Trevor Noah made a subtle joke about the now-infamous Oscars slap at last night's Grammys ceremony—though it seems few audience members or viewers noticed.
"We're gonna be listening to some music," Noah said while opening the show. "We're gonna be dancing, we're gonna be singing, we're gonna be keeping people's names out of our mouths, and we're gonna be giving out awards."
As fans likely recall, after Will Smith got on the Oscars stage and smacked Chris Rock for making a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head (which is a result of her alopecia), he got back in his seat and yelled at the comedian, "Keep my wife's name out your fucking mouth."
At the time, Noah, who was watching the show like the rest of us, tweeted, "Wtaf????? That wasn't scripted????? 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳."
Late last week, Smith announced he was resigning from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences following controversy over his behavior at the ceremony. "Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason," he said in a statement. His decision came days after the Academy revealed it was considering banning the actor from the Oscars.
Many last night expected Noah to crack jokes, not about Smith, but about Kanye West—who was nominated for various Grammys, winning two for Donda—but the rapper failed to show up to the ceremony. West was banned from performing at the awards show after he made aggressive comments about Noah, ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and her boyfriend, Pete Davidson, on social media. After learning of the Recording Academy's decision, Noah made it clear he didn't support the decision. "I said counsel Kanye not cancel Kanye," he tweeted.
Rosa Sanchez is the senior news editor at Harper's Bazaar, working on news as it relates to entertainment, fashion, and culture. Previously, she was a news editor at ABC News and, prior to that, a managing editor of celebrity news at American Media. She has also written features for Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, Forbes, and The Hollywood Reporter, among other outlets.
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