Producer Blames Will Smith for Ruining His Oscar-Winning Moment
The Oscars changed after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage, shocking everyone. Other winners didn’t enjoy their moments, and everyone was left in disbelief. As a result, those who went on stage after the slap couldn’t savor their wins.
Summer of Soul producer Joseph Patel, a winner at the 94th Academy Awards, felt he missed out on enjoying his winning moment on stage. He expressed this in a tweet that has since been deleted, as reported by THR.
“I think what Will did was selfish. It robbed the category of its moment. It robbed the other excellent and amazing films of their moment to be acknowledged in what was a STRONG year for docs. And it robbed Summer of Soul and our team of our moment. Of a loud, enthusiastic cheer for a celebrated film.”
Patel, along with co-producers Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein and director Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson, went on stage to accept the Best Documentary Feature award for Summer of Soul. However, they couldn’t fully celebrate the victory, as Patel mentioned.
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“Once we realized the Chris Rock/Will Smith interaction wasn’t a bit, everything got turned upside down. Everyone was still trying to make sense of it when Chris persevered and started to read the nominees. We were in shock walking to the stage—not because of winning but because we, too, were still trying to make sense of what happened.”
The producer said he might not watch the Oscars anymore because of the mess, and he felt that what Will Smith and Chris Rock did ruined what should have been a nice moment. Later that night, Will Smith tearfully accepted his Best Actor award for King Richard after hitting Chris Rock for joking about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Producer Blames Will Smith for Ruining His Oscar-Winning Moment
