'I have alopecia and I'm a comedian who sometimes gets it wrong': Matt Lucas has 'no idea' what to think of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's hair in a now-deleted tweet
Matt Lucas admitted that he has 'no idea' what he is 'supposed' to think about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut.
Hollywood star Will, 53, slapped the stand-up comedian in the face after Chris, 57, jokingly compared Jada's haircut to G.I. Jane. Will's wife Jada suffers from alopecia.
Weighing in on the controversy, Little Britain star Matt, 48, took to Twitter on Monday and said he didn't know what to think as he has alopecia but has also been a comedian who 'sometimes gets it wrong'.
![Opinion: Matt Lucas admitted that he has 'no idea' what he is 'supposed' to think about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55911537-10660467-image-m-196_1648480392690.jpg)
Opinion: Matt Lucas admitted that he has 'no idea' what he is 'supposed' to think about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock after he made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's haircut
In a now-deleted tweet, he wrote: 'I have alopecia AND I'm a comedian who sometimes gets it wrong.
'I have no idea what I'm supposed to think about last night.'
In an earlier tweet, he had addressed the shocking moment, writing: 'Anyone else need therapy after watching The Oscars? I'm not even joking.'
But social media users were quick to hit out at the comedian following his tweet, which he has since deleted, criticising him for his and David William's historic use of blackface in Little Britain and Come Fly With Me.
![Conflict: Hollywood star Will, 53, slapped the stand-up comedian in the face after Chris, 57, jokingly compared Jada's haircut to G.I. Jane. Will's wife Jada suffers from alopecia](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55911673-10660467-image-m-198_1648480501582.jpg)
Conflict: Hollywood star Will, 53, slapped the stand-up comedian in the face after Chris, 57, jokingly compared Jada's haircut to G.I. Jane. Will's wife Jada suffers from alopecia
One enraged Twitter user wrote: 'I wonder how many needed therapy after you Blacking up for years.'
Another penned: '@RealMattLucas oh no don't delete now. You insert yourself in this conversation. So we should have a conversation on you doing blackface.'
While a third added: 'As someone who made money out of harmful racial stereotypes and blackface, I think @RealMatt Lucas should quietly sit this one out.'
And a fourth said: 'You did blackface, you have virtually no opinion here.'
A fifth fumed: 'Dude, no one asked you. Stay in your corner an maybe we'll all forget you did blackface.'
![Weighing in: Little Britain star Matt, 48, took to Twitter on Monday and said he didn't know what to think as he has alopecia but has been a comedian who 'sometimes gets it wrong'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55912171-10660467-image-a-212_1648480956219.jpg)
Weighing in: Little Britain star Matt, 48, took to Twitter on Monday and said he didn't know what to think as he has alopecia but has been a comedian who 'sometimes gets it wrong'
![Shock: In an earlier tweet, he had addressed the shocking moment, writing: 'Anyone else need therapy after watching The Oscars? I’m not even joking'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55911681-10660467-image-a-213_1648481093477.jpg)
Shock: In an earlier tweet, he had addressed the shocking moment, writing: 'Anyone else need therapy after watching The Oscars? I'm not even joking'
![Conflict: After Will strode out on stage and slapped Chris with an open right hand, Chris staggered and exclaimed 'wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55904159-10660467-Conflict_Hollywood_star_Will_53_slapped_the_stand_up_comedian_in-a-214_1648481114057.jpg)
Conflict: After Will strode out on stage and slapped Chris with an open right hand, Chris staggered and exclaimed 'wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me'
In June 2020, Matt and David apologised for their use of blackface after Little Britain was removed from streaming services, including Netflix and Britbox.
In a joint statement the pair insisted it was 'wrong' to portray characters of other races, but reiterated it's something they have apologised for in the past.
In the statement at the time, David wrote: 'Matt & I have both spoken publicly in recent years of our regret that we played characters of other races. Once again we want to make it clear that it was wrong & we are very sorry.'
Matt, who played coffee shop worker Precious Little in Come Fly With Me, went on to share the same statement with fans.
