When Chris Rock announced “Summer of Soul” as the winner at the Oscars, the rest of the audience was still reeling from the altercation. And Questlove was still figuring out what had happened, even as he walked to the stage to accept the award
When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards on Sunday, audience members both in the Dolby Theatre and at home were stunned. Questlove, though, was meditating.
At the time of the slap, Rock was in the middle of presenting the best documentary feature award. Ahmir"Questlove" Thompson and others were nominated in that category for their film"Summer of Soul ," a documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival.Mentally, however, The Roots drummer was simply not there, he told late night host Jimmy Fallon on Monday.The staff at the event tell the nominees ahead of time when their category is next, Questlove told Fallon.
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