But Will Smith's open-handed slap of Chris Rock's mug is still hugging the headlines with a story of an ongoing war in Europe, the latest pandemic variant, and the ongoing coup attempt in the United States.
It appears that many people's priorities only extend to entertainment (in one shape or another).
The media is complicit. Both right-wing and left-wing platforms have been playing up the slap heard around the world like nothing else matters.
Americans are adrenalin junkies. They want that quick horrific jolt that comes with witnessing physical confrontations.
It makes me wonder why actors like Jim Carrey and Judd Apatow are acting like that slap was the crime of the century.
Let's get real.
It sounds like they all have too much time on their hands.
A lot of people weren't horrified or "stunned" by the slap. Tiffany Haddish said what Smith did meant "the world to her."
"As a woman, who has been unprotected, for someone to say, 'Keep my wife's name out of your mouth, leave my wife alone' it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." Haddish told People Magazine.
On the other hand, Amy Schumer wrote in an Instagram post, that she was still triggered and traumatized.
So much drama over such a stupid incident. The way some people are reacting I have a hunch there's been an uptick in psychiatric care in Hollywood lately.
Let's face it. People's viewing priorities in the 21st century isn't guided by real newsworthy stories. Shock and awe are the twins that motivate people to follow stories like the Great Slap.
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