{"id":425535,"date":"2022-04-02T15:22:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T12:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wanda-sykes-proved-shes-a-class-act-after-will-smiths-slap\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T15:22:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T12:22:18","slug":"wanda-sykes-proved-shes-a-class-act-after-will-smiths-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wanda-sykes-proved-shes-a-class-act-after-will-smiths-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"#Wanda Sykes proved she\u2019s a class act after Will Smith\u2019s slap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 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-6a3364f5e4ec4\" 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-6a3364f5e4ec4\" 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\/wanda-sykes-proved-shes-a-class-act-after-will-smiths-slap\/#%E2%80%9CWanda_Sykes_proved_shes_a_class_act_after_Will_Smiths_slap%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Wanda Sykes proved she\u2019s a class act after Will Smith\u2019s slap&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWanda_Sykes_proved_shes_a_class_act_after_Will_Smiths_slap%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Wanda Sykes proved she\u2019s a class act after Will Smith\u2019s slap&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cGood luck at Oscars. Please give our regards to Wanda!\u201d read a text from my dad and stepmom as I boarded a plane to LA on Thursday to cover this year\u2019s parties for the Academy Awards. It turned out my civilian parents were Wanda Sykes superfans, more enthusiastic about her co-hosting the show than any movie star.<\/p>\n<p>Who knew? And who knew Sykes\u2019 successful night would be eclipsed by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/27\/will-smith-slaps-chris-rock-over-bald-jada-joke-at-oscars-2022\/\">Will Smith\u2019s palm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019re covering Oscars parties, na\u00efve friends and family will tell you to \u201clook out\u201d for certain stars for them, not realizing the weekend isn\u2019t about celebrity sightings and selfies, but a grueling yet glamorous slog of sleepless nights, slippery scoops, PR provocations, hors d\u2019oeuvres and anxiety. You become completely un-star struck. Even when you\u2019re at the Sunset Tower sitting at a table between Dua Lipa and Robert Pattinson, with Orlando Bloom, Riz Ahmed and the cast of \u201cEuphoria\u201d partying around you, you\u2019re panicking you might be in the wrong place at the wrong time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/shumer-sykes-hall.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Wanda Sykes (center) with her Oscars co-hosts Amy Schumer (left) and Regina Hall before the slap.\" class=\"wp-image-21735026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/shumer-sykes-hall.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/shumer-sykes-hall.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/shumer-sykes-hall.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Wanda Sykes (center) with her Oscars co-hosts Amy Schumer (left) and Regina Hall before the slap.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-oscar-slap-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Up until Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, the Oscars had been a snooze. \" class=\"wp-image-21735062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-oscar-slap-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-oscar-slap-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/chris-rock-will-smith-oscar-slap-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Up until Will Smith sl<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>ed Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife, the Oscars had been a snooze. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then again, it ain\u2019t exactly reporting on Ukraine \u2014 the pressure to cover the events usually comes with a waiter offering sliders at the end of the night.<\/p>\n<p>At a string of Oscars pre-parties last week, I was yelled at by WME superagent Ari Emanuel \u2014 who accused me of trying to be \u201cprovocative,\u201d and said he didn\u2019t \u201csuffer fools gladly,\u201d when I innocently asked him why his agency wasn\u2019t throwing its annual bash \u2014 and I had an amped up chat with Quentin Tarantino in which the director pooh-poohed the Oscars altogether and said he couldn\u2019t wait to see Tom Cruise\u2019s \u201cTop Gun\u201d sequel.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday night I was at an Oscars screening party put on by Neon, the studio behind the Kristen Stewart film \u201cSpencer\u201d as well as other titles in contention. As we all watched the ceremony, I was panicked: In a few hours I\u2019d be at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party \u2014 truly the world\u2019s only FOMO-free zone since everyone who\u2019s anyone is there and you are finally, definitely in the right place. But the awards had, by this point, been such a snooze. I had no idea what I\u2019d actually ask any of the partying celebs. I mean, how many times can we learn that Jessica Chastain attended Julliard?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-oscar-party.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Will Smith was seen at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party dancing as if he didn't have a care in the world.\" class=\"wp-image-21735081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-oscar-party.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-oscar-party.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/will-smith-oscar-party.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Will Smith was seen at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party dancing as if he didn\u2019t have a care in the world.