Back up! A week later Will Smith Slap Chris Rock At the Oscars, Questlav He joked about the incident while presenting a Grammy Award.
“I’m here to present this award, and I believe you’ll be 500 feet away from me,” the 51-year-old musician told audience members of the show, Silk Sonic, on Sunday, April 3, before the Best Song of the Year award. “Just playing.”
The Pennsylvania native expressed excitement at how memorable this victory could be, concluding, “You will never forget your first time, and this is a special moment for someone now and we are going to create a memory for them tonight.”
The Roots member apparently mentions the fact that Rock, 57, was presenting Questlav with his first Grammy when Smith stole the Smack show. The Live Saturday night Alum announced at the time that “Questlav and the Four White Boys” had won Best Documentary Feature. Summer of Soul.
Producer Joseph Patel In deleted tweets, he wrote about how “angry” he was, saying, “The reason I’m so angry is because I’m proud to be one of the handful of South Asians to have won an Oscar in history. “It’s history! I’m angry. I’m angry with Will Smith. I’m angry with Chris Rock. I’m angry. I’m angry.
Questlav and Will Smith.
Shutterstock (2)Patel joined Questlav’s stage at the time Robert Fivolant And David Dinerstein.
“It’s a wonderful moment for me now,” the DJ said during his March 27 recognition speech. “But it’s not about me. It’s about the people on the outskirts of Harlem who need to be healed from their pain. And just know that in 2022, it’s not just the 1969 story about the outlaws in Harlem.
The record producer noted that he was “overwhelmed”, concluding, “I’m going to put myself together and thank everyone properly when I get off the stage.” […] I am so happy now, I can cry. Thanks. “
Questlav’s joke on Sunday was not the only subtle mention of Smith at the Grammys. In his inaugural monologue, Host Trevor Noah Quarrel-especially, the King Richard Rock claims to keep his wife Jada Pinkett SmithIts “name out [his] F-King face. “
“We’re going to listen to some music,” Daily show The host, 38, said at the beginning of the show. “We are going to dance, we will sing. We will put people’s names out of our mouths, and we will reward them. “
