A year ago, Oscar nominee Will Smith had suddenly stormed the stage and smacked presenter Chris Rock, who had made an off-color joke about Smith's wife, the actor Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Comedian Chris Rock hit back at the Oscar-winning actor, a year after he slapped him in front of the world on the Academy Awards stage.
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Comedian Chris Rock had been slapped by Will Smith at this years Oscars' ceremony in March for making fun of his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair loss struggle.
Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video, saying that his behavior was unacceptable.
Actor Will Smith had slapped comedian Chris Rock at the Oscars ceremony in March for making light of his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss condition.
AR Rahman made the comments after was shown a picture of himself with Will Smith. While the photo was old, some of comments on it were made after the Oscar incident.
Meanwhile, Will Smith was spotted at a private airport in Mumbai on Saturday– his first public appearance since the Oscars slapgate.
This comes days after things took a turn at Oscars 2022 when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's closely cropped hair.
Will Smith, who resigned from the Academy days ago after issuing a public apology including to Chris Rock, said he has accepted the 10-year Oscars ban.
Will Smith is also not permitted to attend any other events held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences over the next decade because of the Oscars 2022 slap.
Oscars 2022: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences brought forward its board meeting for procedural reasons after Will Smith resigned his membership from the group.
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Oscars 2022: Will Smith had hit Chris Rock for his joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith's hair loss.
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Oscars 2022: The ceremony came to be dominated by one shocking moment where Will Smith went up to the stage to smack Chris Rock for cracking a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
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Smith’s resignation came two days after the academy met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the groups standards of conduct.