Will Smith slaps Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife Jada.
Key Takeaways:
- Will Smith, who is nominated for best actor, got up on stage and appeared to smack presenter Chris Rock, who made a remark about the actor's wife.
- Jada shared a video on Instagram last year about a new patch of baldness caused by alopecia, a severe hair loss condition.
Will Smith, who's up for the best actor Oscar, got up on stage as well as appeared to smack presenter Chris Rock, who commented on the actor's wife, in what may go down as one of the most unexpected moments in Oscars history.
According to Rock, Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, will be in the next "G.I Jane" film, a reference to her lack of hair. As per People magazine, she suffers from alopecia, a disease that causes hair loss. "Keep my wife's name out of your f-ing mouth," Smith said, even though ABC went silent during the exchange.
"I'm going to apologize to the Academy," Will said when he won the Best Actor award in his acceptance speech. I'm going to apologize to my fellow nominees...art imitates life, as they say. Like Richard Williams, I have the appearance of a crazy father. Love, on the other hand, will drive you insane."
The incident elicited a response on Twitter. "What happened with Chris Rock and Will Smith?" a fan inquired. "Lmaoooo, hold on a second. "Will Smith slapped the sh*t out of Chris Rock," someone else said. "What happened just now?" Was that true? Will Smith throw a punch at Chris Rock?!"
Jada posted a video on Instagram last year about a new patch of baldness caused by alopecia, a condition that causes severe hair loss. "Look at this line right here," Jada, 50, said, pointing to her scalp. "Now, this is going to be a little harder for me to hide, so I thought I'd just share it, so y'all don't ask any questions — but you know, mama's going to put some rhinestones in there, and I'm going to make me a little crown," she explained.
Will was named Best Actor for his performance in King Richard. He plays the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in the film.