You thought people were done talking about it, didn’t you? But that slap was monumental enough that it likely wont ever go away. Especially when you get to talk to someone who couldn’t give their opinion before.
Ron Meyer is an ex NBC Chairman who recently went on the OnTheRags podcast where he discussed everything from his tattoo’s to his affair. All things you wont usually hear a top Hollywood player discuss.
Ron also touched on the slap heard round the world and his prediction from Will’s future.
“It’s a real tough one,” Meyer said. “I’ve known Will for many, many years. I know Chris Rock for many years. I admire and like them both a lot. I mean, it was so out of character for Will, you know? From my perspective, it was a punk ass thing to do. You know, if Mike Tyson was on stage, he wouldn’t have done it.”
Meyer predicted a bounce-back for Smith, adding he deserved his Best Actor Oscar.
“He didn’t deserve a standing ovation. But I think that was a weird spontaneous act, and he deserves to be in the doghouse for a while. He didn’t deserve to get away with it.”
He concluded, “He didn’t do anything that should end his career. He’s not Harvey Weinstein. He’s not. He just did a punk-ass chicken [ __ ] thing.”