Will Smith didn’t get arrested at the Oscars, but this doesn’t mean he isn’t facing blow after blow, all in the public eye. According to The U.S. Sun, some celebrities chose to support the “King Richard” star privately rather than publicly, potentially to protect themselves from receiving backlash. Among them was Kevin Hart, who’s no stranger to controversy, nonetheless ones centered around the Oscars. As explained by Billboard, the comedian was originally slated to host the Academy Awards in 2019 but had to abdicate the position once past controversies resurfaced online.
However, while Will has support from his family, including Jada Pinkett Smith, and Kevin, he’s losing trust in his fans. According to the New York Post, a new poll from YouGov, a survey company that often polls celeb popularity, including that of the royal family, shows that almost half of those who responded don’t support Will following his slap on live television. In fact, his disapproval rating, what was polled during the March 27 to April 4 period, currently sits at 47 percent, while it was previously 37 percent (via Yahoo!). Meanwhile, just 16 percent of the poll’s respondents agreed with Will’s reaction to Chris Rock’s joke.
Worth noting is that more than half of the poll’s respondents were white, while just 12 percent voluntarily identified as Black. Moreover, the sample size was composed of 1,618 adult respondents (via Yahoo!).
