Nearly a week after the Oscars, comedian and party presenter Amy Schumer reveals the jokes she was not allowed to make during the party, which will forever be marked by Will Smith’s slap in the face. Chris Rock. A gesture of violence that deeply shocked her.
“I was starting to feel comfortable… And then suddenly Ali came on stage,” she explained, comparing Will Smith to boxer Mohamed Ali. “It was just a fucking big disappointment. All I can say is that it was really sad, and I think that says a lot about toxic masculinity,” she lamented.
Ascent, Amy Schumer explains that during the preparation for the event, the Academy had forced her to abandon some of her valves, and reveals the content in an interview for the Hollywood Reporter published this Tuesday, April 5.
“It was really upsetting, but I think the best way to give us comfort is to tell you the Oscar jokes that I was not allowed to say on TV,” she continued. . The actress explains that she had planned to make a joke about the fatal shooting of Alec Baldwin on the set of the film Rust. “Don’t Look Up is the title of a film this year, but I would rather say don’t look in the direction of Alec Baldwin’s gun”.
Another joke censored by Oscar organizers was about James Franco, the actor targeted by sexual harassment claims, she said. “But I wasn’t allowed to say anything about all that at the Oscars… On the other hand, you have the right to go on stage to slap someone,” she regretted.