAUGHING, and joined her later in the education piece. Also, given that Will was allegedly protecting his wife in an old school fashion-and I’ve seen quite a few old school people applauding his action-I doubt he is okay with the polyamory. Trying to imagine Denzel or Steve Harvey or another black Christian man over 50 agreeing to polyamory. I don’t think so. What does he do when a man makes a pass at his wife? Wouldn’t that be something disrespectful to defend with physical action as well? Chris Rock took the brunt of Will’s internal conflict.
Thanks Bro! For telling the truth. Denzel and Tyler Perry condoning the mess. I wonder if they went to Chris like they did Will. If not shame on them.
Denzel is one of my favorite actors. Chris was the one who needed comforting, not will smith. I would be so disappointed in Denzel if I found out he didnt talk to Chris after all that.
Will’s reaction to that joke was laughter. If Jada was EMBARRASSED by having alopecia, she would’ve had a wig on that head of hers. Will Smith is an idiot. That Devil Denzel was talking about is Jada, Will should shake off JADA FROM his shoulder. If I was CHRIS, I would said JADA OVER 30 times, let’s party on y’all. 🥳😎
Wait, what did Denzel say? I didn't fully understand your comment. Could you please explain?
@@NQuiz52 Denzel Washington said to Will -- "At your highest moment, be careful, that's when the Devil comes for you"
I'm with you too. Will Smith made a huge mistake hitting Chris Rock. The joke was not that out of place or disrepectful, there are many women that suffer alopecia and carry it naturally and with pride. If she is so self conscious, then put a wig on and nobody will notice. Will Smith got carried away because his wife disliked being the target of the joke and he had to please her and did the wrong thing. Anyway, it seems that there is more deeper issues going on in Will Smith's family life, then what we see with the naked eye.
@@meriargiles4405 true
@@meriargiles4405 DUDE IT WAS ALL STAGED AND FAKE!!!! What the hell is wrong with you people? How can you not see this?
Very very well spoken and said Amp. First person to stand up and speak some sense and what is right.
We need to stop elevating these empty people. Jada doesn't need anyone to defend her from her own feelings, no one can do that. Chris Rock handled it like a champ, he deserves an award. And the joke was a disguised compliment. "Protect black women" doesn't mean protecting women from their own feelings by hitting people. Instead, if your wife is insecure, compliment her and ask her to go to therapy.
Very impressed with Amp Harris speaking here
Everybody keeps assuming Chris knew she was sick. I didn’t know she was sick until today.
neither did i. their family is so crazy i figured she shaved her head for attention
Chris, you took it like a man, not only show the world you can host, tell jokes, but you are a more in-depth man within yourself - I salute you
Will, once again, you did it, after all this year of hard work, you have to fxxk it up on the night that you should cherish and enjoy it for the rest of your life,
People were never discriminate you in Hollywood, they were discriminate the way you behave, especially on the live TV board cast, with your F bomb
you also set a perfect example, never make jokes on a person who build their career by starting as a comedian,,,,laugh is no good, but violence can take care the problem that you have at the very moment - what a text book example
If Will can slap anyone publicly because of someone making fun of his wife, so where is all the mama jokes or daddy jokes? I think you need to bring a gun with you man
Take his Oscar away,
I was looking forward to watch King Richard, it's about family protection by doing so,,,,,no, the real you say, slapping people is OK, and best to do it on live television to show the world how Will Smith did it and foul language to add the extra flavor
Never seeing Will Smith again,,,such a good actor with many talent, but he decide to tell the world, "Action in public is OK, because I am the winner for the night". I can bitch slap anyone I wanted in public
Ur not in the minority! Great answer. No violence of any kind can be tolerated by anybody or any body assembled. This was revenge it was visceral tangible and very audible. The cursing made it 1000 x worse. That behaviour must be confronted and held to account in the same extreme. Chris Rock does not have to press charges fr the police to do their job. That’s it and the award shd be rescinded, membership suspended and Will Smith powerfully denounced by the Academy board. He didn’t just violate our senses he violated their own rules. Shameful 😱
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."
-Dr. Maya Angelou
“If y’all condone that y’all ain’t his friend “ EXACTLY and PERIOD!!
Very articulate, measured and intelligent response from this gentleman I've never heard of. WS should be arrested for the assault, for starters. As far as the Academy Council should also invoke some very strong penalty. Just have to wait and see what the outcome of this will really be.
Great, thoughtful commentary.
Mr Harris - Brilliantly said and on point. Thank you for your reasoning. I’ve never been a fan of Chris Rock’s style of comedy, however, I have nothing but pure admiration for how he’s handled himself and this situation. As for Will Smith ... I think there’s enough fuel on the fire that he lit; he’s going to be busy for a while putting it out!
Very well said. This man very eloquently discussed all different sides of the issue, bottom line being that Mr, Smith was wrong in his actions.
I would say that a JUST reaction would have been for audience silence after his win verses the standing ovation they gave him. His apology was said in circles to everyone BUT Mr. Rock until the next day.
Amp Harris #madrespect to you. You have a profound understanding!!!!!
This man is educatedly insightful......we can learn from him.
So glad to have heard this wise articulate man. Thank you Mr. Harris. Well said...
Chris Rock. I respect this man. I dont know if I could do what he did. Man I wish I could be that guy and be able live by that decision. WOW!
Amp Harris.. Nailed it 💯 let's get real 💯 Thanks
The guy speaking (Amp Harris) ...he is on point...very well put!
Wow, I like this guy!! He's full of wisdom.
Best analysis of the incident I have heard. Thoughtful, considered and insightful
G.I. Jane is a beautiful woman!
exactly.
I have more respect to chris than will so it shows what is is right and what is wrong...we all know that....if academy appear indifferent....how that Oscar means and stand for is lost...but Harris really brig out the issue very ywell....
I think India Arie's song 'I'm Not My Hair' should be back on the charts.
Will clearly didn't feel some kind of way about it at first. His "wife" is the source of all this negativity. She cheats on him and there is nothing he can do about it. Will is just frustrated trying to find a way to please her. ultimately he can't so we get what we got here today.
Great conversation with Amp Harris! So many points to think about. This was an unfortunate situation that didn't have to happen. So out of character. Why would he do this? I'm so impressed how Chris Rock handled the situation. It could not have been easy.
Well said!
Don't know this Guy but he is an intelligent level headed being. Thank you Sir. After the mess we see daily around the world. Through his eyes there is still hope for humanity
This man is the first, person honestly truthfully saying what I'm saying, / screening, yes yes,👍👍👍👍. Man you should be a judge, I'm the lawyer 👏