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Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Howard Stern: Slap Is ‘Sign of Great Mental Illness’


Howard Stern was “disturbed” by Will Smith’s assault on Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, and argues that the “King Richard” actor must suffer from mental illness, reports Page Six At The NY Post.

“This is a sign of great mental illness when you can’t control your impulse. Not only that, it was hardly an insulting joke. It was not even a good joke,” Stern, 68, said on his SiriusXM Show on Monday, referring to Rock’s jab at Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head.

“The joke, quite frankly, was beneath Chris Rock. It was a throwaway. ‘You look like G.I. Jane.’”

Stern argued that what fans saw on TV was “a guy who’s got real issues.”

“He didn’t think twice about what he was about to do,” he said. “Now that’s crazy, when you can’t contain yourself like that.”


Stern claimed that 57-year-old Rock — whom he described as a “gentle soul” and “not a fighter” — was just trying to do his job and 53-year-old Smith is “clearly insane.”

“Poor Chris Rock is a comedian and just trying to get through the day to make the f–king people laugh at that horrible ceremony,” Stern said. “[Rock is] so fast comedy wise, he actually covered and made a joke and said, ‘Gee, best Oscars yet.’”

Stern continued to defend Rock’s comments, saying that the joke wasn’t even that offensive.

“He got up and he compared Jada Pinkett Smith to one of the most beautiful women in the world, Demi Moore,” Stern said. “You don’t hit people over speech, certainly not at the Academy Awards, and Will Smith’s got to contain himself.”

Stern also argued that it was unacceptable that no one did anything to contain the situation, and just allowed Smith to continue sitting in the audience.

“Here’s Hollywood that’s so outraged by every little thing. Not one person got up and said, ‘Hold on, we got an out-of-control situation here,’” he said.


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