Rock entered the Best Documentary Award when he joked to Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to GI Jane. Smith then got up from his seat near the stage, approached Rock and slapped him. After sitting back, Smith shouted at Rock to “keep my wife’s name away” from his mouth, also using a nonsense. The moment shocked the audience of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and the spectators at home. Before that, the show went pretty smoothly. Rock’s comment was about Pinkett’s hair loss. In 2018, the actress revealed that she was diagnosed with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder. She has often posted about her struggles with the disease on social media and in July 2021, she and Willow’s daughter shaved their heads.
Exchange of Oscar speech reports
About 30 minutes later, Smith referred to the moment when he received the Oscar for Best Actor, for his role as King Richard, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. “Richard Williams was a tough defender of his family,” Smith said. “I have been called in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river for my people. I know how to do what we do, you have to be able to accept the abuse. And to speak crazy People respect you and smile as if you are okay “. Smith later said that actor Denzel Washington pulled him aside after the incident, telling him: “At your highest moment, watch out, then the devil is coming for you.” “I want to apologize to the academy, I want to apologize to all my nominees,” Smith said in tears during his Oscar speech.
title: “Will Smith Slaps Swears At Chris Rock During Live Oscars Broadcast " ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-08” author: “Louise Tantillo”
Rock entered the Best Documentary Award when he joked to Smith that he was looking forward to a sequel to GI Jane. Smith then got up from his seat near the stage, approached Rock and slapped him. After sitting back, Smith shouted at Rock “to keep my wife’s name out of your king’s mouth.” “This was the biggest night in television history,” Rock said before returning to the presentation of the Best Documentary Award, which went to the Questlove Summer of Soul for the 1969 Haarlem Cultural Festival. The incident between Smith and Rock shocked the audience of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and the spectators at home. Before that, the show went pretty smoothly. Rock’s comment was about Pinkett’s hair loss. In 2018, the actress revealed that she was diagnosed with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder. She has often posted about her struggles with the disease on social media and in July 2021, she and Willow’s daughter shaved their heads.
Exchange of Oscar speech reports
About 30 minutes later, Smith referred to the moment when he received the Oscar for Best Actor, for his role as King Richard, the father of tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams. “Richard Williams was a tough defender of his family,” Smith said. “I have been called in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river for my people. I know how to do what we do, you have to be able to accept the abuse. And to speak crazy People respect you and smile as if you are okay “. Smith later said that actor Denzel Washington pulled him aside after the incident, telling him: “At your highest moment, watch out, then the devil is coming for you.” “I want to apologize to the academy, I want to apologize to all my nominees,” Smith said in tears during his Oscar speech.
