Legendary actor, comedian and former Oscars host Billy Crystal addressed Will Smith slapping Chris Rock on the latest episode of the CNN+ series “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” calling it a crime.
When Wallace brought up the slap, he said to Crystal: “You would take shots at the stars when you were hosting, but it was gentle and it was affectionate, and you had this sense of this mutual respect and good fellowship on your side of the footlights and their side of the footlights. First question: Do you think Chris Rock’s joke about G.I. Jane was over the line?”
“I just thought it, one, it wasn’t a great joke, and two, it was why, why go after her, you know, so I thought it just misplaced,” Crystal replied.