DJ Jazzy Jeff weighs in on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, calling the moment a lapse in judgment.
Actor and musician DJ Jazzy Jeff has defended Will Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars ceremony. A collaborator and close friend of Smith, the famed hip hop DJ — whose real name is Jeff Townes — spent 10 years recording and touring as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. The duo’s act helped to bring hip hop to the mainstream and the two later starred in the hit NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air together.
Though Townes’ role as Jazz on The Fresh Prince was a relatively small one, his inclusion in the series proved Smith’s loyalty to his friend. The Jazz character became part of several key ongoing jokes in the program that audiences loved. In later years, as Smith moved on to even bigger and better things, Townes stayed focused on his music, continuing to release albums and mixtapes as well as touring.
"I think the thing that I've realized is I don't know too many people that has had the least amount of lapse of judgment than him. I can name 50 times that he should've smacked the s--- out of somebody and he didn't. So for him to have a lapse in judgment, he's human. And I think a lot of the criticism comes from the people who don't think people like that are human.
So far Smith has accepted the severity of the situation but has yet to fully sit down and talk about the incident. The Fresh Prince star voluntarily resigned as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and was issued a 10-year ban from attending Oscar ceremonies. It remains to be seen what sort of effect the slap will have on his career, but it’s unlikely that fans are going to turn their backs on Smith now.
While it’s all well and fine to say that Smith made a poor judgment call, it doesn’t change the fact that Chris Rock had to endure quite the ordeal as a result. It’s true that making fun of Pinkett Smith’s alopecia was in poor taste, but it didn’t deserve a slap in front of millions of viewers. Smith’s anger got the better of him in a big way and this is especially distressing considering that he was laughing mere seconds before erupting in rage.
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