As viewers were still processing an incident in which Will Smith
walked onstage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke
about wife Jada Pinkett Smith, the King Richard star was announced as
the night’s Best Actor winner.
Rock had
earlier made a joke about Pinkett Smith being in “G.I. Jane” because of
her bald head. Pinkett Smith announced last year she shaved her head
after struggling with alopecia. After smacking Rock in the face, Smith
yelled at him, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” The
Oscar audience, and viewers on social media, were stunned by Smith’s
slap, which seemed like a comedic skit at first. The incident took place
during the presentation of best documentary feature, which was a few
categories before best actor. Smith addressed the slap immediately upon
taking the stage to accept the award.
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