Also? This is the 2nd time that Chris has made fun of Jada on the #Oscars stage, & tonight he went after her alopecia,” wrote Chicago P.D. Stars from across Hollywood took to social media to share their thoughts, with some siding with Smith for defending his wife and many others admonishing his act of violence against a comedian making a joke. The reactions to the slap stunned those in the audience and those watching from home. “Will Smith just smacked the s*** out of me,” a shocked Rock said as Smith yelled from his seat for the presenter to “keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.” Smith took to the stage after Rock made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and slapped the comedian across the face. Supreme Court last week struck down President Joe Biden's employer mandate for most businesses but left them in place for health care workers.On a night when CODA won the award for Best Picture and Ariana DeBose became the first openly gay woman of color to win an Oscar, it was Will Smith slapping Chris Rock that stole all the headlines. He rescinded that provision after the U.S. Violations could result in warning letters, administrative citations, fines or misdemeanor prosecution, but city officials said their focus is to educate and work with businesses.įrey's order no longer requires employees of all businesses offering indoor dining to be tested or vaccinated. The regulation is enforced mostly based on complaints to the city's 311 system.
So far, the city said it has received complaints about five businesses not complying with the regulation and that city staff have reached out with information about how to do so. Others said it was a hardship for their already struggling businesses, forcing some to abandon their dining areas or close altogether. Some, including those who required proof of vaccine or a recent negative COVID-19 test before the mandate, said the government's order makes it easier for them to enforce health and safety rules. Reactions have been mixed among business owners. "It is unfortunate that Plaintiffs are not interested in doing their part." The surge in transmission and infection caused by the Delta and Omicron variants renews call to action," Rowader said in a statement. On Friday, Minneapolis City Attorney Jim Rowader said the mayor had the authority to issue the vaccine order and that his office will "vigorously defend this prudent approach to ensuring public health and safety." The problem is, is that when you bypass the legislative process in the city, then the bar owners and restaurant owners don't have an opportunity to be heard and they are damaged here."Ī sign about the mask and vaccination mandate is posted at the hostess desk at Smack Shack on Friday. "He just doesn't get to issue orders on his own. "The mayor especially issued an order by fiat," Rondoni said. He said the establishments, whose job is not to enforce a public health policy, are losing customers to suburban bars and restaurants and are being forced to hire additional help amid staff shortages to try and meet the mandate.
Rondoni said the mandate puts an unfair burden on business owners who have already been hit hard financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. As of Monday, about 79% of Minneapolis residents were fully vaccinated.įrancis Rondoni, one of the Minneapolis attorneys representing the plaintiffs, said Friday that the mayor did not follow the legislative process and doesn't have the power to issue the order. The plaintiffs say those requirements pose significant challenges and contradict guidance and recommendations from the state, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and medical experts across the country, "all of which adamantly promote and encourage at-home testing." The purpose of the mandate is an attempt to prod the general public to get vaccinated, the plaintiffs say.įrey, who announced the measure a week after reinstating indoor mask mandates, has argued that the vaccine requirement for indoor dining spaces is a critical step to avoid closures as the city's community transmission rate exceeded 1,300 cases per 100,000 people, putting the city in the "high-risk area category," according to CDC criteria. Patrons must provide either proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken under medical supervision within the last 72 hours.