Actor Matthew Modine reacted to actor Will Smith attacking comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, stating, “we certainly should not applaud nor give a standing ovation” …
Actor Matthew Modine reacted to actor Will Smith attacking comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, stating, “we certainly should not applaud nor give a standing ovation” to abusers. “If a child violently strikes another child in a playground, we don’t give the abuser cake & we certainly should not applaud nor give a standing ovation to the abuser,” Modine tweeted on Tuesday. “Acting is child’s play complicated by high financial stakes & loud public criticism,” he added, along with the hashtag, [We Are Not Our Characters]. If a child violently strikes another child in a playground, we don’t give the abuser cake & we certainly should not applaud nor give a standing ovation to the abuser. Acting is child’s play complicated by high financial stakes & loud public criticism #WeAreNotOurCharacters Matthew Modine (@MatthewModine) March 29, 2022 Modine was reacting to Will Smith walking onto the Oscars stage on Sunday night and smacking Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
