Current:Home > NewsHow Jimmy Kimmel Is Preparing for Another Potential Oscars Slap-Angel Dreamer Wealth Society D1 Reviews & Insights
How Jimmy Kimmel Is Preparing for Another Potential Oscars Slap
View Date:2024-12-23 23:06:24
Oscars 2023 host Jimmy Kimmel is ready for anything to happen, including another potential slap.
Almost a year after Will Smith stormed onto the Academy Awards stage and hit presenter Chris Rock in the face over a joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith, Kimmel said he now has a plan in place if "somebody comes up on the stage and slaps me" as well.
As he explained in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter published March 7, "Well, I size them up, and, if I'm bigger than they are, I beat the s--t out of them on television."
The comedian jokingly added that if that person were to be Dwayne Johnson, who is slated to present at this year's ceremony, "I run."
This upcoming Oscars will be Kimmel's third time hosting the award show. During his inaugural stint as emcee in 2017, Kimmel was witness to a major Academy snafu when La La Land was incorrectly named as the Best Picture winner over Moonlight. The Jimmy Kimmel Live! host touched on the headline-making gaffe in his Oscars opening monologue the following year, joking to nominees in the audience, "When you hear your name called, don't get up right away. Just give us a minute. We don't want another thing."
So, how does Kimmel rank the mix-up compared to the slap? "Yeah, we got knocked down the list," he quipped to THR. "It's disappointing in a lot of ways. If you're gonna be part of a f--kup, it might as well be the biggest f--kup ever. Being part of the second-biggest f--kup doesn't carry as much cachet."
But Kimmel isn't the only one who is prepared for possible future fiascos. Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, recently confirmed that a "crisis team" was put together after Smith's onstage confrontation with Rock "opened our minds to the many things that can happen at the Oscars."
"We've run many scenarios," he explained in a February interview with Time. "So it is our hope that we will be prepared for anything that we may not anticipate right now but that we're planning for just in case it does happen."
In the aftermath of the slap, Smith resigned from the Academy and issued a public apology to Rock. "Jokes at my expense are a part of the job, but a joke about Jada's medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally," he said in a March 2022 statement. "I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness."
Check out E! News' Oscars blog for a full recap of the 2023 Academy Awards.veryGood! (7295)
Related
- Wildfires burn on both coasts. Is climate change to blame?
- 'Survivor' Season 47: Who went home first? See who was voted out in the premiere episode
- Bryce Young needs to escape Panthers to have any shot at reviving NFL career
- Kaitlyn Bristowe Reveals Why She and Ex Jason Tartick Are No Longer Sharing Custody of Their 2 Dogs
- How Kim Kardashian Navigates “Uncomfortable” Situations With Her 4 Kids
- Orioles hope second-half flop won't matter for MLB playoffs: 'We're all wearing it'
- Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
- Why Sean Diddy Combs No Longer Has to Pay $100 Million in Sexual Assault Case
- One person is dead after a shooting at Tuskegee University
- Blue's Clues Host Steve Burns Addresses Death Hoax
Ranking
- Outgoing North Carolina governor grants 2 pardons, 6 commutations
- Tupperware, company known for its plastic containers, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- Connecticut landscaper dies after tree tumbled in an 'unintended direction' on top of him
- Sean Diddy Combs' Alleged Texts Sent After Cassie Attack Revealed in Sex Trafficking Case
- NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bobby Allison dies at 86
- Former northern Virginia jail deputy gets 6 1/2 years for drug operation, sex trafficking
- Brooke Shields used to fear getting older. Here's what changed.
- Powerball winning numbers for September 18: Jackpot rises to $176 million
Recommendation
-
DWTS' Sasha Farber Claps Back at Diss From Jenn Tran's Ex Devin Strader
-
Cher to headline Victoria's Secret Fashion Show's all-women set
-
'Survivor' Season 47: Who went home first? See who was voted out in the premiere episode
-
Residents of Springfield, Ohio, hunker down and pray for a political firestorm to blow over
-
Ashton Jeanty stats: How many rushing yards did Boise State Heisman hopeful have vs Nevada
-
VP says woman’s death after delayed abortion treatment shows consequences of Trump’s actions
-
Man admits falsifying violent threats after fantasy football argument
-
36 Unique Hostess Gifts Under $25 To Make You the Favorite Guest as Low $4.99