The FCC Receives Dozens of Complaints Following Oscars Slap
Will Smith’s stunning slapping of Chris Rock at the Oscars elicited dozens of complaints to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with many viewers condemning the “King Richard” star’s actions as “reprehensible” and “inappropriate.”
In the 66 complaints filed to the FCC in the aftermath of Sunday’s shocking altercation and obtained Thursday by The Hill as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, audience members nearly unanimously denounced 53-year-old Smith for getting physical with Rock.
After Rock cracked a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, while introducing one of the awards categories on Sunday, Smith took to the stage and struck the comedian. He then returned to his seat before furiously hurling expletives at Rock, shouting, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f—— mouth!”
