The always controversial Jake Paul invites Will Smith and Chris Rock to settle their accounts in the ring, offering each 15 million US dollars (over 18 million Canadian dollars) if they accept the fight.
“Someone get me in touch with Will Smith’s rep ASAP.” he wrote in particular on Twitter, in addition to presenting “an offer” to the two men.
The idea was criticized by many. At the time these lines were written, the principals concerned had not reacted to Jake Paul’s invitation.
The name of Jake Paul, known for his viral remarks on social networks, had been mentioned on Twitter even before he launched the invitation to the two comedians.
“How long before Jake Paul offers to fight Will Smith? “Wrote American journalist Peter Bukowski on Monday evening.
How soon before Jake Paul offers to fight Will Smith
—Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) March 28, 2022
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Company Founder Most Valuable Promotions, Jake Paul is a very controversial character. First known on Vine and on Youtubehe carved his place in the world of combat sports by facing several former champions for huge sums of money.
At the beginning of March, the boxer had also caused controversy by posting on Twitter a fictional fight poster, between him and Vladimir Poutine.
A proposal reminiscent of that of Elon Musk, who had challenged the Russian president to a duel, with Ukraine as the stake.
Sunday evening, Will Smith hit Chris Rock, in the middle of the Oscar ceremony, reacting to a joke “in bad taste” about his wife. Still trending on Twitter, the gesture has gone beyond the simple television event.
Raising a wave of reactions on social networks, many viewers and public figures denounced the toxic masculinity of the 53-year-old actor.
On Monday evening, the Academy of Oscars announced that it was opening an investigation and Will Smith apologized on his Facebook page. “Violence in all its forms is poisonous and destructive. […] I would like to publicly apologize to you, Chris. I overstepped the mark and I was wrong. I’m embarrassed, and my actions weren’t indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness. »