Sammy Davis Jr.'s daughter says late rat packer wouldn't have been offended.
Sammy Davis Jr.'s daughter ... Tracey Davis has spoken out on Billy Crystal's Oscar blackface controversy , and Tracey insists her late father wouldn't have been offended .
"I am 100 percent certain my father is smiling ," Tracey Davis told The Hollywood Reporter , "Billy previously played my father [ on Satursay Night Live ] when he was alive , and my father gave Billy his full blessing ."
Tracey Davis also noted that she knows Crystal's impressions come from a good place .
"I know the mutual love , respect and admiration that you had for each other and for his kids , Jeff , Mark and I ," she continued . "Thank you."
Regardless of Tracey Davis' feeling on Crystal's decision to appear in blackface during the first five minutes of the Academy Awards , other's didn't take the impression as light .
"Shows just how far we've come since Billy Crystal appeared in blackface ," comedian Paul Scheer tweeted when Octavia Spencer took the award for Best Supporting Actress in "The Help."
Billy & Sammy were friends .
ReplyDeleteBilly open for the Rat Pack in Vegas many times .
I agree with Tracey that her dad is smiling wherever the hell he may be .
I agree with you on this one .
ReplyDeletePeople should come out of the dark ages and stop picayuning about every damn thing .
Their is more to life than looking for dirt to smear someone with .
Billy paid homage to his friend with a loving heart.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't people see it for what it was?? Blinded by their own racism perhaps??....Jeannie
I agree with you wholeheartly on this one Jeannie .
ReplyDeleteIn this day and age racism should be a thing of the past .
Is that not so ?