Fran Lebowitz on The Slap, Chris Rock, and Why this Should Be the Last Oscar Awards
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Writer Fran Lebowitz had a few zingers in her take on the latest Oscars Awards for Montreal, Canada based magazine CultMtl.
About the show Lebowitz said:
“I’d like to first say that I think it’s ridiculous they still have the Oscars. I am old, so if I think it’s old-fashioned, how old-fashioned could it be? For years, I’ve been saying, ‘This is absurd, this is something from another era, they shouldn’t have this anymore.’ In a way it’s like if they were having a butter-churning contest.
On Chris Rock:
“I know Chris, and one thing I know about Chris is that he’s a very slight guy, physically. He’s not terribly short, but he’s slight; Will Smith is at least twice his size, so that alone is a kind of bullying.
“Chris has wisely not said a thing, and I think that’s the best way for him to go because what could he say?”
On the Academy’s investigation:
“There was some kind of statement from the Academy saying they’re going to look into it — what do you mean ‘look into it?’ Millions of people saw it live. It’s like looking into the January 6 riot — I’m not comparing them in importance, but we have a movie of these crimes, we all saw these crimes in real time. Everyone saw it.”
