Slapgate 2022; UPDATED

 Colbert Wants Peter Doocy Slapped For Asking Wrong Questions – PJ Media 

Yes, it has come to this: Leftists are so open now about their authoritarianism and determination to crush dissent that Colbert got applause for saying that the president of the United States should physically assault a reporter for asking him questions he didn’t like.

The Slap Heard Around the World – PJ Media  . . ."We can hope that Will Smith’s slap remains an aberration; a country in which comedians are regularly assaulted for making jokes will soon be a rather humorless place. But unless Americans are willing to reestablish the hard barrier between words and violence, we will become a far more silent and far more violent nation."

Oscars co-host Wanda Sykes slams Academy for allowing Will Smith to stay after slapping Chris Rock | Daily Mail Online She was traumatized by the incident. TRAUMATIZED, I tell you!

UPDATE: Oscars bosses are accused of LYING about asking Will Smith to leave ceremony after he assaulted Chris Rock: Whoopi Goldberg claims there were fears 'manic' star would be filmed 'struggling' with security   . . ."On Thursday, conflicting accounts emerged of Sunday night's drama. Sources close to the star told TMZ that Oscars producer Will Packer had directly approached Smith and told him 'We do not want you to leave,' after he slapped host Chris Rock for joking about Smith's wife Jada.

"But an official Academy statement claimed that Smith had in fact been asked to leave. And speaking on The View Thursday morning, Goldberg said she knew why no attempt had been made to forcibly remove Smith over the attack.

"Goldberg said Academy bosses feared Smith was having a 'manic' episode and feared that any attempts to forcibly remove him could have resulted in an on-camera struggle. 

"But according to TMZ, Oscars producer Packer told Smith he could remain at around 8pm, about 35 minutes after the slap and just five minutes before the actor won his first Academy Award for his role in King Richard.". . . 

Yet as the gravity of the situation became clear, Smith then posted a public apology to Instagram 24 hours after the ceremony, saying he wanted to say sorry formally to Rock.

He said his behavior was 'unacceptable and inexcusable' and left him 'embarrassed'.

'I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris,' he wrote.

'I was out of line and I was wrong. I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. 

'There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.' 

Kindness? You mean this?