MEXICO CITY, November 1 (EL UNIVERSAL) .- The beginning of 2022 revealed some news in the entertainment world that even in this “dark” period still remembers, because those who forget the terrible slap that actor Will Smith has pulled on stage at Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards. Now the iconic moment has inspired a Halloween costume on an American TV show.
He was on an episode of “The View” during a segment titled “Boo Are You Wearing?” where the dress attracted the attention of some spectators, as a child personified the golden Oscar statuette with the sign of a hand on the face painted in red.
The theme of the costumes was to refer to some “hot” news during the year.
To this, wardrobe supervisor Ashley Alderfer Kaufman said, “The Oscars made headlines this year, but it really wasn’t about who won. It was about what happened to Best Actor with Smith when he approached. and slapped Rock. “.
Recall that Will’s act occurred after Rock joked about Jada’s condition, as the actor’s wife suffers from alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.
Although Kaufman noted during the broadcast that he did not want to support any kind of violence, he added that the slap was one of the most relevant topics of 2022 and, as expected, the outfit was titled “The slap of the Oscars”.
While one might think that the costume may cause some derision, in reality, in the comments of the video, many users were offended.
“I never miss a show. Today when I saw the guy dressed as an Oscar statue with a slap on the cheek and saying that slap is the way the 2022 Academy Awards will be remembered. I was completely disgusted. nothing to celebrate or laugh at. Let’s show our kids and others that it’s okay to laugh in anger and slap someone. What I remember are the winners, “said Withebird.
“Oscar Slap’s costume looked a little awkward. It was in bad taste and the baby seemed to be literally in pain,” added Craigslist Replies.
“The Oscar slap was a lot,” Logan said.
Some even said that the child wearing the costume also pretended to feel pain: “The child in the ‘Oscar slap costume’ looked like he was going to cry, of course they hated him.” The program also featured other costumes reminiscent of political and viral moments and even actress Margot Robbie in her performance for the film “Barbie”, images that went viral on Twitter.
