EGOT winner Whoopi Goldberg weighed in on Will Smith's behavior at the Oscars—and its potential consequences—during Monday's episode of The View.
The Viewtaking the lead on the topic. “I think he overreacted,” Goldberg said of Smith. “I think he had one of those moments where it was just like, [goddammit], just stop.… I get it. Not everybody acts the way we would like them to act under pressure. Some people just snap. He snapped.”
Still, Goldberg maintained that Smith wouldn’t be stripped of his Oscar statuette. “We’re not going to take that Oscar from him,” she said. “There will be consequences, I’m sure, but I don’t think that’s what they’re going to do, particularly because Chris said, ‘Listen, I’m not pressing any charges.’” Goldberg also ventured that “a lot of stuff probably built up” for Smith. Earlier in the telecast, cohostabout the Smiths’ reportedly open marriage.
, he apologized to the Academy and his fellow nominees—but not Rock by name. “I was embarrassed for Will. I was horrified for Chris Rock,” said“I thought Chris was the one that deserved an apology for taking the high road.” She also expressed disbelief that Smith received a standing ovation after his acceptance speech. “I’m surprised he was not escorted out,” Hostin said.
Goldberg concluded that “sometimes you get to a point and you behave badly,” adding, “I myself have behaved badly on occasion.” She did address Rock’s muted response to the slap, saying, “I think it’s remarkable and wonderful that Chris Rock did not take it to that other place it could have gone.” Smith later
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