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🗓️ 28 March 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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0:00.0 | BBC Sounds Music Radio Podcasts |
0:05.3 | Hello, I'm Emma Barnett and welcome to Woman's Hour from BBC Radio 4. |
0:09.8 | Nevermind, Will Smith winning an Oscar, excuse me, I should say, for best actor, it's his |
0:14.6 | real-life performance slapping the comedian Chris Rock on stage at the awards that's garnered |
0:18.8 | the most attention. |
0:20.1 | The reason? |
0:21.1 | He was defending his wife after the comedian made a joke about her, the fellow actor, |
0:26.1 | made a pink at Smith, take my wife's name out of your mouth, he yelled at Rock twice |
0:31.3 | with an expletive I'm not going to repeat. |
0:33.6 | Will Smith then apologise in his acceptance speech and defended his actions, saying, |
0:38.0 | I'm being called on in my life to love people and to protect people. |
0:42.2 | And he went on to add, |
0:43.4 | Art imitates life, I looked like the crazy father just like they said, but love will make |
0:48.5 | you do crazy things. |
0:50.8 | What do you make of this action? |
0:52.2 | What do you make of the assault? |
0:53.9 | Husbands protecting wives, has a partner, man or woman ever done something like that |
0:58.7 | for you? |
0:59.7 | What was your reaction to that? |
1:01.4 | I'll be it probably not at the Oscars, I should say right now police are not involved |
1:05.2 | as it's being reported Chris Rock isn't pressing any charges, but what is your take? |
1:10.3 | Defending a woman's honour is how it's been billed a wife's honour by Will Smith. |
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