Jim Carrey reacts to Will Smith to Chris Rock slap

Carrey, 60, was asked by Gayle King about the endlessly analyzed moment on the CBS Morning News while doing press for Sonic the Hedgehog 2
'I was sickened by the standing ovation,' he said. 'I felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse'
'I'd have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200million because that video's gonna' be there forever. That insult's gonna last a very long time'
Smith, 53, won his first Academy Award ever after a stunning on-stage meltdown
On Monday, he apologized for slapping Rock after the comedian joked about Smith's wife's shaved head at Sunday's Oscars
Whoopi Goldberg, also a member of the Academy board of governors, said she believes Smith will keep his Oscar but will face 'big consequences'

[wellshiet]

Huge respect for him not being afraid to speak his mind publicly

[toblrwn]

“This is a really clear indication that we’re not the cool club anymore.” Jim Carrey is absolutely right, Hollywood is completely out of touch.

[ginanjarpratama]

"Hollywood is spineless, en masse."
My respect for Jim Carrey has gone through the roof after he's saying that quote.

[emmaemse]

"Will has something going on inside him that's frustrating." Well said Jim.

[DiscoMan]

The fact that nobody told Will to leave after he did the slap shows how spineless Hollywood is. If my friend hits another friend at my house or event I’m going to ask him to leave immediately.

[miltonsmith]

"Sickened by the standing ovation... Hollywood is just spineless en masse." Thank you, Jim Carrey! My feelings exactly. That nauseating "standing ovation" just shows how utterly confused many in the Hollywood crowd are. To give a rousing (standing) ovation to that man after what he had done earlier that night just shows how disoriented and addled Hollywood has become.

[davidmcmichael]

Finally someone has said what Jim Carey had said in the interview. It did not escalate. Will Smith took it there all by himself.

[dale]

I like how he corrected her: “it didn’t escalate.” Exactly. Will made a choice to physically approach Chris to slap him after venting from his seat. No one provoked him after he was yelling from where he sat.

[StuUngar]

“It didn’t escalate!”

Awesome that Jim said exactly how we reacted to that statement and even used a tone to indicate how ridiculous that statement is.

[danieldagreat]

I’m very proud to be a lifelong Jim Carrey fan, Jim’s gone through his own problems but always stayed humble. He’s a complete Legend

[joseg]

Major respect for jim being strong enough to stand up and say what he thought was right !

[cyclist]

Love how he shut her down when she tried to excuse Smith saying it escalated to the slap and Carrey cut straight across her bullshit with "It didnt came from something inside him!" If you read this Jim well done, most decent people agree with you.

[janethomas]

Standing ovation for Jim Carrey! He is absolutely right about everything here. And he has the balls to say it! That’s a man and leader. Love how he didn’t take Hayle King’s regular bullshit.

[arnoldinigov.pascual]

I love how Jim doesn't just talk about the impact on Chris or Will he also talked about how it can affect other celebrities who worked hard only to be overshadowed by controversy at the same event

[lindakautzman]

Jim Carrey is right on...appreciate him expressing what many are feeling.

[RobertDawson]

“I was sickened by the standing ovation.” Well said, everyone that applauded is also complicit.

[dfrazier]

You nailed it Jim! Smith not being removed by security or arrested was bad enough. The standing ovation when he won the award was outrageous and a disgrace.

[dbrianc]

The fact that she, the main stream media, framed it as an escalation, as if Chris Rock was wrong, is ridiculous. Bravo to Carey for calling her on it.

[Clowny]

Jim Carrey, the only celebrity willing to give his honest opinion about the situation without fear of any sort of backlash. I was a fan of Jim Carey growing up and he's just proven that he's been deserving of his fans' love and respect all these years. Will Smith, on the other hand, had the opposite effect, I've always been a fan and thought he was the nicest guy but he's finally shown his true colours. Bravo Jim, more people should look up to you.

[toxichazard]

I absolutely love the person Jim Carrey has become over the last few years.

I hope he is well and happy