Will Smith 'Slaps' Chris Rock on Oscars 2022 Stage After Jada Pinkett Smith Joke - Here's What Happened
Umm, what just happened at the Oscars?! Will Smith and Chris Rock seem to be in a feud, though it could also just be a joke.
It all went down when Chris walked on stage to present the award for Best Documentary Feature at the 2022 Academy Awards on Sunday (March 27) at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Click inside to see the joke that Chris Rock made and what happened next…
“Jada, I love you. G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it. Alright?” Chris said. After laughing it off, he added, “That was a nice one.”
Fans think that Chris was joking about Jada‘s bald head, seeing as Demi Moore went bald for the original movie. If you didn’t know, she has a condition where she lost her hair.
Will then got on stage and seemingly slapped Chris, though it doesn’t seem like he actually made contact. Fans are debating if it was a slap, hit, punch, or smack. The sound on the U.S. feed then cut out.
“Wow, wow. Will Smith just smacked the s–t out of me,” Chris said.
Will then screamed from his seat, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.”
Chris then said, “Wow, dude. It was a G.I. Jane joke.”
Will then repeated, “Keep my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.”
Chris replied, “I’m going to, okay?” He then presented the award.
When Chris hosted the Oscars back in 2016, he also joked about Jada that night.
The video can be seen below:
Tense moments at the #Oscars as Will Smith confronted Chris Rock over a joke involving his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. https://t.co/Bh5JWDFMZg pic.twitter.com/vpfmcpJ36C
— ABC News (@ABC) March 28, 2022