Oscars 2022: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on live television, then won the best actor Oscar

Will Smith, proper, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage whereas presenting the award for greatest documentary characteristic on the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, on the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

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Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the Academy Awards after the comic made a joke about Smith’s spouse, Jada Pinkett Smith.

• Not too lengthy after, Smith went on to win the very best actor honors for his function as Richard Williams in “King Richard,” per The Related Press.

What occurred: Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s look, saying that he was excited to see “G.I. Jane 2” — a reference to Pinkett Smith’s skinny hairline, which she beforehand had in that “G.I. Jane.”

• Smith — who laughed on the joke, whereas Pinkett Smith didn't — then marched onto the stage and smacked Rock throughout the face.
• As he returned to his seat. Smith referred to as out, “preserve my spouse’s title out of your (expletive) mouth.”
• Sean “Diddy” Combs went onto the stage and mentioned Smith and Rock would settle every thing “like household” later, per CNN.

Price noting: Per Folks journal, Pinkett Smith “suffers from the autoimmune dysfunction alopecia, which assaults hair follicles leading to bald spots and hair loss,” per Folks journal.

Sure, however: Later within the night time, Smith was introduced because the winner for the very best actor award for taking part in Williams — the daddy of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams — within the movie “King Richard.”

What he mentioned: “Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his household,” Smith mentioned.

• “I’m being referred to as on in my life to like individuals and to guard individuals and to be a river to my individuals,” Smith mentioned throughout his acceptance speech. “I do know to do what we do you’ve received to have the ability to take abuse. You’ve received to have the ability to have individuals discuss loopy about you. On this enterprise, you’ve received to have the ability to have individuals disrespecting you. And also you’ve received to smile and faux like that’s OK.”