Terry Crews Calls Chris Rock’s Behavior At Oscars ‘A Miracle’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Actor and Former Movieguide® Awards host Terry Crews is speaking out about the infamous Oscars altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock.
While promoting his upcoming memoir, “Tough: My True Journey to Power,” Crews was asked to share his thoughts on the incident.
“Both Will Smith and Chris Rock are dear, dear friends of mine,” he shared. “I love them both as brothers, but there was a time in my life [where] I was Will Smith at that moment, and let me tell you, I’ve done worse than Will.
“Way overkill, just … the punishment did not fit the crime,” Crews explained. “Like, people were like, ‘What in the world are you doing?’ My wife even had to be like, ‘You got to promise me you will never go off like this. You did not need to pick this man up and put him on his head, on the concrete.’”
Crews applauded Rock for not retaliating, saying the comedian “saved Hollywood.”
“When I look back, by what Chris did, by just deciding to hold everything together, it actually, I think in a lot of ways saved Hollywood,” Crews said. “Because if there would’ve been a brawl on that stage, I don’t know if Hollywood would’ve ever gotten any respect again, you know? It’s hard to even imagine what would’ve happened.”
“I think it was a miracle what Chris did,” Crews concluded. “I really do. I couldn’t believe his poise in that moment. I thought, holy cow, we owe him a lot. I think every performer owes him so much because it just really saved Hollywood in that moment. I’m very thankful to Chris, but also I understand Will. I’m not [one] to demonize Will at all because I was there.”
This is not the first time Crews has been open about the importance of doing the right thing and setting a positive example for those watching.
As Movieguide® previously reported:
“It’s always about the message,” Crews said. “Because all art has a message. Everything that you would consider an artwork has a message to give. It’s very, very important to me that my message be the truth. You know what I mean? One thing I love about [the Movieguide® Awards] is it’s not just all family entertainment, it’s also about movies that are for mature audiences only. But, it’s really about telling the truth, the true message. The thing I hate is [when] you look at a script and say ‘It’s not real. This is not true.’ Or, either the bad guy wins in the end. That isn’t real.”
He continued: “The truth is: good wins. It does. Love wins. Despite all the suffering, all the bad things in the world, you have meaning. You have purpose. That’s the real message. No matter what you’re going through, it’s about overcoming bad things. That’s what a movie should be about. My thing is, when bad wins, what are you saying? What are you trying to do? I’ve never been a proponent of that kind of movie or storytelling basically.”
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