Liam Payne’s take on Will Smith hitting Chris Rock just went wildly viral – 6 favourite responses

Poke Staff. Updated March 28th, 2022

Nothing will go as viral today as the moment Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the Oscars, but this will surely come in second.

It’s Liam Payne – you remember, One Direction – asked at Elton John’s Oscars party about the whole incident.

And what he had to say was already a bit of a jaw-dropper, but the way he said it, well that’s what sent it properly viral.

‘I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do.’

‘I had to leave my chair I’ll be honest with you, it cut me really deep.’@LiamPayne reacts to the dramatic moment Will Smith hit comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife. pic.twitter.com/OGT4bA8jDi

— Good Morning Britain (@GMB) March 28, 2022

And here are our favourite things people said about it.

Why are they asking Liam Payne and why does he sound like that https://t.co/AKYRw2oAxn

— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) March 28, 2022

Quietly the best piece of content surrounding the Will Smith incident so far: Liam Payne gushing like an LA wellness influencer about 'one of the world's greatest emoters', in a hybrid accent of totally inexplicable origin + managing to drop in that he sold out Madison Sq Garden. https://t.co/1HwUOOxvpR

— Ciaran Varley (@CiaranVarley) March 28, 2022

Will Smith smacked Chris Rock so hard, Liam Payne's accent changed. https://t.co/yPgQyOhyAg

— Josh Knapman (@Joshknapman) March 28, 2022

The only take I'm offering on this whole Oscars thing is that Liam Payne here is going full non-UK Premier League player/manager here.

Incredibly football energy for the first minute of this. https://t.co/dlIZ8FNxoX

— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) March 28, 2022

He sounds like Jamie Redknapp trying to explain Guardiola's tactics https://t.co/FpFBjBprW9

— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 28, 2022

Liam Payne's batshit new accent will heal all wounds https://t.co/Em2MT11yT2

— Stuart Heritage (@stuheritage) March 28, 2022

To conclude …

I’ve tried to watch this 4 times now and every time my balls cringe their way so far into my body it looks like I’ve got 3 Adam’s apples. pic.twitter.com/H3iyIc8ni2

— Pete Otway (@PeteOtway) March 28, 2022

And this.

When you are just looking for a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’ soundbite and you don’t come remotely close. https://t.co/thr9WOadsj

— Amanda Abbington (@CHIMPSINSOCKS) March 28, 2022

But if you want to be particularly straight talking …

These people are so full of shit. https://t.co/eiKJaCh85J

— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) March 28, 2022

Source Twitter @GMB