Oscars 2022: Will Smith punches Chris Rock over joke about spouse Jada Pinkett

By ANI

LOS ANGELES: American actor Will Smith punched comic Chris Rock after he acquired miffed on the latter’s joke directed at his spouse Jada Pinkett Smith in the course of the 94th Academy Awards.

After slapping Rock, Smith walked again and used expletives, saying: “Keep my wife’s name out of your *** mouth”. As per Variety, Rock appeared on stage to current the Oscar for documentary characteristic and he then made a joke about Jada-Pinkett Smith (Will Smith’s spouse) being in ‘G.I. Jane’ due to her shaved bald head.

Initially, Smith was laughing however Jada clearly appeared affected by the joke. Smith then took to the stage to punch Rock.

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Many within the ceremony appeared shocked by the altercation. Diddy, who was the following presenter addressed the state of affairs by saying: “Will and Chris, we’re going to solve that like family. Right now we’re moving on with love. Everybody make some nose.”

Last 12 months, Jada Pinkett Smith had introduced that she shaved her head after scuffling with alopecia. Talking about Will Smith, the actor is nominated within the Best Actor Category for ‘King Richard’.

The 94th Academy Awards are being held on the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and the ceremony is being hosted by Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes. The nominations for the Oscars have been introduced on February 8 this 12 months by actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Leslie Jordan.