Cory Booker Says Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Was a ‘Low Moment for the Oscars and for All of Us’

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) argues that an altercation between 🎬Will Smith and 🎬Chris Rock at the Oscars was a “low moment” not just for the award show but “for all of us.”

During an appearance on “The View” Tuesday, the New Jersey senator was asked if he had any thoughts on the incident.

“A lot of us who are in public life know there are going to be cruel jokes. And I’ve never been one to endorse that kind of humor,” Booker began. “I think the best of our comedians, which I’ve seen 🎬Chris Rock do, are ones that highlight injustices, call our attention, and engage us in a way with the absurdities sometimes of the injustice of this world.”

He continued, “But nothing, nothing at all justifies violence. And what we saw was violence that night, and it was just very, very disappointing. But again, let’s all extend grace. We’re all mountain ranges. We’ve all made mistakes. And the totality of who 🎬Will Smith is, who 🎬Chris Rock is was not defined by what I thought was a very unfortunate and low moment for the Oscars and all of us.”