If will smith had been far less famous, or just an anonymous creature who in a toxido, the outcome would have been obviously different. If that was pain on someone's house, they'd be done for criminal damage. But given that it was will smith, and people have so many positive associations with him, that's what made it so difficult to process. Right the moment you dial down his fame sufficiently, then it's just a straight up illegal act in the plain view of millions of people. And this is completely anathema. The guy is immediately arrested, and, ha, ye. Legal problems, yes. I let all the organizers off. The other not acting
Sam Harris and Ricky Gervais discuss the infamous Oscar slap.
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