Grammys Host Trevor Noah Takes Subtle Dig at Will Smith in Monologue

The Grammys are underway and their MC, Trevor Noah, was on a roll in avoiding nearly each controversy within the biz in his opening remarks … besides Will Smith, after all.

The ceremony kicked off Sunday in Vegas with a efficiency by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak — after which, issues went indoors on the MGM Grand Garden Arena … the place TN popped up once more and begin delving into his monologue seamlessly.

He intro’d all the large names who had been within the constructing — going via a listing that included the likes of Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and extra — and stated the evening was going to be a easy trip the place they’d be singing, dancing and giving out awards.

Then got here the dig … “We’re gonna be keeping people’s names out of our mouths.” That, he stated, would assist preserve the evening chill … and the viewers laughed it up because of this.

No name-dropping right here, but it surely’s apparent what Trevor was referring to … that’s, Will telling Chris Rock to maintain Jada Pinkett‘s identify out of his mouth throughout final weekend’s Oscars ceremony — this after smacking him throughout the face on stage, dwell on tv.

It’s attention-grabbing that Trevor went there — albeit, flippantly and never almost as brutal as he might’ve been — as a result of the dude was seen embracing Will at an afterparty final week … following a protracted chat they shared.

Seems like he struck a superb steadiness between addressing it and sparing Will additional humiliation. Dude’s been getting each criticized and ridiculed within the wake of the hit.