WILL SMITH. Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. The comedian had indeed made fun of the baldness of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from an illness. Video and return to the sequence that turned the evening upside down.
[Mis à jour le 28 mars 2022 à 9h56] Sketch or reality? Will Smith certainly turned the 2022 Oscars ceremony upside down, even more than Coda’s victory. The actor, Oscar winner the same evening, slapped Chris Rock in the middle of the evening. He did not appreciate that the comedian made a joke about the shaved head of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, who suffers from alopecia.
Will Smith then yelled, “Leave my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” This sequence caused unease in the room, especially when the public understood that it was not part of the skit. A few minutes later, the actor of The Williams Method wins the Best Actor Oscar and apologizes for his behavior, but not to Chris Rock. The Academy of Oscars later condemned the move on social media.
If Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars, it was above all because of a bad joke from the master of ceremonies. The comedian, who came to introduce the Oscar for best documentary, had made a joke about the wife of Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and about her baldness due to disease, alopecia. He notably compared her to Demi Moore, bald in the film On equal terms. Will Smith didn’t like the joke at all, as he stood up and punched Chris Rock in the face, before yelling, “Leave my wife’s name out of your f***ing mouth!”
During the commercial break, Denzel Washington tried to calm Will Smith down, while his publicist repeatedly came to talk to him. The actor was seen in tears during this sequence, probably measuring the scope of his gesture. A few minutes later, once the confusion passed, a new sequence came to upset this music ceremony Will Smith received the Oscar for best actor for his role in The Williams Method.
In a confused speech, in tears, the actor did not fail to apologize to the Academy and the other nominees (but not to Chris Rock), before recalling that he took his role very seriously. protector and father: “Art imitates life. I look like a crazy father tonight, like Richard Williams. But love makes you do crazy things,” he said, in tears, before launching: “Thank you. I hope that the Academy of Oscars will invite me again.” According to Vanity Fair, Will Smith later declined to comment on the streak and did not answer questions from reporters at the press conference following his victory.
What Will Smith Risk After Punching Chris Rock?
It is not known what relationship Will Smith and Chris Rock had before the famous slap of the Oscars 2022. According to information from Variety, which cites the Los Angeles police, Chris Rock would have decided not to file a complaint against Will Smith after that it hit him on the Oscars stage. The Oscar-winning actor faced six months in prison and a $100,000 fine. If Chris Rock has not filed a complaint about the moment, he still has six months to change his mind. The Academy is also unlikely to ask Will Smith to return his Best Actor Oscar, despite condemning his behavior half-heartedly on social media, saying ‘not condoning acts of violence’ but preferring to celebrate the winners of the evening.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett met in 1994. The actress auditioned for the role of the girlfriend of the character played by Will Smith in the series The prince of Bel-Air. Jada Pinkett will not land the role, but begins a friendly relationship with the actor. Their romance began in 1997. They married and gave birth to a son, Jaden, born in 1998 and a daughter, Willow, born in 2000. Before meeting Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith had married Sheree Zampino in 1992. They had a boy, Trey Smith, the same year. Three years after their marriage, the couple divorced.
In 2018, Jada-Pinkett Smith announces in the series Red Table Talk suffering from alopecia, a “terrifying” experience: “my hair has always been an important part of my identity. Taking care of my hair – and having the choice to have it or not – was a wonderful ritual for me.