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![Outrage: Matt was flooded with responses from social media users criticising him for his and David William's historic use of blackface in Little Britain and Come Fly With Me](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55912957-10660467-image-a-219_1648482096942.jpg)
Outrage: Matt was flooded with responses from social media users criticising him for his and David William's historic use of blackface in Little Britain and Come Fly With Me
At the Oscars on Sunday night, Will had stormed on to the stage and slapped presenter Chris with an open right hand for making a joke about his wife's haircut.
After the shocking incident, which man initially thought was a planned joke, the comedian staggered and exclaimed 'wow, Will Smith just smacked the s**t out of me.'
Will, visibly emotional, walked back to his seat in the audience and shouted: 'Keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth.'
The exchange was muted on a delayed telecast in much of the US, but was aired in full to some international audiences.
![Backlash: Matt, who played coffee shop worker Precious Little in Come Fly With Me, apologised for his use of blackface in 2020](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/29405040-10660467-Backlash_Matt_who_played_coffee_shop_worker_Precious_Little_in_C-a-227_1648482449733.jpg)
Backlash: Matt, who played coffee shop worker Precious Little in Come Fly With Me, apologised for his use of blackface in 2020
Will was still allowed to make his acceptance speech as he won Best Actor and, with tears streaming down his face, he appeared to defend hitting Chris because he said he wanted to protect his family.
'Love makes you do crazy things', the rapper admitted as he accepted his Best Actor Oscar statuette.
He added that being a Hollywood star means you should be able to 'have people disrespecting you and that 'you just gotta smile and pretend it's ok,' he said.
But he added that he admired Richard Williams who 'was a fierce defender of his family.'
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Could Will Smith be stripped of his Oscar? The Academy faces pressure to respond after the King Richard star broke the Academy's Code of Conduct drawn up during Me Too Movement
'I'm being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people,' he explained.
Will went on to issue a tearful partial apology for his emotional outburst, but did not apologize to Chris.
'I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment,' he said. Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father.'
Late on Sunday, the LAPD issued a statement saying that Chris had not filed a police report against Will, but that if he chooses to do so, police will investigate.
![Happy: Despite the controversy, Will Smith appeared to be in excellent spirits as he cheered and danced the night away at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55895203-10660467-Happy_Will_Smith_appeared_to_be_in_excellent_spirits_as_he_cheer-a-216_1648481164585.jpg)
Happy: Despite the controversy, Will Smith appeared to be in excellent spirits as he cheered and danced the night away at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Following the incident, Will appeared to be in good spirits as he went to the Vanity Fair Oscars party, where he danced, rapped to his hits and posed with his award.
Speaking at the party, an NBC reporter claimed Chris and Will would have 'some sort of public make-up' or 'reconciliation' at the post-Oscars bash following the physical altercation.
And rapper P Diddy earlier offered to mediate between Chris and Will, as he said that the conflict would be solved but that they would 'move on with love' for the time being.
At the star-studded party, Will told the Hollywood Reporter 'it's been a beautiful night' as he did not shy away from celebrating after the controversy.
It comes after calls for him to be stripped of his Oscar accolade, as the Academy, in its code of conduct, is known to take a very a dim view of violence of any kind.
![Fun times: At the party, it was claimed Chris and Will would have 'some sort of public make-up' or 'reconciliation' at the bash, but Chris was nowhere to be seen as Will enjoyed himself](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/03/28/16/55895197-10660467-Fun_times_Will_appeared_to_be_having_an_excellent_time_not_long_-a-217_1648481174275.jpg)
Fun times: At the party, it was claimed Chris and Will would have 'some sort of public make-up' or 'reconciliation' at the bash, but Chris was nowhere to be seen as Will enjoyed himself
After the award ceremony was over it tweeted: 'The Academy does not condone violence of any form. Tonight we are delighted to celebrate our 94th Academy Awards winners, who deserve this moment of recognition from their peers and movie lovers around the world.'
The Academy reestablished its Code of Conduct in 2017 during the Me Too Movement.
'Academy membership is a privilege offered to only a select few within the global community of filmmakers,' AMPAS CEO Dawn Hudson wrote to members following various scandals in the industry.
Will won Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams, the determined father who raised tennis champions Venus and Serena Williams, in King Richard, but his accolade was overshadowed by the shocking incident.
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