hello and welcome back all my theorists
today's video is something i never
thought i would cover because no one
really talks much about the oscars
anymore as we can see from this
statistical graph i also don't cover
these types of topics on my channel but
since this was the slap heard around the
world last night and has broken the
internet i thought i would explain why
this slap was not only staged with proof
but to also remind you it wasn't the
first time a comedian got slapped on
live tv that's right the original tv
slap heard around the world was by jerry
the king lawler who tweeted today that
he and andy kaufman did this 35 years
ago which perhaps was the best feud in
television history on david letterman
both guests would appear and after andy
kaufman was being andy you i could have
sued you for everything you're worth
well i didn't because i'm not that kind
of a guy yeah you know what uh what kind
of a guy are you
[Applause]
of course the wrestling icon jerry
lawler sold this slap much more
convincingly so this feud was thought to
be legitimate eventually it was revealed
that the feud was staged and that
kaufman and lawler were friends what is
crazy is this wasn't disclosed until
more than 10 years after kaufman's death
when the emmy-nominated documentary a
comedy salute to andy kaufman aired on
nbc in 1995. so with abysmal ratings and
views the oscars had to do something so
will smith and chris rock said i got you
now let's look at the video and evidence
to see why there are so many clues this
historic night at the oscars was in fact
well planned first the joke to set up
the slap
jada i love you g.i jane 2 can't wait to
see it all right
even will is seen here laughing off the
joke however that mood would quickly
change as jada is visibly upset so many
say will saw that jada was upset and
this is where he changed his tune and
decided to go on stage except several
key factors the oscar-winning actor and
chris rock would give away in this
exchange show that it was in fact staged
first chris rock is a very animated
individual and talks with his hands
except when will smith decided to walk
up on stage chris decides to put his
hands behind his back i don't know about
you but chris might be the first person
in the face of danger to do this if it
wasn't staged chris would have taken a
more defensive stance and put his hands
up in front of him saying he was sorry
before will even got close to him it's a
natural response to imminent danger to
put your hands up not put them behind
your back next chris reveals to us he
knows exactly where the slap is coming
from not only does chris have his hands
behind his back but he also decides to
lean in and towards the side that will
smith plans on slapping chris this is
chris obviously bracing for impact
because he knows that will has told him
that he will slap him with his right
hand there is nothing natural or organic
about this entire slap if chris didn't
know will was going to get on stage he
would have taken a defensive position
and not leaned into exactly where the
slack was going to come from furthermore
will smith broke character after the
slap as we see from this unedited slow
motion footage as will is walking back
to his seat he has a smile on his face
here is a still shot exactly after the
moment will slap chris he is clearly
smiling then he regains his composure to
walk back to his seat so many in the
audience then thought this was a staged
event they laughed at the moment but
here comes the cell will smith needs to
sell this scene as legitimate so many
say this is why the slap wasn't staged
except let me remind you will smith just
won an oscar for best actor it's what he
does so he used real emotion and screen
profanity in a live event to legitimize
the slab then elevated it further to
create this moment where then everyone
in the audience was like wait is this
real it has to be real we have the shock
on their faces the awkward silence that
follows chris rock said it
that was a
greatest night in the history of
television okay and it arguably might be
as after the event social media and
twitter exploded with memes from every
niche known in existence even anime
which i cover got memes now to politics
which i do try to avoid but will smith
and chris rock just provided memes for
10 years and created a moment in
television history that will be
discussed for a very long time now i'm
not going to discuss the legal or social
implications of this that is for you to
do in the comments however chris said he
wasn't going to press charges and well
why would he if this was staged with
movies being subpar in recent years and
fans losing interest for the big screen
hollywood needed drama to bring it back
into relevance on its biggest night with
all the video clues i laid out in this
video tell me do you think this slap was
staged if it was stage was it better
than jerry and andy slap on letterman i
always love to hear your thoughts and
theories in the comments below just
remember to keep it friendly and most
importantly i hope everyone stays safe
and has an amazing day
you