Chris Rock was left dumbfounded after he got slapped on stage by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars.
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Rock was presenting the award for documentary feature, but before announcing the nominees or the winner (“Summer of Soul”), the comedian joked about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, who was seated next to her husband at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
“Jada, I love ya. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can’t wait to see it,” Rock said, seeming to refer to the actor’s short hair. Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia, wasn’t laughing. And neither was her spouse.
Will Smith stormed the stage, slapped the comedian, then made his way back to his seat as ABC bleeped the audio feed. But it wasn’t hard to read Smith’s lips: “Leave my wife’s name out your f— mouth,” he yelled at Rock.
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The next time Smith was on stage it was to accept lead actor award for his role as Richard Williams, the protective and demanding father of tennis stars Serena and Venus. He was visibly shaken, tears streaming down his face as he apologized to fellow nominees and the motion picture academy … but not to Rock. “Art imitates life,” said Smith. “I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams.”
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