{"id":20656,"date":"2022-03-29T12:03:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/?post_type=articles&p=211455"},"modified":"2022-03-29T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T08:03:52","slug":"oscars-2022-will-smith-slaps-chris-rock-apologises","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/oscars-2022-will-smith-slaps-chris-rock-apologises\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscars 2022: Will Smith Apologises For Slapping Chris Rock In Tearful Acceptance Speech"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HOLLYWOOD, CA – March 27, 2022. Chris Rock and Will Smith onstage during the show at the 94th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 27, 2022. (Myung Chun \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the 2022 Oscars<\/a> award ceremony Chris Rock appeared on the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles to present an award. Amid his monologue he quipped,\u201c Jada, I love you. GI Jane 2, can\u2019t wait to see you,” in reference to her shaved head. Some of the audience laughed, some remained silent and footage shows actress Jada Pinkett Smith<\/a> rolling her eyes.<\/p>\n

In a surprise move that we are still unsure is unscripted, husband Will Smith quickly took to the stage and was seen slapping Rock in the face. It would have seemed fake if not for the deep thud that came from his microphone. Still, it had seemed staged until Smith returned to his seat. With a concerned-looking Lupita Nyong’o in the background he shouted, \u201cKeep my wife\u2019s name out your f***ing mouth,\u201d to which Rock replied: \u201cWow… dude. It was a GI Jane joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

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the uncensored moment with will and chris oh wow #Oscars<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tUNbitSOmF<\/a><\/p>\n

— jaida \u200e\u2a54 (@wilsonscap) March 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n