A month after the famous slap of Will Smith given to Chris Rock, the event is still being talked about. It’s Andrew Garfield’s turn to give his opinion on the question, but this one contrasts with all those we have heard previously.
The slap that shocked Hollywood
It has now been 1 month since the now most famous slap of the 21st century was given. On the night of March 27 to 28, during the 94th edition of the Oscars, Will Smith gets up from his seat to go on stage and slap live comedian Chris Rock, after he launched a valve at the wife of American actor, Jada Pinkett Smith.
A slap that shocked the audience of actors and went around the world in the hours that followed. No sooner had tempers calmed down than comments and positions began to rain down in the press. Targeted for toxic masculinity and excessive violence, the actor of the license Men in Black Where I’m a legend made the headlines of the press, where analysts and personalities let loose.
“Everyone was texting me asking how I was doing”
Jim Carrey, Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Bay, many spoke for various and varied positions. Interviewed by the media The View, lactor Andrew Garfield lately on the poster of Spider-Man: No Way Home gave his opinion on this fact of society.
But where everyone would have sought to punish Will Smith once again, or the violence of Chris Rock’s joke, Garfield sought to temporize, judging the case closed: ” Everything was said. There’s no need for me to interfere in this “.
The actor also returns to this crazy evening and his hot reaction during the events.
I feel so bad because I was somewhere else during Kevin Costner’s speech introducing the director nominees in the most beautiful and elegant way. I also tell myself that there is no chance that I will be in front of the camera at that time. “. As a reminder, he was nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor for his role in Tick, Tick…Boom!.
“Everyone was texting me asking how I was doing and taking the temperature of the room following that slap. And in that moment my friends took precedence over Kevin’s speech. I really feel wrong about that.”
Beyond this slap, Andrew Garfield recently announced that he was putting his career on hold in order to recharge his batteries: “I’m really happy and excited to have the opportunity to be quiet so that I can take time to just be me.“. A decision that comes after many projects for which he has participated, as well as the frenzy linked to the recent race for the Oscars in recent months.