In a new interview with Page Six, Judge Greg Mathis reveals his thoughts on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
Mathis said from a legal standpoint, “anytime you commit an assault; you commit a crime. And committing an assault, no matter how embarrassing or humiliating it does not legitimize an assault.”
As a husband, he said he understood Smith’s rage over Rock making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
“However, I would have yelled from my seat,” Mathis said. “I gotta tell ya; I would’ve been a little disruptive. I would say, ‘Watch out, bro! Don’t talk about my wife again, Chris.’ I might have done that or been more diplomatic. I would speak with Chris backstage and let him know that he insulted my wife and that he owes my wife an apology. That’s the professional Greg Mathis.”
He added, “If someone smacks me, I can’t walk around Detroit. I would have to do something.”
Mathis said of the Hollywood folks, “Before they slap, those guys they crack a joke … but with me, if they smack me, it is another level. I would check him in some form or fashion.”
