“Keep my wife’s name out your f***ing mouth”, Will shouted out to Chris Rock after getting back to be seated, whereas Chris Rock was on stage to present the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
One moment you're laughing hard at a joke targeted at your wife. The next moment you're slapping Chris Rock.
— St. Oracle🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@call_me_oracle) March 28, 2022
Will Smith deserves a separate Oscar Award for this switch in character. pic.twitter.com/htUJURg27I
With Chris Rock being Chris Rock, he would crack a couple jokes to the audience. The comedian paid his attention to the lovely Jada Pinkett-Smith. He made a joke and asked Jada if she would not want to star in a remake of G.I. Jane since she had a bald haircut due to alopecia. Will laughed it off but it can be seen that Jada did not share a similar reaction, but then Will angrily went up on stage and slapped Chris Rock right across the face!
The audience at the Oscars was quite confused, not knowing whether it was a skit or that just actually happened. This scene then went on to go viral almost immediately.
Chris Rock backstage at the Oscar’s after being slapped by Will Smith: pic.twitter.com/d1bwGWIo99
— Juniours (@jxjx23_) March 28, 2022
Will was laughing. Until he wasn’t. pic.twitter.com/zTZyX94N4N
— Diana. (@HailEternal) March 28, 2022
Will Smith knows that paper beats rock pic.twitter.com/47Ay9NWc8B
— Bonnie Ferguson (@boni_ferguson) March 28, 2022