Will Smith might have stolen the show or ended his career, depending on who you ask.
Chris Rock, who was a presenter at the Oscars, made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, and her husband, Will Smith, disapproved and decided to take matters into his own hands.
Will Smith defended his wife by punching Chris Rock in the face. Chris Rock, who loves to joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, decided to mock her hair.
Jada Pinkett Smith, battling alopecia, has suffered significant hair loss.
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Chris Rock, who presented the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards, made this joke: “Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it. Alright? That was a nice one.”
Will Smith walked on stage and slapped Chris Rock, and returned to his seat.
Chris Rock said this after the assault: “Wow, wow. Will Smith just smacked the s–t out of me.”
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Will Smith then screamed from his seat: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.”
Chris Rock responded by: “Wow, dude. It was a G.I. Jane joke.”
Will Smith yelled again: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.”
Sean Combs, also known as Diddy, later took the stage where he explained that Will Smith and Chris Rock should sit down at Jay-Z and Beyoncé‘s Oscar party.
The rapper and mogul said: “Will and Chris, we’re gonna solve that like family at the Gold Party.”
The 53-year-old star later returned on stage for an acceptance speech after winning the award for Best Actor.
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Smith cried as he explained that he was defending his family.
He said: “I’ve been called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people, and I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse, you’ve got to be able to let people talk crazy about you, you have to be able to have people disrespecting you, and you’ve got to smile and pretend that that’s okay.”
He said this, seeming to refer to the incident with Rock. He apologized to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as well as his fellow nominees, saying: “I want to be a vessel for love, and love will make you do crazy things. I hope the Academy invites me back.”
Many have predicted that Rock will sue Smith for millions.
