Rob Lowe says he was happy after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at Oscars
Actor Rob Lowe reflects on his infamous 1989 Oscars performance and admits he felt relieved when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock in 2022. He hoped the incident would finally replace his own blunder as the worst moment in Academy Awards history.
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It highlights the lasting impact of public controversies on celebrities and the cultural obsession with ranking 'worst' moments in entertainment history.
Actor Rob Lowe has opened up about one of the most infamous moments in Oscars history, his bizarre 1989 Academy Awards performance, and admitted that he was actually relieved when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the 2022 ceremony.Speaking on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live on Thursday, Lowe said he was “the only person happy” when Smith walked onto the Oscars stage and slapped Rock, because he believed the incident would finally take the spotlight away from his own long-running awards show controversy.“When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock, I was the only person happy. Because I was like, ‘Oh, good. So now that’s the worst moment in Oscar history,’” Lowe said.“But it turns out not really.
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