Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock on Oscars
Smith said from the audience following a physical confrontation. Shortly after, Smith won his first Oscar. In one of the most shocking moments in Oscars history, Will Smith stormed onstage and slapped presenter Chris Rock for a joke the comic made about Smith’s wife.
The drama began while Rock was presenting best documentary during the 2022 ceremony. Rock made a crack about Pinkett Smith getting ready to film a sequel to G.I. Jane — an apparent reference to the actress having a shaved head. (Pinkett Smith has been open about her hair loss due to alopecia.)
Smith laughed, though looking a bit uncomfortable. Pinkett Smith rolled her eyes and glared at Rock.
Hearing disapproval from the crowd, Rock implored, “That was a nice one!”
That’s when Smith stood up, stormed onstage and smacked a stunned Rock in the face.
What happened next was censored in the United States but aired elsewhere.
As Smith went back to his seat, Rock marveled, “Wow, wow … Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me.”
“Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” Smith roared, again seated in the audience.
“Wow dude, it was a G.I. Jane joke,” Rock said, which prompted Smith to repeat his demand.
Looking visibly shaken, Rock paused for a moment and then told the crowd: “That was a — Greatest night in the history of television” and then continued along with his presenter moment.
During the next commercial break, Smith was pulled aside and comforted by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, who motioned for him to brush it off. Smith appeared to wipe tears from his eyes as he sat back down with Pinkett Smith.
The next presenter, Sean Combs, addressed the stunning moment by saying, “I did not know that this year was gonna be the most exciting Oscars ever. OK, Will and Chris, we’re going to solve that like family at the Gold Party. But right now we’re moving on with love — everybody, make some noise!”
And that might have been the end of it. But in another dramatic twist, Smith then won the award for best actor for King Richard — his first Oscars win — and retook the stage.
While the Smith-Rock confrontation initially had many wondering if it was some kind of stunt, any doubts were erased when Smith used his moment onstage to apologize for his actions.
“Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family,” Smith said. “In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world. Making this film, I got to protect Aunjanue Ellis, who is one of the most strongest, most delicate people I’ve ever met. I got to protect Saniyya and Demi, the two actresses who play Venus and Serena. I’m being called on in my life to love people. And to protect people and to be a river to my people.”
Will Smith slaps Chris Rock over Jada Pinkett Smith joke
The 94th Annual Academy Awards took a wild turn on Sunday night, The 94th Annual Academy Awards took a wild turn on Sunday night. During the award show, Chris Rock was presenting an award when he made a joke about Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
It was reported that after the joke was made about a sequel to "G.I Jane" and Pinkett Smith's bald head, Smith was deeply offended and walked toward Rock, slapping him in the face before returning to his seat.
He then began yelling at Rock, although the Oscars livestream muted it. Smith reportedly said, "Take my wife’s name out of your (expletive) mouth."
Pinkett Smith has been open about her struggle with hair loss.
The Dolby Theatre was shocked and so was Rock, as he appeared to struggle after the encounter to regain his train of thought.
According to one onlooker, who was in attendance at Sunday's show, "Everyone in the mezzanine was standing up to see what was going on — everyone shocked." You could hear a pin drop.
Sean "Diddy" Combs took the stage shortly after and said: "Will and Chris, we're going to solve that like family at the gold party." The cameras then panned to the Smiths who were seen laughing and clapping.
"I wanna apologize to the academy. I wanna apologize to all my fellow nominees," he said. "This is a beautiful moment and I'm not crying for winning an award. It's not about winning an award for me, it's about being able to shine light on all of the people."
"Love will make you do crazy things," Smith added.
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