“I actually haven’t watched it in context of the show.
I’ve seen the clips,” Apatow says.
It was the slap heard ‘round the world whenWill Smithhit comedian Chris Rockduring Sunday night’s liveOscarsbroadcast.
Judd Apatow ‘wasn’t watching’ the Oscars when he tweeted about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock.Jason Kempin/Getty Images; Neilson Barnard/Getty Images
But it turns out thatThe 40-Year-Old Virgindirector wasn’t even watching the Oscars when the slap happened.
And so, I actually haven’t watched it in context of the show.
I’ve seen the clips."
Janewas the most gorgeous woman in the world," Apatow added.
“It was Demi Moore at her strongest, most gorgeous.
And the point of that movie was that she shaved her head and she looked fantastic.
And so, when you say, ‘Oh, you’re gonna have to doG.I.
You could use a different example and make it a really hurtful joke.
And I don’t know all the relationships involved.”
And during Apatow’s interview, he opened up more about how he thinks the situation was handled.
“I never think of it in terms of right and wrong with the joke,” he said.
I mean, he’s ourSidney Poitier,you know.
And maybe that situation is much more complicated than any of us know…
It’s certainly a very sad moment for many reasons.
It feels like it is a bad lesson for a lot of people to witness."
“It’s not good for anybody involved, what happened.
And I hope something comes out of it, which is a lesson.
I hope people speak honestly about it.
When Apatow went onSiriusXM’sThe Dean Obeidallah Show, he expanded on why Will’s slap sends the wrong message.
“There’s a lot of people who see violence as the answer.
I’m hopeful that will happen.
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