Former Sheffield United skipper Curtis Woodhouse has defended Will Smith after he slapped comedian Chris Rock live on television at the Oscars last night.
Woodhouse, who first joined Sheffield United in 1997 before becoming a professional boxer, said on Twitter: “Will Smith just did what I expect any man worth his salt to do. I understand the world we live in now is all watered down and strong is no longer acceptable, but strip a man down and our basic instinct is to provide and protect for our family.
“Big up Will Smith,” he wrote.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star left his seat to slap Chris Rock, who had made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith.
Rock made comparisons with Pinkett-Smith’s hair loss due to alopecia and G.I. Jane, prompting the actor to shout “get my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth”.
The pair have had a rocky few years in the public eye after Pinkett-Smith admitted to having an affair with August Alisna in 2020.
But Woodhouse remained defiant in his defence, tweeting numerous times to support the star who went on to win the prestigious Best Actor gong.
My dad use to slap me, he had hands like shovels and they were like leather! Trust me it hurts! https://t.co/kgl59MYxV9
— Curtis Woodhouse BEM (@curtiswoodhous8) March 28, 2022
I wouldnt take to kindly about somebody making a joke about my wife if she had an illness. Everybody is different I suppose but I wouldn’t sit back while somebody took the piss about my wife in front of the world. But again everybody deals with things differently. Just my opinion https://t.co/TM0iUNSqXx
— Curtis Woodhouse BEM (@curtiswoodhous8) March 28, 2022
I just think he crossed the line and got a clip. That’s what happens in the real world. It is what it is https://t.co/DnpWrVowxf
— Curtis Woodhouse BEM (@curtiswoodhous8) March 28, 2022
