Will Smith's cancelled projects draws Twitter debate about hypocrisy

It was the slap that was heard around the globe.

If there hadn’t already been sufficient mentioned about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock ultimately week’s Oscars, the newest information has stoked an entire new dialog on the web.

As a number of the productions Smith was engaged on have been stalled, a debate has been began about whether or not the repercussions he's going through match his actions.

Paused productions

Netflix has reportedly slowed growth on upcoming thriller ‘Quick and Free’ to which Smith was hooked up.

The information could also be coincidental, nonetheless, because the week earlier than the Oscars and the slap-incident, the director of ‘Quick and Free’ pulled out of the undertaking.

That’s not the tip of the dangerous information for Smith although. Apple+ has declined to touch upon when its slave drama ‘Emancipation’ starring Smith can be launched regardless of a deliberate 2022 debut. Sony has additionally reportedly paused growth on a ‘Unhealthy Boys 4’ undertaking.

For the reason that incident, Smith has apologised and likewise resigned from the Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences calling his personal actions “stunning, painful and inexcusable”.

Twitter’s hypocrisy debate

Twitter customers have been fast to react to the information of Smith’s newest tasks falling by by questioning if he's going through a punishment larger than the severity of his actions.

Adriana Gomez-Weston wrote: “I do know Will Smith slapped somebody, however I'm genuinely shocked at how rapidly Hollywood is transferring to finish his profession proper now. I imply placing his motion pictures on pause? I believe that is a bit a lot when many abusers get away with worse and get to nonetheless have their careers.”

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I do know Will Smith slapped somebody, however I'm genuinely shocked at how rapidly Hollywood is transferring to finish his profession proper now. I imply placing his motion pictures on pause? I believe that is a bit a lot when many abusers get away with worse and get to nonetheless have their careers.

— Adriana Gomez-Weston (@AdrianaInBloom) April 3, 2022

One of the vital frequent comparisons was with Louis CK’s Grammy win final evening. CK received the Grammy for Greatest Comedy Album however many individuals had been fast to level out the comic’s allegations of sexual misconduct from just a few years in the past.

“In the event you thought Will slapping Chris was the worst factor to occur at an award’s ceremony this yr: Louis CK received a Grammy final evening,” David Chipakupaku wrote.

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Individuals like Chris brown & Ronaldo nonetheless being as massively profitable as they're after what they’ve completed to girls but will smith smacks a person (on behalf of a girl) and persons are attempting to finish his profession… I see https://t.co/GxoSiEwuMK

— 𝔢𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔢 (@emiliejxne) April 4, 2022

“Louis CK simply received an entire ass Grammy whereas y’all are both calling for Will Smith’s head or crying about cancel tradition. There are not any penalties for white cishet males,” Dr. Mia Brett wrote.

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Louis CK simply received an entire ass Grammy whereas y’all are both calling for Will Smith’s head or crying about cancel tradition. There are not any penalties for white cishet males

— Dr. Mia Brett (@QueenMab87) April 3, 2022

Different Twitter customers pointed to different Hollywood stars that they imagine have been let off frivolously by comparability.

“How precisely did Will Smith slapping a man trigger extra controversy than Ezra Miller being an precise psychopath?” person frankieA_99 requested, possible in response to the star’s current arrest in Hawaii for disorderly conduct and harassment and a pair submitting a restraining order on him.

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How precisely did Will Smith slapping a man trigger extra controversy than Ezra Miller being an precise psychopath?

— Frankie 🏳️‍⚧️ (@frankieA_99) April 2, 2022

“Wait till these guys hear what Roman Polański did,” Ben Stanley famous after the information of Smith’s cancelled tasks.

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Wait till these guys hear what Roman Polański did. https://t.co/qh2jGNOB4d

— Ben Stanley (@BDStanley) April 4, 2022

Itemizing a number of stars who've had their fair proportion of media storms lately, person edckbar wrote: “Hollywood silently attempting to blacklist THE Will Smith over an incident he already apologized for twice has received to be one of the apparent examples of the systematic racism nonetheless current within the business. The place was this power for Ansel Elgort, Armie Hammer and Amber Heard?”

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Hollywood silently attempting to blacklist THE Will Smith over an incident he already apologized for twice has received to be one of the apparent examples of the systematic racism nonetheless current within the business. The place was this power for Ansel Elgort, Armie Hammer and Amber Heard? https://t.co/o43Z3goX48

— ᴇᴅɢᴀʀ (@edckbar) April 2, 2022

Lastly, person emiliejxne wrote: “Individuals like Chris Brown & Ronaldo nonetheless being as massively profitable as they're after what they’ve completed to girls but will smith smacks a person (on behalf of a girl) and persons are attempting to finish his profession… I see”

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Individuals like Chris brown & Ronaldo nonetheless being as massively profitable as they're after what they’ve completed to girls but will smith smacks a person (on behalf of a girl) and persons are attempting to finish his profession… I see https://t.co/GxoSiEwuMK

— 𝔢𝔪𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔢 (@emiliejxne) April 4, 2022

Has Will Smith been appropriately punished for his actions? Have these different stars confronted the implications they deserved? The courtroom of public opinion nonetheless appears to be deciding.