'Bad Boys' Director Michael Bay Reacts To Will Smith's Oscar Slap: 'I Don't Really Care'

Michael Bay is sharing his thoughts about the aftermath of Will Smith‘s 2022 Oscars slap.

The Ambulance director opened up about the incident in a recent interview with Yahoo! Entertainment.

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Speaking with the outlet, Michael, who worked with Will on Bad Boys and the 2003 sequel, explained that he honestly, didn’t care.

“Everyone was texting me, ‘Did you see it? Did you see it?’ First of all, it’s wrong to begin with,” he shared. “But that’s all people are talking about and I don’t really care.”

Michael went on, saying, “Hollywood gets very self-absorbed. There are babies getting blown up in the Ukraine right now. We should be talking about that. I really don’t care. It wasn’t right.”

He then opened up about Will, saying that “I’ve worked with him. He is not that guy. I’ve never seen him lose his cool like that.”

“I thought it was set up because I saw the smirk. I’ve been on set when Will screws with people, joking with people. Listen, it was a slap. It wasn’t a punch. He’s very good at fighting. He’s trained at that. But it’s wrong to begin with. And then I knew the yell was right. He was mad.”

Just last week, Will resigned from The Academy following the incident where he hit Chris Rock after the comedian joked about Jada Pinkett Smith‘s hair. Will is still facing repercussions from it.