I wasn’t aware that Howard Stern was still relevant – didn’t that movie about him come out almost thirty years ago? – but of course he had a hot take about the Will Smith/Chris Rock slapping incident that everyone is talking about.

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Instead of focussing on whether Rock could have been hurt or whether Smith should have been ejected from the ceremony and have his Oscar win cancelled, Stern instead decided to claim that Smith’s actions are symptomatic of a man who is mentally ill. Speaking on his Sirius XM radio show, Stern said the following:

Howard Stern says Will Smith and Trump “are the same guy” pic.twitter.com/BO8oBCWX5s

— Brandon Contes (@BrandonContes) March 28, 2022

The joke, quite frankly, was beneath Chris Rock. It was a throwaway. You look like G.I. Jane.

Smith seems like a guy who’s got real issues.

He didn’t think twice about what he was about to do.

Now that’s crazy, when you can’t contain yourself like that.

Poor Chris Rock is a comedian and just trying to get through the day to make the f–king people laugh at that horrible ceremony.

[Rock is] so fast comedy wise, he actually covered and made a joke and said, ‘Gee, best Oscars yet.’

He got up and he compared Jada Pinkett Smith to one of the most beautiful women in the world, Demi Moore.

You don’t hit people over speech, certainly not at the Academy Awards, and Will Smith’s got to contain himself.

Where’s security? This is a live television event.

Not one person came out, because he’s Will Smith. This is how Trump gets away with s–t.

Will Smith and Trump are the same guy. He decided he’s gonna take matters into his own hands.

At a time when the world is at war, bad timing, man. Calm your f—ing a– down.

Let’s say Jessica Chastain’s husband walked up on stage and smacked Chris Rock.

You don’t think they would have called police and said we got a madman on the loose?

I guess Stern does have kind of a point there. If pretty much anyone else had done that, there’s no way they would have allowed to stay at the ceremony.

Not sure if Smith’s actions mean that he’s mentally ill though, but there’s definitely something going on there. Not sure if it really makes him comparable to Donald Trump either. Make your own mind up and we’ll just have to wait and see what the future holds for him and Jada.

For more of the same, check out what Jake Paul thinks about the situation. Any guesses?