A little over one month after co-hosting the 94th Academy Awards, the comedienne playing Daphne Lido on 'Black-ish' admits she is still struggling to process the incident.
- May 16, 2022
AceShowbiz - Wanda Sykes is still "traumatized" by Will Smith's Oscars slap. A little over one month after co-hosting the 94th Academy Awards, the Daphne Lido of "Black-ish" revealed she is struggling to process the actor's decision to slap Chris Rock at the March ceremony over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.
"I'm still traumatized. I can't talk about it," the 58-year-old comedienne confessed when speaking during a comedy gig in Orlando. "I get emotional."
Wanda was also angered that Will, who claimed the Best Actor gong for his performance in "King Richard", was allowed to remain at the ceremony following the controversial incident. She said, "I couldn't believe he was still sitting there, like an a*****. Shouldn't you be sitting there with a lawyer or LAPD, motherf****? "I hope he gets his s** together. Until then, f** him."
The 58-year-old comedienne previously revealed that she "physically felt ill" after witnessing the "Ali" star's slap and was furious that he wasn't asked to leave. She said of the actor, who has now been banned from the Oscars for 10 years, "And for them to let [Will] stay in that room and enjoy the rest of the show and accept his award, I was like, 'How gross is this?' This sends the wrong message."
Wanda explained how Chris apologized to her following the incident as he knew it would overshadow the entire ceremony. She recalled, "I saw Chris at [Guy Oseary's afterparty] and as soon as I walked up to him, the first thing he said is, 'I'm so sorry.' I was like, 'Why are you apologizing?' He was like, 'It was supposed to be your night. You and Amy (Schumer) and Regina (Hall) were doing such a great job. I'm so sorry this is now gonna be about this.'"
