Jim Carrey Says He Would Have Sued Will Smith For $200 Million Over Oscars Slap: I Was Sickened

Jim Carrey Says He Would Have Sued Will Smith For $200 million Amid Oscar Controversy: I Was Sickened

It looks like Jim Carrey is stepping into the chat and is sharing his thoughts on the Will Smith and Chris Rock Oscar controversy!

Legendary comedian Jim Carrey, 60 isn’t too fond of Will Smith’s, 53, behavior Sunday night at the Oscars and is now speaking out. During a recent interview with Gayle King,  Carrey expressed his disdain for the now-viral moment.

“I was sickened. I was sickened by the standing ovation. I felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse. And it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we’re not the cool club anymore.”

Jim Carrey

Carrey believes the reason Chris Rock, 57, has chosen not to press charges against Smith is because “he doesn’t want the hassle.” He went on to explain how he would have handled the situation.

“I’d have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million. Because that video’s gonna be there forever. It’s gonna be ubiquitous. That insult is gonna last a very long time.”

Chris Rock

Jim Carrey also said he thinks Will Smith could have found other ways to show disapproval for the comedic jab against his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith without putting his hands on Chris Rock.

“If you wanna yell from the audience and disapprove … or say something on Twitter or whatever [, go ahead]. You do not have the right to walk up on stage and smack somebody in the face ’cause they said words.”

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As previously reported, Will Smith made a shocking move Sunday night (Mar. 27) when he charged onto the Oscars stage and slapped legendary comedian Chris Rock across the face. The assault came after Rock joked to Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to “G.I. Jane,” making a jab at Jada Pinkett-Smith’s shaved head. After sitting back down, Smith shouted at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of your f*** mouth.” Jada reportedly suffers from alopecia and has previously been very vocal about how the condition has affected her life.

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