Will Smith at the AP Oscars
Although it’s been over two weeks Will Smith Y Chris Rock starred in a scene never seen before in the history of the Oscars (there were voices assuring that it was a montage), the truth is that the actor slapped the comedian, as a result a joke related to alopecia suffered by the first wife , Jada Pinkett-Smith, keep talking. What nobody could have imagined was that behind the incident there would be an economic advantage for those involved.
Although Will Smith came off bad after the slap after seeing what that’s like Hollywood Academy vetoed the next ten galas, Netflix paralyzed ‘Fast and Loose’ and Sony ‘Bad Boys 4’, the truth is that, paradoxically, not only has their income not been affected, it has increased.
The reason hides in ‘will“, the memoirs published last December, because after the incident, it has become one of the most sought-after books in the United States, according to Forbes magazine. In fact, she dropped 14th to 2nd in the New The York Times ranking.
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Interest aroused by the autobiography by Will Smith is explained through the chapters in which the actor recounts aspects such as his suicidal thoughts or the complex relationship with his father, whom he adored while hating him for the violence with which he treated his mother. “My dad abused my mom, but at the same time he was one of the best men I’ve ever known. That’s a conflict that really hits you because you’re like, ‘Shouldn’t you hate someone who abuses your mom? ‘ It took years and years to process this dichotomy,” he explained in El Hormiguero.
Chris Rock, who from the outset refused to denounce Will Smith, also knows how to make the most of the most famous slap in the face of recent memory, even though he was the one who took it. Not in vain since then comedy shows They are counted as full everywhere.
Whether because of the morbidity it induces or whether it is related to the cause, the truth is that the public does not want to miss his monologues, although it is not known whether Chris Rock revealed his monologues jokingly or seriously intentions. “I’m fine, I’ve got a full show and I won’t talk about it until I get paid. Life treats me well. I got my audience back. Someday I’ll talk about it. And I’m going to be serious about that,” he said.