Will Smith at the Oscars
Here is all you have to know if Dwayne ‘TheRock’ Johnson has reacted to the viral Will Smith punch of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars
Will Smith won the Oscar for the best actor on the 94th Academy Awards. It was, however, another segment involving the 53-year-old that has been in the news ever since its occurrence. However, something unfortunate occurred between Will Smith and Chris Rock at the event.
Chris Rock, a stand-up comedian and the presenter on the show was slapped by Will Smith on stage. The awkward incident took place when Rock, joked that Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett should be in a GI Jane movie. He was referencing her shaved head. It is important to note that Jada suffers from alopecia.
Smith marched onto the stage where Rock was standing. The popular actor slapped Rock and left the stage looking quite angry at the 57-year-old’s comments. Rock did well to continue the show even as the audience was left stunned at what just transpired.
After Smith returned to his seat following the slap, he was seen hurling out expletives. He warned Rock to keep his wife’s name out of his “f*****g mouth”.
While Dwayne Johnson and Will Smith haven’t featured together in a film as yet, they have been working in Hollywood for a long time.
While The Rock is yet to comment on the matter, many celebrities have had their say about the segment that has been watched and rewatched several times.
We take a look at some of the tweets from celebrities and their stand regarding the shocking and unexpected incident.
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