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Adam Sandler and Joe Rogan recently sat down to have a chat about all the things that have happened in recent years. From Hollywood to the changing world, the duo had a great chat.
During their talks, Sandler and Rogan talked about the infamous Oscar slap incident between Will Smith and Chris Rock. Well, the two surely had different opinions than the rest of the general audience.
Joe Rogan Thinks The Oscar Slap Was The Best Thing To Happen To Chris Rock
Although Chris Rock is an actor with a plethora of movies to his name, the actor is also a stand-up comedian. With several stand-up specials to his name, Rock is quite the name in the world of comedy.
Before the Oscar slap, however, theGrown Upsactor was on a little break from touring. Taking a moment to recharge and refresh, Rock hosted the doomed Oscars 2022.
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During his hosting speech, the actor made a joke about Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. What followed next was remembered by the whole world. Sitting onThe Joe Rogan Experience, Rogan said toAdam Sandlerthat the Oscar slap was actually a good thing!
I think that was the best thing that ever happened to him because then (his standup) became wild again. Like his stand-up was like, it became outrageous. It was like the Rock of old.
Although Rogan might be right on his part, the general reception to the Oscar slap was overwhelmingly negative on Will Smith’s part. However, fans couldn’t agree more that Chris Rock’s stand-ups did become more wild again.
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As the interview further continued, the duo shifted the topic to Will Smith. Talking about how great he once was, Joe Rogan and Adam Sandler revealed thatthe slap would just follow him everywhere he would go.
Adam Sandler Thinks The Slap Will Follow Will Smith Around
Will Smith has done some incredible movies over the years. From theMen in Blackfranchise toThe Pursuit of Happyness,Smith has a number of stellar credits to his name.
However, that all changed when the infamous Oscar slap took place. Fans started hating the actor for his deeds and sympathized with Chris Rock. As the interview ofJoe Roganand Adam Sandler continued, the duo talked about the consequences of the Will Smith slap.
It got to- he became… just. [Will Smith] just went to a place that he couldn’t get out of.
Joe Rogan continued,
He’s still there. I mean in everybody’s mind, when you see Will Smith ‘Oh, he slapped Chris Rock’. That’s like immediate. Not I Am Legend, not Muhammad Ali, not insanely good movies. The guy’s an incredible actor and people see him they go, ‘Oh, he slapped Chris Rock. F*ck that guy’
And it is quite true. After the incident, Smith appeared in a film titledEmancipationand despite a stellar storyline, the film purely failed becauseWill Smithwas in it.
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The actor recently appeared alongside Martin Lawrence for the 2024 filmBad Boys: Ride or Dieand the film found average success at the box office. The film received a rating of 6.7/10 on IMDB and 65% on Rotten Tomatoesand is available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
The Joe Rogan Experienceis available to stream on Spotify.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
