While presenting the best documentary feature award at the 2022 Oscars, Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head. Rock said he couldn't wait to see Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia areata, star in 'G.I. Jane 2' which led Smith to go up on stage and slap Rock.
During the Oscars ceremony, Will Smith charged the stage and struck Chris Rock during the broadcast after he made a joke about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, likening her shaved head to the buzzcut sported by Demi Moore in 'G.I. Jane'. Pinkett Smith suffers from hair loss due to alopecia. Here's how she has reacted to it.
Although a shaven head for a woman should not signify anything but a style choice, Pinkett Smith’s shaven head is also due to alopecia. In 2021, she shared a video on Instagram explaining the disorder.
Comedian Trevor Noah opened the Grammy Awards by alluding to Hollywood star Will Smith's controversial slap at Chris Rock during the Oscars. Whereas, presenters Questlove and Nate Bargatze joked about it as they went up on stage.
Even after repenting and apologizing for his actions, it seems like Will Smith's career has come to a halt. His film 'Fast and Loose' has been put on hold by Netflix after he slapped comedian Chris Rock at Oscars 2022 a few days ago.
"I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work," Will Smith stated.
The Academy revealed that Will Smith now faces "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted" as a result of the slap. Smith issued an apology on Monday, particularly addressing Chris Rock, which he had not done in his best actor speech the night before.
Will Smith, who won the Oscar for best actor for 'King Richard' not long after the Chris Rock slap, has been given 15 days notice of a vote regarding his violations and sanctions and has the opportunity to provide a written response. He now faces "suspension, expulsion, or other sanctions permitted."
After the incident at the Oscars 2022 involving Will Smith and Chris Rock, the latter was in Boston, Massachusetts for his stand-up show where he broke his silence for the first time after being slapped on national TV.
At the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith created a storm by slapping presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about Will's wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head by comparing it to the look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie 'G.I. Jane'.
The Will Smith and Chris Rock slap incident at the Oscars 2022 has brought to light Alopecia Areata, a condition that Will Smith's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith is suffering from. People from all around the world have been talking about it. On Wednesday, Bollywood actress Sameera Reddy shares the experience of getting diagnosed with the condition in 2016.
The incident started when Chris Rock came on stage to announce the winners for best documentary feature award and made a tasteless joke about Will Smith's wife Pinkett Smith, saying she could star in the sequel to "G.I.Jane", in an apparent reference to her shaved head because of the autoimmune disorder alopecia.
Jim Carrey said, "I was sickened. I was sickened by the standing ovation, (after Will Smith won his first Oscar for the Best Actor for King Richard- The Guardian) felt like Hollywood is just spineless en masse."
An old video of Will Smith slapping a person on the red carpet is viral on social media after the actor slapped Chris Rock during the live telecast of Oscars 2022.
Chris Rock and Will Smith hit headlines after the latter slapped the comic on stage during the live broadcast of the Academy Awards over a joke he made about the star's wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith.
Will Smith left everyone stunned after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars 2022. The whole controversy erupted after comedian Chris joked about Smith's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head during this year's Oscars ceremony. Here's how his mother reacted to the whole situation.
At the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after he made a joke about Will's wife-actress Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock made a joke about Pinkett Smith's shaved head by comparing it to the look of Demi Moore in the 1997 movie 'G.I. Jane'.
In April 2019, Will Smith had said that his trip to India awakened a new understanding of himself and the world around him. The actor, who visited Haridwar to shoot for his Facebook Watch show "Will Smith's Bucket List", took to Instagram and had shared pictures of the experience.
B-town diva Kangana Ranaut came forward in support of Hollywood actor Will Smith. The actress called him 'Bigda Hua Sanghi' in her latest social media post. She shared a funny meme on the incident that took place on the Sunday night of Oscar Award 2022. Read full details below
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