{"id":422743,"date":"2022-03-28T16:19:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/today-host-craig-melvin-roasted-for-will-smith-commentary\/"},"modified":"2022-03-28T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T13:19:32","slug":"today-host-craig-melvin-roasted-for-will-smith-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/today-host-craig-melvin-roasted-for-will-smith-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Today&#8217; host Craig Melvin roasted for Will Smith commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e28ba79ce0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2e28ba79ce0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/today-host-craig-melvin-roasted-for-will-smith-commentary\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Today_host_Craig_Melvin_roasted_for_Will_Smith_commentary%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Today&#8217; host Craig Melvin roasted for Will Smith commentary&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Today_host_Craig_Melvin_roasted_for_Will_Smith_commentary%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Today&#8217; host Craig Melvin roasted for Will Smith commentary&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cToday\u201d show host Craig Melvin said that Will Smith\u2019s Oscar punch aided \u201cthis\u00a0long-held perception\u2026that men of color can\u2019t control their rage and anger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Melvin has talked openly about raising his biracial children as a black father and called the Best Actor winner\u2019s actions \u201creally dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old host has two children, son Delano, 8, and daughter Sybil, 5, with his white sports anchor wife Lindsay Czarniak.<\/p>\n<p>He said on air Monday morning: \u201cIt was really disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re rearing a boy, especially in this country, you spend so much time talking\u00a0to our kids about keeping your\u00a0hands to yourself, controlling your emotions and then there\u2019s also this long-held perception in this country that man of\u00a0color, especially, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/28\/will-smith-jokes-about-plans-to-choose-chaos-before-oscars\/\">can\u2019t control their rage\u00a0and their anger<\/a> and to see\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/27\/denzel-washington-comforts-will-smith-after-chris-rock-fight\/\">someone who\u2019s been that beloved\u00a0for decades<\/a> \u2013 it was troubling\u00a0on so many levels,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Melvin\u2019s comments quickly drew comments on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mtbrizzy\/status\/1508409180402692103\">Michael Todd Brown tweeted<\/a>: said: \u201cYou never cease to amaze me. You also have a duty to represent and protect \u2018men of color.\u2019 Your on air comments did nothing but add fuel to an already volatile situation and are nothing more than another form of Black on Black crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Green <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jcgreen59\/status\/1508423618144964608\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cYou are wrong Craig, Men of Color has nothing to do with Will slapping the heck out Chris Rock. In the Black culture, if you talk about our mother, and our wife we will kick your a-s. Maybe you need to come to hood and visit again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelwvilla\/status\/1508419734643122178\">Mike Villa tweeted<\/a>: \u201cHave to say that was a very eloquent observation by @craigmelvin on the @TheTodayShow about the Oscars \u201cSlapgate\u201d,\u201d and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/altspinn\/status\/1508423976728817671\">tweeter LaShawn added<\/a>: \u201cCraig Melvin was 100% correct! Young black boys deserve better that what Will Smith gave them@last night. These kids out here aren\u2019t famous &amp; if they slap someone at school over a f\u2014ing joke they\u2019re libel to end up dead! Y\u2019all making excuses for this crap is so toxic!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/craig-melvin-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Craig Melvin joined the &quot;Today&quot; show in 2018.\" class=\"wp-image-21684903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/craig-melvin-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/craig-melvin-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/craig-melvin-30.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Craig Melvin joined the \u201cToday\u201d show in 2018.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After Melvin made his now-controversial comments, fellow \u201cToday\u201d show hosts also gave their thoughts on the viral moment.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Co-host Tom Llamas added: \u201cThere is so much more to this\u00a0story.\u00a0I agree with you about the violence you\u2019re 100% right, but Will Smith and his wife had been\u00a0the butt of so many jokes for\u00a0the last year and I wonder how\u00a0much of that was there too just\u00a0bubbling,\u201d to which Melvin added: \u201cAs you said it\u2019s never\u00a0about the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u201d co-anchor Hoda Kotb replied: \u201cIt\u2019s never about the thing and I read Will\u00a0Smith\u2019s autobiography which was amazing and in the beginning he described himself as a coward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought that was such a poignant thing to say aloud because he could not defend himself when his dad was going through this horrible stuff and you wonder what this moment had to do with all that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The moment stunned viewers.\" class=\"wp-image-21684896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-24.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The moment stunned viewers.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p><strong>Follow the 2022 Oscars with our up-to-the-minute coverage:<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<p>Llamas said: \u201cIt was going to be the biggest night of his career,\u201d as Melvin added: \u201cNow it\u2019s overshadowed by this. The other winners too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/trending-news\/a33443683\/craig-melvin-today-show-parenting-kids-father-wife-race\/\">Melvin wrote in Men\u2019s Health magazine<\/a> about parenting his son: \u201cAt some point, I\u2019ll have to talk to my son about how to deal with the fact that he will go from being a cute kid with great hair to being labeled as a threat in society,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ll have to talk to him about how to deal with circumstances he doesn\u2019t have control over. I\u2019ll have to talk to him about how he\u2019s going to carry himself in a world that doesn\u2019t always make sense. But before I have this conversation with him, I\u2019ll continue to have this conversation with myself.\u201d\n                        <\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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