so, they are apologizing again. this was an opportunity for us to set an example for our guests, viewers, and our academy family around the world and we fell short. unprepared for the unprecedented. so, you know, look. i think that, you know, hindsight is 20/20. they had about 40 minutes from the moment the slap happened to the moment that he won best actor. you heard will packer, the producer for the oscars, go on gma and say chris rock also said to him i don t want them to remove will will smith. i don t want them to i don t want to charge will smith is anything. you know, the lapd was ready to arrest will smith for battery. will packer s saying that chris didn t want this to turn into something bigger than it already was. every person, even tonight, just speaking to people, they re of course, they re asking me you know, they talk about the war and the next thing is will smith, right? academy awards. and they said, man, chris rock, he is certainly handled himself well.
following it all from the west coast bureau. thank you. let me bring in an opinion writer for the washington post. kelsey and john are back as well. a lot of people i think watch jussie smollett go on gma last week and was extremely emotional and angry and talked about that. and talked at length about what happened. now here we are this morning and police are saying they want to bring him back in for questions about all of this. what do you make of it? well, i don t know what to make of all this. when the news came out, a lot of people, myself included, were horrified. just the circumstances and the way he told the story, and what he said happened to him sort of fit in with a not a narrative, but a reality for a lot of people in this country since president trump was inaugurated, that there is an at fear of menace and an atmosphere of hate around the country that made it possible for people to
holidays. that made no sense. but they that is not all they are finding under the tree. they are asking for tummy tucks and mommy makeovers. and vein humans are not the only ones who want to look their best for the holidays. you can never out run your shady past. wouldn t you be offended if your sister got you botox for christmas? especially if you are jewish. number one, i celebrate christmas and number two my sister would not do that. and number three, if i ever decide to have work done to my face at some . or my body, i don t want anyone to know brrrr it. i don t want anyone to know about it. you won t go on gma and talk about it? probably not. considering the sad state of our country and obama being