Given Mel Gibson’s alleged history of decidedly shady shenanigans and deplorable declarations, you’d think Will Smith slapping Chris Rock across the face during the Oscars wouldn’t even register on the bad-behavior scale. However, Gibson’s team sure seems determined to distance him from the drama. They don’t want their client to even utter a word about it — which considering Gibson’s supposed track record, is probably pretty sage advice.
Gibson was promoting his new movie “Father Stu” in an interview with Jesse Watters when the Fox News anchor broached the subject of #SlapGate. “You understand it probably better than a lot of people with your career,” Watters said. “I was wondering if, you know, you had been the one that jumped up out of his seat and slapped Chris Rock, if you would have been treated the same way, Mel?” Gibson laughed, wagged his finger at the camera, and shook his head before his publicist immediately intervened and awkwardly cut the interview short. “Hello Jesse, thank you — that’s our time,” they decreed from the sidelines.
Meanwhile, other A-listers have had plenty to say on the subject. Jim Carey told “CBS Mornings” that he was “sickened” by the incident and that he would’ve slapped Smith back … with a $200 million lawsuit. Wanda Sykes also said she found it “sickening” during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres. Whereas Snoop Dogg dodged the dramatics and told “Extra” that he still thinks the incident might have been staged.
Nicki
