“People said way worse s**t to Serena Williams but she never slapped anybody”- Twitter reacts in disbelief as Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars


“People said way worse s**t to Serena Williams but she never slapped anybody”- Twitter reacts in disbelief as Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscars

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Will Smith rushed on stage to seemingly hit Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Smith’s wife, in one of the more odd and frightening moments in Academy Awards history.

Rock made a joke about Pinkett-Smith’s Alopecia and said he couldn’t wait to see her in G.I. Jane 2. Soon after his wife expressed her disapproval with the remark, Smith disrupted Rock’s speech of the Best Documentary award by swinging at his face.

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 “Keep my wife’s name out of your f*****g mouth”- Will Smith

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“Keep my wife’s name out of your f*****g mouth,” the actor shouted as he returned to his seat. Rock was apparently taken aback by the exchange, but he persevered with his presentation. Smith went on to win the prize award for Best Actor less than an hour later. The actor was recognised for his role as Richard Williams, a controversial tennis coach and parent, in King Richard.

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Smith acknowledged the father of Venus and Serena Williams in his winning speech, saying that Richard’s outbursts were not too unlike from the one he had with Chris Rock. “Art imitates life,” Smith said. “I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things.”

During his speech, Smith appeared noticeably shaken, finally breaking down in tears and recalling how Oscar winner Denzel Washington consoled him during the intermission, saying, “Denzel said to me a few minutes ago, ‘At your highest moment, that’s when the devil comes for you.'” The evening concluded on an unpleasant note, with Jessica Chastain and CODA receiving the evening’s final prizes in the shadow of the altercation.

Fan’s react to Will Smith’s sudden outburst

As the crowd and the Internet tried to wrap their heads around the turmoil that followed Rock’s presentation, social media had a hostile response.

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