Jimmy Kimmel Addresses Will Smith-Chris Rock Oscars Slap in Monologue

Jimmy Kimmel addressed final yr’s Oscars slap throughout his opening monologue — and he did it identical to most everybody thought he would … with a joke and a jab, and a warning.

The 3-time host was again Sunday to tackle MC duties, and his remarks on the prime of present didn’t dodge the elephant in the room. It took some time for JK to get to the slap — sprinkling in pictures at A LOT of different stars beforehand — however when he did … he went in.

Watch … Jimmy made enjoyable of showrunners from 2022 — saying that they had a crisis team in place tonight, however famous that if something did occur … he anticipated them to do what they did final yr, … completely nothing. He even joked that if anybody did assault another person this time, they’d be awarded Best Actor, given a stage for a speech and a hug as well.

He additionally made certain to say that they need folks to really feel secure, and that no violence can be accepted … then roping in a ton of stars into doable safety he might need to activate if anybody tried going after him for a joke they did not like. He name-dropped Michelle Yeoh, Michael B. Jordan, Andrew Garfield, Pedro Pascal, Steven Spielberg and others as folks any would-be assailant must get by in the event that they need to rumble on stage.

A little bit earlier in the monologue, Kimmel appeared to once more reference the slap whereas speaking about all of the Irish actors nominated this yr … joking there may very well be one other battle.

The entire gag received plenty of laughs and gave the impression to be well-received. He by no means stated Will or Chris‘ title — however actually did not must … he made his level and did it in stride and comedy.

All issues thought-about, it was a very good bit … and hopefully it places the entire matter to mattress.