I’ve never seen anything like that in my life, and I hope to never see anything like it again, but I understand it. “Violence is never the answer, but I’m not mad at it,” she said when asked about the incident on a New York Times podcast Tuesday. The moment faced widespread condemnation, but Gay said Smith’s reaction, while wrong, resonated with her. The 94th Academy Awards was interrupted Sunday night when actor Will Smith walked onto the stage to slap comedian Chris Rock when the latter made a joke about Smith’s wife. New York Times contributing opinion writer Roxane Gay said Tuesday that her primary takeaway from Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock at the Oscars was the impact of seeing “a Black woman being defended.” NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!
