The consequences of Will Smith landing a slap on Chris Rock’s face for mocking his wife Jada Pinkett’s bald head at the just ended Oscars are gradually chasing after him. It’s reported that following the slap, ‘Bad Boys 4’ production has been paused via Vlad;
It was reported that Netflix backed away from a film called ‘Fast and Loose,’ involving Will Smith. News of this came following Smith putting hands on Chris Rock during the Oscars ceremony. Now, it appears that the next installment in the ‘Bad Boys’ series starring Smith has been put on hold.
Reports noted ‘Bad Boys 4’ may have been put on hold by Sony following the Oscars incident, following reports of the movie gearing up to be in development. According to The Hollywood Reporter, ‘Bad Boys 4’ was in active development before the Oscars.
Will Smith had reportedly received pages of the script ahead of the slap as well. Following the incident, the company allegedly paused development. News of this comes after Will Smith resigned from the Academy.
In the next few days, some activists are likely to champion the cancelation of Will Smith in Hollywood for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars.
I don’t think Smith should have slapped Rock, and that had more to do with his marital problems than Rock’s joke, but things are getting ridiculous now. It wasn’t like he shot Rock.
Hollywood actors and actresses have done far worse things than Smith but are still employed and paid handsomely.
Smith has been bashed for a week. I think that is quite enough, and it is time for people to start moving on from this.
This isn’t hurting Smith, who has more money than any of us can count, but all the people who are working on these productions who need jobs after the pandemic.
Think about those people when you are talking about canceling Smith.
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