Jimmy Kimmel: No one did anything, nobody lifted a finger, nobody helped Chris

Late night show hosts such as Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon among others were seen talking about Hollywood star Will Smiths controversial night at the Academy Awards and discussed the moment when the actor walked onto the ceremony stage to slap comedian Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett SmithThe incident between Smith and Rock stunned audiences both inside the Dolby Theatre and watching from home as it was not immediately clear whether the interaction was a staged part of the show or a genuine byproduct of a disagreement between the two reports VarietyJimmy Kimmel Live which airs on ABC the same network that broadcasts the Oscars wasted no time before diving into the event that cast a shadow over the evening beginning Kimmels monologue by showing footage of Smith slapping Rock The programme also used broadcast footage of Smiths subsequent acceptance speech for best actor and a video of the actor celebrating his win at an afterparty later during the eveningIts now a part of our lives forever We will never stop talking about this Kimmel saidEven Kanye West was like You went on stage and did what at an awards showChris Rock handled it about as well as you could possibly handle being slapped on stage at the Oscars He didnt even flinchhellip I wouldve been crying so hard Kimmel joked No one did anything Nobody lifted a finger SpiderMan was there Aquaman was there Catwoman all sitting on their hands Nobody helped Chris RockIm a little bummed because Ive only hosted the second craziest Oscars of all time he continued alluding to the incident at the 2017 Oscars in which La La Land was mistakenly announced as the best picture winner over MoonlightNBC went with a more coded approach on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon alluding to a dramatic incident during the show without directly recounting the events that took placeAmerica may be divided but it was kind of nice for us to come together to say holy crap at the same time Fallons monologue beganFallon dedicated space to congratulating his friend and colleague Ahmir Questlove Thompson on his win for best documentary featureThompson directed the categorys victor Summer of Soul hellipOr When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised and plays on The Tonight Show alongside his band the Roots He stepped away from the band toFallon didnt mention Smith or Rock by name until later in the monologueThe WillChris thing I was bummed disturbed I wish it didnt happen Fallon saidBut it didnt stop me from loving the business what we doIn his acceptance speech for best actor Smith apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees though he did not address Rock during the evening Smith later released an apology to Rock on Monday afternoon expressing remorse over his actionsViolence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive My behaviour at last nights Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable Jokes at my expense are part of the job but a joke about Jadas medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally Smith wroteI would like to publicly apologize to you Chris 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 kindnessThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever