I think celebrities should be held to a higher standard than regular people like you and me because they have much more influence and reach compared to us. For example, When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars a critically acclaimed and prestigious event with millions of people watching worldwide, people would see this and have an opinion on the situation. I also think that a lot of celebrities should be held to a much higher standard because they are idolized or portrayed as role models to younger people, adults and kids. So when they see Will Smith do something inappropriate like how he reacted, it makes behaviour like that more "okay" in a sense because if Will Smith did it then I can do it. In conclusion, I think Will Smith and other celebrities should be held to a much higher standard than others because they have the influence and popularity to have all their actions magnified and are sometimes idolized by younger people and kids making their actions more important to stay appropriate and responsible.
I think the Oscars are an amazing platform to praise, admire and give creators and artists a platform to be awarded and acknowledged. That being said, I think this year's Oscar did what every Oscar did which was award fantastic creators and artists but is overshadowed due to this situation which is sad and disappointing. I think Chris Rock handled the aftermath very professionally trying to play it off and I think Will Smith acted out of character and showed a different side of him. I personally think that Will Smith is in the wrong because as a fellow comedian you should understand that not all jokes are written by him or should be taken personally because it's all in good fun and light-hearted. Although I think that, I also think that the joke Chris Rock said was inappropriate and should have respected Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett's situation and privacy.
A celebrity I admire is Steve Carrel and I would feel very confused and frustrated if he were to do something like this I personally would still admire him but lose a little less respect for him if he handled it the same way as Will did. This is solely due to him being a fellow comedian and how respectful and kind he is and him slapping a fellow comedian when he was joking would have left a sour taste in my mouth.
Another example when a celebrity has behaved similarly to this incident was when Kanye stole the microphone and stage from Taylor Swift at the VMA awards and told her and everyone in attendance online and in-person that Beyonce had a better video than her. Kanye West Stole Taylor Swift's moment and speech and people only remember the situation because Kanye West walked up and stole the microphone and told everyone that Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. This cut her time short and made her moment less memorable because of him stealing the microphone.
I think celebrities should have the same accountability as regular people no matter how much money or popularity they have and they should be behaving properly and responsibly because they know the power they hold and how much attention and fame they have. I think celebrities should apologize and get punishment from whatever establishment they acted poorly on just like how the Oscars banned Will Smith for 10 years due to his poor behaviour and judgement.
My thoughts and opinions on this situation as a whole have been mostly negative but the amount of jokes and memes being made because of this incident makes it a little better. I think this event is always a great place to show appreciation to directors, actors, videographers, editors and everyone else that plays a huge part in making movies, shows and productions great and it was a shame that this year got overshadowed due to this situation. I personally think Chris Rock handled it as well as he could after getting slapped by a fellow comedian and person in his industry and although the joke was kind of low that didn't deserve a slap and to be embarrassed in front of millions of people and their fellow colleagues. I think celebrities should be held to a higher standard because they have so much influence and are idolized by many and when they act like this they make the whole industry look poorly. That being said we are all human and we all make mistakes some larger than others but Will Smith is human and he made a mistake that cost him a lot. He is now banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years but can still receive and accept awards and he is now I joke and is talked about constantly online.
