A YouGov poll shows a vast majority of Americans do not support actor Will Smith violently assaulting comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday …
A YouGov poll shows a vast majority of Americans do not support actor Will Smith violently assaulting comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars on Sunday night. Interviewing 1,319 U.S. adults on March 28, the poll showed three in five Americans believe Will Smith was wrong to assault Chris Rock. “Ehile most Americans did not watch the 2022 Academy Awards the night before, a majority now say they’ve heard a lot (56 percent) or a little (33 percent) about Smith hitting Rock,” said YouGov. “Around three in five Americans (61 percent) say Smith’s actions were wrong, while 21 percent say they were right.” Perhaps tellingly, older Americans were far more likely than young Americans to denounce Smith’s actions. The polling also showed that 59 percent of Americans agreed “it is not ever OK to hit someone for something they said,” with about “three in five adults agreeing “Will Smith’s actions were not acceptable.
