Angelo Cataldi, Al Morganti, Rhea Hughes, and Ruben Amaro Jr. reacted to the live television moment heard around the world, on Monday morning, just hours after it happened.
"This incredible moment—maybe the single most memorable moment in the history of live television—will be covered in depth by us today, for a number of reasons," Cataldi said. "Not the least of which is that it involved Will Smith, maybe the biggest superstar in the city of Philadelphia. Philly's own.
Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the Oscars on Sunday after the comedian made a "G.I. Jane" joke about Smith's wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Pinkett Smith, who has shaved her head, suffers from hair loss due to the autoimmune disease alopecia. https://t.co/3UHpznSgGL pic.twitter.com/CfZ5v3bWB5
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"I thought it was staged," Amaro said. "And then they started bleeping stuff. You could see exactly what he was saying."