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage for Vanity Fair<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And then came the slap that was heard around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly everyone at the Neon party was struck silent, before erupting in debate. But whether one thought Will Smith should be s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>ped of his Oscar or celebrated for defending his wife, my mission was suddenly clear. There was only one topic to be discussed for the rest of the night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Later at the Vanity Fair party, there were stars and VIPs from Kim Kardashian to Apple boss Tim Cook and everyone in between \u2014 including Smith himself, with wife Jada, dancing and celebrating his Oscar win like nothing out of the ordinary had happened.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ellish-combs-stallion.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Diddy, seen with Billie Ellish and Meghan the Stallion, brokered himself as a peace maker.\" class=\"wp-image-21735102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ellish-combs-stallion.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ellish-combs-stallion.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/ellish-combs-stallion.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Diddy, seen with Billie Eilish and Megan Thee Stallion, cast himself as a peace broker.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WireImage for Vanity Fair<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some celebs declined to discuss the slap (Bill Maher was \u201cstill processing\u201d). Others freely spoke about the incident (Tiffany Haddish backed Smith, while Diddy cast himself as peace broker), or even joked about it (Damon Wayans announced while taking a star-studded group photo, \u201cIf you want to get slapped, you\u2019ve got to get in!\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>As the party raged on, I scanned the starry room. There was Wanda Sykes at the bar, ordering a drink.<\/p>\n<p>When I approached and asked her what she thought of the incident, she vaguely shook her head and mumbled something. (A couple days later, Sykes would appear on the Ellen DeGeneres Show and reveal her true feelings: \u201cIt was sickening. I physically felt ill, and I\u2019m still a little traumatized by it.\u201d) But on this night, she just looked like she\u2019d had a hard day at the office and didn\u2019t want to talk about it. Her mouth sort of screwed up to the side, and she looked a bit pained by the bizarre Oscars incident. She needed a drink. I dropped it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes-ian-mohr.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Page Six veteran Ian Mohr and Wanda Sykes, his parents' favorite star, pose for the selfie she offered to have taken with him.\" class=\"wp-image-21735229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes-ian-mohr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes-ian-mohr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes-ian-mohr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes-ian-mohr.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Page Six veteran Ian Mohr and Wanda Sykes, his parents\u2019 favorite star, pose for the selfie she offered to have taken with him.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But before we parted ways, I told her, \u201cI\u2019m sorry if what happened detracted from your experience tonight, because you were great. You did such a great job, you were really funny, and I\u2019m sorry if your performance was overshadowed.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cThank you,\u201d and I added, \u201cBy the way\u2026 I just have to tell you that my dad and my stepmom on the Upper West Side are obsessed with you. They\u2019re huge fans. In fact, when I was coming here from New York, they were way more excited that I might see you than any other celebrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When I turned to walk away, Wanda stopped me.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes2.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Amid the chaos of the night, Oscars co-host Sykes proved to be a class act.\" class=\"wp-image-21735266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/wanda-sykes2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Amid the chaos of the night, Oscars co-host Sykes proved to be a class act.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDo you want to take a picture for them?\u201d she said. I stopped.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For the record: I would never, ever take a selfie with a star. I\u2019m old enough for it to strike me as weird, cheesy, amateurish and a dereliction of duty.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Sykes smiled \u2014 and since she suggested it, I got out my camera.<\/p>\n<p>When I boarded the plane back to New York on Monday night, I texted my father and stepmother the pic of myself and Sykes.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWanda says hi,\u201d I added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWow I feel like such a celebrity!!! Thanx so much!!!!!\u201d my stepmother wrote back.<\/p>\n<p>The night that Smith smacked a co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n at a show that gave him a career-boosting award, Sykes proved that some stars can still be class acts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Ian Mohr, the executive editor of Page Six, has covered the Hollywood awards season for Page Six for over a decade\u00a0\u2014 and never once taken a selfie until now.<\/em>\n                        <\/div>\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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Please give our regards to Wanda!\u201d read a text from my dad and stepmom as I boarded a plane to LA on Thursday to cover this year\u2019s parties for the Academy Awards. 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