Jim Carrey was "sickened by the standing ovation" Will Smith was given shortly after he slapped Chris Rock during the live broadcast of the 2022 Academy Awards.
During an interview with CBS Mornings' Gayle King, the Yes Man actor implied Smith should be arrested for the "selfish" act that "cast a pall over everybody's shining moment".
When King noted that anyone else would have been ejected from the ceremony and perhaps arrested, Carrey responded, "he should have been".
"You do not have the right to walk up on stage and smack somebody in the face 'cos they said words."
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Smith will not face criminal charges for the slap as Rock declined to file a police report.
Carrey claimed had he been in the comic's situation, he'd sue.
"I'd have announced this morning that I was suing Will for $200 million because that video is going to be there forever, it's going to be ubiquitous."
Smith walked on stage and assaulted Rock after he made a joke at the expense of Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, while presenting.
Smith went on to receive the Best Actor award for his portrayal of Venus and Serena Williams' father in the eponymous biographical film, King Richard.
In celebration of the veteran actor winning his first Oscar, the audience gave Smith, 53, a standing ovation.
"Hollywood is just spineless en masse," Carrey said of the crowd's reaction.
"It really felt like this is a really clear indication that we aren't the cool club anymore."
Smith has publicly apologised to Rock, the Academy, and the Williams family for "staining what has been an otherwise gorgeous journey".
Carrey declared his stance on the scandal while doing press for his new film, Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
