Jim Carrey says he was ‘sickened’ by Will Smith’s standing ovation at Oscars’

Jim Carrey says he was ‘sickened’ by Will Smith’s standing ovation at Oscars, calls Hollywood ‘spineless’Show more

Comedian Jim Carrey criticized Hollywood on Tuesday, saying he was "sickened" by the audience at the Academy Awards for giving Will Smith a standing ovation following his acceptance speech for Best Actor, which occurred shortly after he slapped Chris Rock on stage. He also called Hollywood "spineless."

Canadian actor Jim Carrey had several choice words about the now-infamous Oscars moment when Will Smith walked onstage to slap Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair during the broadcast.

Carrey, 60, told CBS’ Gayle King he was “sickened” not only by Smith’s actions but by Hollywood celebrities who still gave Smith a standing ovation for his Best Actor win for King Richard.

“Hollywood is just spineless en masse and it felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore,” Carrey said.

Carrey said Smith should have been escorted from the venue after the slap, going so far as to add that he should have been arrested.