'Now we all have to worry about who wants to be the next Will Smith in comedy clubs and theaters,' comedian Kathy Griffin wrote on Twitter.
star, Demi Moore, to Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia. InShortly after the joke, Smith was seen walking on stage and slapping rock in the face. Smith could then be heard from the crowd telling Rock to keep Pinkett Smith's name out of his mouth.
In addition to Griffin, several other comedians and celebrities have expressed concerns for safety following the incident at the Oscars.said,"I was thinking, comedians are in danger, everywhere," when asked about the incident on Monday. Comedian Jimmy Dore also had a similar take on the incident, writing on Twitter,"What Will Smith & the Academy Awards did was make everyone who performs live a lot less safe.
"Now the next time a comedian gets heckled by a woman & the comedian responds, her husband/boyfriend will feel it his duty to assault the comedian.What Will Smith & the Academy Awards did was make everyone who performs live a lot less safe. Now the next time a comedian gets heckled by a woman & the comedian responds, her husband/boyfriend will feel it his duty to assault the comedian.
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