{"id":447898,"date":"2022-05-16T18:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/wanda-sykes-slams-still-traumatized-over-will-smith-slap\/"},"modified":"2022-05-16T18:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T15:30:43","slug":"wanda-sykes-slams-still-traumatized-over-will-smith-slap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wanda-sykes-slams-still-traumatized-over-will-smith-slap\/","title":{"rendered":"#Wanda Sykes slams &#8216;still traumatized&#8217; over Will Smith slap"},"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-6a291451c84f0\" 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-6a291451c84f0\" 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-slams-still-traumatized-over-will-smith-slap\/#%E2%80%9CWanda_Sykes_slams_%E2%80%98still_traumatized_over_Will_Smith_slap%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Wanda Sykes slams &#8216;still traumatized&#8217; over Will Smith slap&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWanda_Sykes_slams_%E2%80%98still_traumatized_over_Will_Smith_slap%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Wanda Sykes slams &#8216;still traumatized&#8217; over Will Smith slap&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Hollywood may be moving on from Will Smith\u2019s spectacular slap of Chris Rock at the Oscars \u2014 but Wanda Sykes isn\u2019t forgiving or forgetting.<\/p>\n<p>The 58-year-old co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n \u2014 who was co-hosting the awards show when Smith stormed the stage and 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 comedian Rock across the face \u2014 says she is \u201cstill traumatized\u201d almost two months on from the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Sykes made the admission in a new interview with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/movies\/wanda-sykes-says-she-is-still-traumatized-by-will-smiths-oscars-slap\/\">People magazine<\/a>, adding that she was appalled the actor wasn\u2019t booted from the theater after the violent act.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t talk about it. I get emotional,\u201d she stated. \u201cI couldn\u2019t believe he was still sitting there, like an a \u2013 \u2013 hole. Shouldn\u2019t you be sitting there with a lawyer or LAPD, motherf \u2013 \u2013 ker?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sykes told the publication that she believes Smith acted out because he is struggling with personal issues \u2014 but she doesn\u2019t have much sympathy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope he gets his s \u2013 \u2013 t together. Until then, f \u2013  \u2013 k him,\u201d she bluntly declared. <\/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\/05\/wanda-sykes-99.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sykes was hosting the Oscars on the night Smith stormed the stage and slapped Rock. She is pictured center with her co-hosts Amy Schumer (left) and Regina Hall (right).\" class=\"wp-image-22283696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wanda-sykes-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wanda-sykes-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wanda-sykes-99.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sykes was hosting the Oscars on the night Smith stormed the stage and slapped Rock. She is pictured center with her co-hosts Amy Schumer (left) and Regina Hall (right).<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s not the first time the comedian has spoken out against Smith since the March 27 slap. <\/p>\n<p>Two days after the incident, Sykes appeared on \u201cThe Ellen DeGeneres Show,\u201d similarly saying she was angered by the fact the actor wasn\u2019t escorted out of the event. <\/p>\n<p>Less than an hour after the assault, Smith won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in \u201cKing Richard,\u201d and even received a standing ovation from the audience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor them to let him stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award, I was like, \u2018How gross is this? This is just the wrong message,\u2019 \u201d Sykes told DeGeneres. \u201cYou assault somebody, you get escorted out of the building and that\u2019s it. For them to let him continue, I thought it was gross.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI just felt so awful for my friend Chris. It was sickening. I physically felt ill.\u201d<\/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\/05\/wanda-sykes-98.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sykes hasn't been holding back in her critiques of Smith's behavior. Just two days after the assault, she told Ellen DeGeneres she was &quot;sickened&quot; by his assault of Rock. \" class=\"wp-image-22283812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wanda-sykes-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wanda-sykes-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/wanda-sykes-98.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Sykes hasn\u2019t been holding back in her critiques of Smith\u2019s behavior. Just two days after the assault, she told Ellen DeGeneres she was \u201csickened\u201d by his assault on Rock. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ABC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sykes isn\u2019t the only star to publicly slam Smith for the assault \u2014 which occurred after Rock made a joke about Smith\u2019s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia. <\/p>\n<p>Comedian Jim Carrey said he would have sued Smith, while Steve Harvey said he \u201clost a lot of respect\u201d for Smith. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the \u201cIndependence Day\u201d actor is continuing to lay low in the wake of the assault. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/will-smith-chris-rock-slap-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Will Smith (R) slaps Chris Rock on stage during the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022.\"\/><figcaption>Smith (right) slapped Rock onstage at the Oscars after the comic made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith bald head. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Smith was<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/23\/will-smith-travels-to-india-following-oscars-slap-controversy\/\"> spotted<\/a>\u00a0in Mumbai, India, amid reports he still\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/04\/25\/will-smith-still-hasnt-apologized-to-chris-rock-for-oscars-slap\/?_ga=2.265467526.885901841.1651497245-1263918006.1633527961\">hasn\u2019t apologized<\/a>\u00a0to Rock over the on-camera assault.<\/p>\n<p>However, Smith has resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s following the uproar about his actions, and he has additionally been banned from any academy events for the next 10 years. <\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Rock has also been keeping a low profile \u2014 but he did reference the slap during an appearance at the Royal Albert Hall in London last Thursday night. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/eric-adams-will-smith-oscars-06.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Less than an hour after the assault, Smith received the Best Actor Oscar for his role in &quot;King Richard.&quot;\"\/><figcaption>Less than an hour after the assault, Smith received the Best Actor Oscar for his role in \u201cKing Richard.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m OK, if anybody was wondering,\u201d Rock quipped. \u201cI got most of my hearing back . . . [But] anyone who says \u2018words hurt\u2019 \u2014 has never been punched in the face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funnyman said he wouldn\u2019t be speaking further about the incident \u2014 unless he received a hefty check from a streaming service. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople expect me to talk about the bulls \u2013 \u2013 t. I\u2019m not going to talk about it right now. I\u2019ll get to it eventually \u2014 on\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/signup\">Netflix<\/a>,\u201d he joked.\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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