Oscars 2022: Twitter erupts after Will Smith SLAPS Chris Rock for joke about Jada Pinkett Smith
‘Was that real?!’: Twitter erupts after Will Smith SLAPS Chris Rock for joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair during live Academy Awards show
Smith, 53, marched to the Oscars stage and slapped Rock, 57, as he presented the Best Documentary awardThe comedian had joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth,’ he shouted after sitting downSmith later won his Oscar for Best Actor for King RichardHe starred as Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard Williams
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Will Smith left Oscar viewers stunned and speechless on Sunday night after he slapped Chris Rock following an off-color joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss.
Viewers on Twitter could barely believe their eyes following the shocking display, much of which was muted or cut off the broadcast in the US.
‘Was that real?!?’ tweeted one user who caught the mood of other online viewers, before Smith later won the Oscar for Best Actor for his lead role in King Richard.
Who saw that coming?! Will Smith left Oscar viewers stunned and speechless on Sunday night after he slapped Chris Rock following an off-color joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair loss
‘Might be the most uncomfortable moment of muted television I have ever seen,’ they continued, adding hashtags for Smith, Rock and the Oscars.
Rock, 57, appeared to have set off Smith — who is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in King Richard — by joking that the Matrix Resurrections actress was preparing to star in a sequel to G.I. Jane, a reference to her bald head.
‘Keep my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth,’ Smith shouted from the audience after returning to his seat near the stage.
Another person joked that they couldn’t wait to see the reactions rolling in.
‘Me going to read Twitter after #willsmith punched #chrisrock at the #oscars,’ they wrote, adding a funny photo of a cat in front of a laptop.
Off the rails: Rock, 57, appeared to have set off Smith — who is nominated for Best Actor for his performance in King Richard — by joking that the Matrix Resurrections actress was preparing to star in a sequel to G.I. Jane, a reference to her bald head
‘Was that real?!?’: One Twitter user summed up the mood of viewers at home
Eating it up: Another person joked that they couldn’t wait to see the reactions rolling in
