At this point, many celebrities shared their opinions about Will Smith’s Oscars behavior. Not surprisingly, Smith was referenced several times during the 2022 Grammys, and yes, even by his old colleague, LeVar Burton. “Now I want to warn you all that our next presenter is a comedian, if you know what I mean,” the actor said as he introduced Nate Bargatze onto the stage. “So I need to caution everybody to remain in your seats and keep your hands to yourself.” Bargatze then appeared on stage wearing an oversized helmet to turn up the heat on the roasting, joking that comedians are now required to wear protective equipment at awards shows.
Over a week has passed since the Oscars altercation, and it seems to still be the only thing everyone’s talking about in Hollywood. So, it was inevitable that #SlapGate would rear its ugly head at the Grammys. Smith was the punchline of the night, right from the get-go, when Grammys host Trevor Noah kicked off the awards festivities. “We’re going to be listening to some music, we’re going to be dancing, we’re going to be keeping people’s names out of our mouths, and we’re going to be giving out awards,” Noah announced, shading Smith for screaming at Chris Rock his now-famous warning, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!” It looks like mentions of the slap hear ’round the world are far from over.
