‘Interesting Will Smith wasn’t invited but Mark Wahlberg was’: Mark Wahlberg Presenting SAG Award to Asian Cast of Everything Everywhere All at Once Despite Hate Crime Conviction Divides Internet
During the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, the ceremony kicked off with the announcement of this year’s cinematic nominees, including The Batman, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Banshees of Inisherin, The Whale, and many others. While award shows are usually entertaining to watch, aside from the glamour and humour, they also provide viewers with the opportunity to witness the often cringe-worthy incidents that occur during the ceremony, and this year’s award was no exception.While Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh, stars of Everything Everywhere All at Once, made history by taking home their first-ever SAG honors, the show also broke records and became the most successful series in show history, winning nearly every category.
Mark Wahlberg was massively trolled for presenting awards to Everything Everywhere All at Once Cast
The titular show’s directors, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, also received the Directors Guild Award last weekend for the same show. This weekend, it won the Producers Guild Award. But this year’s SAG Awards garnered most attention because Mark Wahlberg, one of Hollywood’s most famous stars, took the stage to present the award. However, after the show aired, his presence drew widespread criticism on social media.
Wahlberg was chastised for presenting the award for the Asian cast of the titular show this year. The backlash came due to his 1988 incident, which took place in Dorchester, Boston, where he allegedly attacked two Vietnamese American men with a wooden stick. Although Wahlberg admitted to felony assault after being accused of assaulting two men while under the influence of PCP, The actor was on stage to announce the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture this year, and netizens have had mixed reactions to his appearance. Read some of the tweets here.
No, he didn’t merely blind him. The man had lost his eye in war. Mark thought he did when he was all drugged up on pcp as a kid.
— EMG (@EvieMarie1435) February 27, 2023
REALLY interesting that Will Smith wasn't invited to present Best Actress while Mark Wahlberg is presenting the ensemble award to a film with a predominantly Asian cast when he punched and nearly blinded a Vietnamese man…
— Matt Samet (@MattSametEsq) February 27, 2023
Not true about the blinding. The man already had eye problems before, wasn't caused by Wahlberg. They met and he apologized in recent years.
— Steve Blu (@texan_steve) February 27, 2023
Dear Matt you need to update your story, Mark already reached out to his victim to solve or settle or close anything from that encounter. Also, one of his fitness trainers is Vietnamese. Please think about that.
— Dylan Davis (@dyland808) February 27, 2023
With the top prize, Everything Everywhere All at Once won four awards at this year’s SAG Awards. Best supporting actor went to Ke Huy Quan, while supporting actress went to Jamie Lee Curtis, and Michelle Yeoh won lead actress.
Mark Wahlberg and his series of cringe moments at the 2023 SAG Awards
While announcing the awards, the Ted actor committed another mistake, as he did during the segment when he was on stage to announce the nominations for Women Talking, the film that was written and directed by Sarah Polley. Mark Wahlberg read the movie’s name incorrectly, as he went on to mispronounce it as Women Are Talking, which prompted hilarious tweets from Twitter users. Many began to severely troll the actor after the video went viral online.
Me when mark wahlberg said women are talking #SAGAwards pic.twitter.com/6AgEFiW5MZ
— BLACK LIVES MATTER (@willowhalliwell) February 27, 2023
In addition to Marc Wahlberg’s presence at the awards, recent reports suggest that after Will Smith’s infamous slap, the Oscars this year will undoubtedly receive more attention than ever. Last year, when Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and her bald head at the 2022 Oscars, Smith slapped the comedian. He later received a 10-year Oscar ban. Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, stated that the company has a crisis team in place to handle any urgent difficulties this year. He referred to the Smith Award event from the previous year and guaranteed that the unusual slap situation wouldn’t occur again while also saying that they are ready for anything that may arise during the show.
Source: Dailymail
