Jimmy Kimmel Talks Oscars Slap with Grim, Grisly Jokes Forward of Present

Jimmy Kimmel‘s internet hosting the Oscars once more tonight, and a yr out from the notorious slap … the dude has been speaking loads about it, kinda turning the second right into a punchline.

The late evening humorous man has been doing a whole lot of press within the weeks main as much as the massive gig — his third such time dealing with MC duties for Hollywood’s greatest present — and sure … he is been requested repeatedly about Will Smith smacking Chris Rock, and the way he’ll tackle it.

Here is just a few quotes of JK’s from the previous couple weeks or so. When requested by THR what he would do if somebody tries to drag a copycat and slap him, Kimmel mentioned … “If I’m larger than they’re, I beat the s*** out of them on tv. And if it’s The Rock, I run.”

A couple of days in the past, as preparations have been underway, Kimmel made one other joke about carnage …  on the subject of the colour of this yr’s walkup. He mentioned, “Individuals have been asking, ‘Is there going to be any bother this yr? Is there going to be any violence this yr?'”

He provides, “We actually hope not. But when there may be, I feel the choice to go along with a champagne carpet over a crimson carpet exhibits how assured we’re that no blood will probably be shed.”

In different phrases, he is been swearing off the brutality by teasing the opportunity of extra, albeit in jest. On the problem of really speaking about it in his monologue, Jimmy says he’ll do it.

He is mentioned in interviews that he will “squeeze only a couple extra drops out of it” and provides a take that he thinks nobody has heard but. Kimmel did word he does not plan on speaking about it at size, however says it is the elephant within the room and that it have to be addressed.

As for the entire disaster staff factor — specifically, AMPAS hiring a bunch of individuals to “deal” with any craziness that may go on — JK says he is not aware of it … and is aware of nothing of the logistics of what they’ve deliberate or how they might implement him if issues go south.

It is attention-grabbing that Jimmy’s been making gentle of the slap as a lot as he has, and can presumably achieve this once more come 5 PM. Ya gotta determine ABC and the Academy have signed off on all of it … they’re the producers and showrunners of this factor, and so they name the photographs.