{"id":354881,"date":"2022-04-01T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=354881"},"modified":"2022-04-01T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T08:17:11","slug":"internet-slams-hollywood-for-awarding-polanski-yet-cancelling-wills-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/internet-slams-hollywood-for-awarding-polanski-yet-cancelling-wills-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Slams Hollywood For Awarding Polanski, Yet Cancelling Wills Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the Academy takes action against Will Smith over the viral slap, Netizens are bringing up how the body turned a blind eye to worse offenses.<\/p>\n<p>Roman Polanski and his conviction for sexually assaulting a minor, was brought up in particular. People brought up how the filmmaker who is a fugitive of the United States criminal justice system since he fled to London after serving 42 days in prison. After fleeing the US before his final sentencing, the <strong><em>Rosemary&#8217;s Baby<\/em><\/strong> creator has been residing in France.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Um, Polanski pleaded guilty and was convicted of child rape. He didn&#39;t &quot;face accusations.&quot; He has openly admitted it many times. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mElYnCw84H\">https:\/\/t.co\/mElYnCw84H<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Williams (@pixelpreaching) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pixelpreaching\/status\/1509654220621979650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No. Polanski was CONVICTED of raping a 13 year old girl and he fled the country to avoid his prison sentence. For 40 yrs he was celebrated by the Academy until <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MeToo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MeToo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xylfLbGpn8\">https:\/\/t.co\/xylfLbGpn8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ari Lu (@luarilim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luarilim\/status\/1509642293128531968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/the-oscars-will-smith-slaps-chris-rock-wins-best-actor-10-minutes-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oscars: Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock, Wins &#8216;Best Actor&#8217; 10 Minutes Later<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>As &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=Polanski&amp;src=trend_click&amp;vertical=trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polanski<\/a>&#8216; trends on Twitter, people are even mentioning other influential white men that didn&#8217;t even get a slap on the wrist from the Academy, while Will Smith is being reprimanded.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/NerdySasquatch\/status\/1509589829650198537<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/rthrtx\/status\/1509623614567505929<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Especially, as some people brought up that the Oscars also boycotted Bill Cosby, Netizens were quick to clap back. They pointed out how Cosby never won an Oscar. Meanwhile, arrangements were made for Polanski to accept his Oscar virtually, as he would have been arrested if he came to the US.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">White supremacy BOOTLICKS finding any sort of way to keep this Will Smith\/Chris Rock fiasco afloat. Mr. Cosby hasn&#39;t said a thing about this, yet here goes some underpaid dusty troll with the BS. Mr. Cosby never won a freakin&#39; Oscar he was just a member but Roman Polanski has. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RlKhu1Uu2S\">pic.twitter.com\/RlKhu1Uu2S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nicole&#39;s View \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 (@BLKLiberation84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLKLiberation84\/status\/1509719732315951107?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One Netizen even brought up how the Oscars&#8217; viral slap is in no way &#8216;the darkest moment in Oscar history&#8217; as once John Wayne tried to assault a Native American woman on live television as the award was aired. The two situations are in no way comparable.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GlizzzyMaguire\/status\/1509560510722686976<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/scarlett-johannson-doesnt-believe-woody-allen-is-a-sex-predator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scarlett Johannson Doesn&#8217;t Believe Woody Allen is a Sex Predator<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Then there&#8217;s Woody Allen who was accused of sexually abusing his own child. As well as the fact that he left ex-wife Mia Farrow for her adopted daughter, who he raised with his children when the two were together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I see Woody Allen is trending.<\/p>\n<p>I assumed he dumped Soon-Yi for his granddaughter, but turns out it&#39;s just tied into the Chris Rock\/Will Smith\/Roman Polanski Oscars mishegas.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WoodyAllen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WoodyAllen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChrisRock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChrisRock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WillSmith?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WillSmith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hollywood?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hollywood<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/chrisrockwillsmith?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#chrisrockwillsmith<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/willsmithchrisrock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#willsmithchrisrock<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qlJs4jVR14\">pic.twitter.com\/qlJs4jVR14<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mamaleh Trump (@MamalehTrumpOG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MamalehTrumpOG\/status\/1509616742280179716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Is the Academy taking things too far by kicking out Will Smith for slapping Chris Rock? Let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Academy takes action against Will Smith over the viral slap, Netizens are bringing up how the body turned a blind eye to worse offenses. Roman Polanski and his conviction for sexually assaulting a minor, was brought up in particular. 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