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Howard Stern says 'Will Smith and Trump are the same guy', feels actor is mentally ill

'This is a live television event. Not one person came out, because he’s Will Smith. This is how [Donald] Trump gets away with s–t,' Stern said

Will Smith's assault on Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars "disturbed" Howard Stern, who believes the 'King Richard' star is suffering from mental illness. "This is a sign of great mental illness when you can’t control your impulse. Not only that, it was hardly an insulting joke," on Monday, Stern, 68, stated on his SiriusXM Show that Rock's dig at Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head was "it was not even a good joke."

"The joke, quite frankly, was beneath Chris Rock. It was a throwaway. 'You look like G.I. Jane,'" Stern said. Stern claimed that what viewers saw on television was "a guy who’s got real issues." He remarked, "He didn't think twice about what he was about to do. Now that’s crazy, when you can’t contain yourself like that."

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Rock, whom he described as a "gentle soul" who is "not a fighter," was only trying to perform his job, according to the radio host, whereas Smith is "clearly insane."  "Poor Chris Rock is a comedian and just trying to get through the day to make the f**king people laugh at that horrible ceremony," Stern remarked. "[Rock is] so fast comedy wise, he actually covered and made a joke and said, 'Gee, best Oscars yet.'"

"He was able to comment outside of what just happened to him and then he got flustered," he continued. "He got f**ked over." Stern defended Rock's remarks, claiming that the joke wasn't very insulting.

"He got up and he compared Jada Pinkett Smith to one of the most beautiful women in the world, Demi Moore," Stern added. "You don’t hit people over speech, certainly not at the Academy Awards, and Will Smith’s got to contain himself."

Stern also said it was unacceptable that no one intervened to stop the situation from spiraling out of control, instead allowing Smith to remain in the crowd. "Here's Hollywood that’s so outraged by every little thing. Not one person got up and said, 'Hold on, we got an out-of-control situation here,'" he said. "How this guy was allowed to sit there for the rest of the awards, and he’s laughing it up and having a good time with his wife. What he did was he just assaulted Chris Rock."

At first, Stern believed the incident was staged, but later concluded it was simply Smith acting on impulse. "The first thing I said to my wife, 'The f**k is going on? Is this a bit? Because, where’s security?'" he remembered thinking. "This is a live television event. Not one person came out, because he’s Will Smith. This is how [Donald] Trump gets away with s–t … Will Smith and Trump are the same guy. He decided he’s going to take matters into his own hands, at a time when the world is at war. Bad timing, man, calm your f–king ass down."

Smith, 53, only got up to fight Rock, 57, because he's considerably bigger than the comic, the radio host said. "If Jason Momoa would have made that joke, [Smith], like a bitch, would have sat there in his seat. He would have said, 'Thank you for acknowledging my wife, Mr. Momoa,'" Stern joked.

Stern also remarked on how unusual it is that Smith was not arrested for his blatant assault on Rock, despite the fact that Rock is allegedly not filing charges. "Why does he have to press charges? We saw it on live TV with our own eyes," Stern remarked.