George Lopez is sharing his own opinion of the Oscars 2022 slap incident.
The 60-year-old comedian attended the grand opening of the Immersive Frida Kahlo exhibit in support of Global Gift Foundation USA Wednesday (March 30), and opened up about Will Smith hitting Chris Rock.
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After pointing out that he is a member of the Academy, he told People that it was “like deciding which parent you want to live with” – and he’s “staying with my dad and Chris Rock.”
He described Chris as “one of my heroes…he’s got a lot of great friends.”
“I think what Wanda Sykes said on [The Ellen DeGeneres Show] was very, very powerful. They’ve been friends for a long time, and a comedian never really wants to show their vulnerability. And I could tell that in Wanda, that it has affected her deeply that one of her best friends was struck like that,” he went on to say, adding: “Well, nobody’s been able to take a joke for the last five or six years.”
“So, moving forward, I think that people will feel like they’re able to stand up and [do what they want]. You come to enjoy a show, not to make a statement.”
