Why Biden can't denounce Will Smith's Oscar's slapping of Chris Rock, here's what the White House has to say

As she faced questions in the White House briefing room, News Africa journalist Simon Ateba questioned Bedingfield about the Sunday evening smack. This is the biggest storey lately, Ateba told the spokesperson.

They have watched the level of violence perpetrated against Chris Rock. Is that the kind of brutality that the White House approves of? She questioned. Does she think it was wrong? Do they support comedians that have been assaulted, as well as other artists Ateba inquired about this in detail!

She doesn't have any official statement from the White House on this matter is what Bedingfield said in response to the celebrity news question.


She knew president Joe Biden was not able to watch the Oscars and did not view them, she continued. As a result, she is without any clue. She has received no official response from him or the White House on this. Do they denounce the violence at the Oscars, Ateba further inquired and asked if Is this that something people despised

Bedingfield reiterated that she hasn't received a response from the White House on the matter.

During the Oscars, Rock referred to Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, as "G.I. Jane," on which Smith hit Rock. Smith stormed the stage and smacked Rock across the face. Pinkett Smith has alopecia, which causes her hair to fall.

During his four years in government, Biden's predecessor, Donald Trump, regularly remarked on pop culture events on Twitter, until he was barred from the social media platform.