Oscar-Winning Producer Says Will Smith and Chris Rock Fiasco “Robbed†His Moment
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- 01 Apr 2022
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A moment stolen by the infamous slap.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Summer of Soul producer Joseph Patel took to Twitter to share how he felt about accepting an Academy Award moments after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars 2022 ceremony on March 27.
Joseph—who went onstage with co-producers Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein and director Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson to accept the award for Best Documentary Feature—emphasized that he was speaking on behalf of himself and not his Summer of Soul coworkers.
Reflecting on the moment, Joseph shared that he felt Will's actions were "selfish."
"It robbed the category of its moment," Joseph wrote in a March 30 tweet. "It robbed the other excellent and amazing films of their moment to be acknowledged in what was a STRONG year for docs. And it robbed Summer of Soul and our team of our moment. Of a loud, enthusiastic cheer for a celebrated film."
Joseph explained that after the altercation occurred, many were left in a state of confusion.
"Once we realized the Chris Rock/Will Smith interaction wasn't a bit, everything got turned upside down," he wrote. "Everyone was still trying to make sense of it when Chris persevered and started to read the nominees," later adding, "We were in shock walking to the stage—not because of winning but because we, too, were still trying to make sense of what happened."
Joseph also shared that his grievances extended to Chris as well for making a factually incorrect dig at Joseph and his fellow producers, as they took the stage to accept their win. Read More...
