Suspected staging a fight
After announcing the Best Documentary award for Summer of soul, comedian Chris Rock suddenly joked about Jada Pinkett Smith shaving his head: Im eager to see you in G.I Jane 2.
After Chris Rock's words, the "Aladdin" star laughed awkwardly, stepped onto the stage and slapped his colleagues in the face. The incident surprised all the guests. Nicole Kidman and Lupita Nyong were stunned by the slapping.
After returning to the chair, Will Smith continued to use harsh words to criticize Chris Rock. ABC had to turn off the sound to avoid getting bad sentences on TV.
While the media reported the incident, many people suspected that this was an arranged and staged incident. According to page Six, the bad relationship between Chris Rock and Will Smith started in 2016.
On stage at the awards ceremony that year, Chris Rock said: Jada said she wasnt coming? Will she boycott Oscar like I boycott Rihanna's underwear?", the comedian sat down his colleagues after Jada posted a boycott of Oscar for the all-white nomination list.
Chris Rock later named Will Smith - who was unhappy not being nominated for an Oscar for his role in Concussion. There is Will Smith. It is unfair that he is so excellent that he was not nominated. It is also unfair that Will received a salary of 20 million USD for Wild Wild West, he advised.
In real life, Chris Rock and Will Smith appeared together on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Therefore, the fight was an unbelievable coincidence, causing page Six to question its authenticity. Many people think that the two actors want to stir up the past to create controversy and attract ratings for the show.
Oscar is losing its appeal
This is not the first time Oscar has been suspected of staging. The craziest moment of the Academy was letting a naked man run on stage at the 1997 awards ceremony.
While preparing to invite Elizabeth Taylor to announce the Best Drama award, a shirtless person suddenly ran across the stage. Unlike the stunned appearance of the guests, MC David Niven did not seem to react to that.
After causing a stir on stage, Robert Opel was not arrested. He then answered the media: "We should not be ashamed of being naked in public. That is how to start a career, this person answered in an interview.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the person who handled the case that year, Robert Metzler, said he did not think it was an incident: Backstage, my wife saw David Niven smiling and saying she was satisfied with what happened.
In 2017, the incident of reading the wrong name of the Best Film award caused public outrage. Instead of naming it Moonlight, Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty read the name La La Land, later apologizing for the mistake.
In addition to making both sides embarrassed, the incident of reading the wrong name of an important item was considered by the public to be a staging. The Academy wants to learn from the case of mistakenly giving a crown at Miss Universe 2015, which caused a media storm that year.
After 94 times of organization, the Academy awards have no longer maintained their appeal to the audience. According to AP, the show's ratings have dropped significantly each year.
The number of viewers in 2021 will be only 9.85 million, down nearly half compared to 2022.
In fact, the show's rating has decreased sharply since 2015. During its heyday, the number of people watching the awards ceremony reached 45 million.
From scandals such as Angelina Jolie kissing her biological brother, Halle Berry being forced to kiss on stage, actor Matt Stone and Trey Parker posing for a girlfriend at the awards ceremony... all made the public feel "bored" and no longer interested in watching Oscar.
