While the lion’s share of post-Oscar telecast talk centered on Will Smith slapping Chris Rock when the latter made a joke at the expense of Smith’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, a growing pool of anger is percolating over what was absent from the show — specifically, the inclusion of iconic talents from both sides of the camera who were omitted from the telecast’s “In Memoriam” tribute to creative artists who passed away during the past 12 months.
What Happened: This year’s “In Memoriam” segment ran 6 minutes and 30 seconds and included three moments that featured standalone tributes to Sidney Poitier, Ivan Reitman and Betty White.
