Internet Erupts After Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock At The Oscars

No one will remember the winners from this year’s Oscars. All everyone is talking about is the moment when Will Smith walked on stage to quote “smack the Sh*t” out of comedian Chris Rock. 

The incident went down as Chris Rock was presenting the award. Rock, a former Oscar host, went through the nominees and joked with them all, including Javier Bardem and wife Penelope Cruz, nominated for acting Oscars.

Then Rock goes to Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith. Noting Jada’s shaved head, Chris Rock joked that he was excited for her to star in “GI Jane 2.” Pinkett-Smith can be seen visible rolling her eyes while her husband laughs uncomfortably.

Then the camera cuts to Will Smith approaching Chris Rock on the stage and slapping him across the face. What made this even crazier was Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor!

Some viewers caught a censored version of the incident where the sound cut from the feed. But in this uncensored version, you can hear Will Smith screaming at Rock to “keep my wife’s name out of your f**king mouth!”

Rock appeared flabbergasted and seemed to resist an urge to hit another joke, and then continued with the presentation. 

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Watch The Uncut Moment Below

(Strong language warning.)

The Internet’s Reaction

Of course, Twitter went about as bonkers as Will Smith did. 

A lot of people were wondering if the incident was planned.

Pinkett-Smith had discussed her struggle with hair loss and alopecia, and perhaps that’s what ticked Smith off.

Chris Rock’s close friend David Spade seemed as perplexed as the rest of us. 

And to add to all of this, Will Smith WON the Oscar for Best Actor!

Was The Will Smith – Chris Rock Slap Staged? 

Before seeing it, I assumed it had to be staged when I first saw it happen. Will Smith seemed very upset, but he’s also one of the best actors. Chris Rock is not that good of an actor, and his stupefied look of bewilderment told me it was 100% real. 

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Smith and his wife have had some very public ups and downs over the last few years. Jada admitted to Will on her talk show that she had an affair, and the crestfallen Smith’s face became a meme. 

I understand entirely why Smith acted the way he did. However, Chris Rock is a comedian. He makes jokes. No one deserves to be assaulted over a joke. 

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