Jim Carrey Says He Would've Sued Will Smith For $200 Million Over Oscars Slap

Jim Carrey has claimed he would have sued Will Smith for $200 million if he'd been on the receiving end of his controversial slap at the Oscars.

During an interview with CBS This Morning, Carrey said he was 'sickened by the standing ovation' at the ceremony, continuing: "I felt like Hollywood is just spineless, en masse, and it really felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren’t the cool club anymore.”

The actor went on to say Smith should have been escorted out of the room and arrested following his actions, and said that while Rock likely 'didn't want the hassle' of pressing charges, Carrey himself would have 'announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million, because that video is going to be there forever, it’s going to be ubiquitous'.

In the aftermath, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said the department was 'aware of an incident between two individuals during the Academy Awards program.'

Carrey expressed belief the insult is 'going to last a very long time' and said there were other ways for Smith to 'show disapproval' of what Rock had said.

"But you do not have the right to walk up on stage and smack somebody in the face because they said words," he added.

The comedian also dismissed the notion the situation 'escalated' to violence, arguing: "It didn’t escalate, it came out of nowhere! Because Will has something going on inside him that’s frustrated. And I wish him the best, I really do.

"I don’t have anything against Will Smith. He’s done great things, but that was not a good moment. It cast a pall over everyone’s shining moment last night. It was just a selfish moment that cast a pall over the whole thing,” he said.