Will Smith Smacks Chris Rock on Oscar Stage After Jada Pinkett Smith Joke

Yawn.

When You make what could well be taken as funny about the family members of others You better be carful, some thing aren't funny at all and offensive. Most people are very protective of their own family members and will not tolerate things that may be insulting. The Oscar's seem to be a place for the last few years for ignorant comment that are offensive to many people anyway and one reason I will no longer waste My time even watching them. These people seem to be so absorbed in their world of pretend they can no longer relate of properly behave with real life or other people.

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
..."Pinkett Smith has spoken publicly about her hair loss due to the autoimmune disease alopecia. In 2018, Pinkett Smith opened up during an episode of her show, "Red Table Talk," saying "It was terrifying when it first started. I was in the shower one day and had just handfuls of hair in my hands and I was just like 'Oh my God, am I going bald?'"

Will Smith later apologized, without directly mentioning the earlier confrontation, to the Academy and his fellow Best Actor nominees while accepting the award. He said Richard Williams, whom he portrays in "King Richard," was a "fierce defender of his family."

Here's the moment Chris Rock made a "G.I. Jane 2" joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, prompting Will Smith to punch him and yell, "Leave my wife’s name out of your f--king mouth."

"I want to apologize to the Academy," Smith said. "I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. This is a beautiful moment and I'm not crying for winning an award. It's not about winning an award for me. It's about being able to shine a light on all of the people. Tim and Trevor and Zack and Saniyya and Demi and Aunjanue and the entire cast and crew of 'King Richard,' Venus and Serena, the entire Williams family. Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams."

The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg tweeted footage of Smith being pulled aside and comforted by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry during the commercial break right after Smith smacked Rock. Smith eventually made his way to his seat, and appeared to wipe tears from his eyes.

During the commercial break, Will Smith is pulled aside and comforted by Denzel Washington and Tyler Perry, who motion for him to brush it off. Will appears to wipe tears from his eyes as he sits back down with Jada, with Denzel comforting Jada and Will’s rep by his side."...