Will Smith's son Jaden says dad's speech made him cry, deletes tweet amid Chris Rock slapping row

After Will Smith shocked audience across the globe by slapping presenter Chris Rock on Oscars 2022 stage  before winning the Best Actor Oscar, his 23-year-old son Jaden tweeted in his family's support.

Smith assaulted Rock after he cracked a joke on his wife and actor Jada Pinkett Smith on her cropped hair. The 50-year-old actor had in the past spoken about her battle with the autoimmune disorder alopecia, which can cause hair loss and balding.

Jaden posted a selfie on Twitter with the message: “My dads speech made me cry.” But, he deleted the tweet soon after. Screenshots of it have, however, been doing rounds on social media.
He then followed it up with another tweet, "And that's how we do it."

His 21-year-sister Willow is yet to make a comment on the incident on social media.

Will Smith, in his tearful Oscar speech, apologised to the Academy and fellow nominees -- but notably not to Rock -- after winning the Oscar for Best Actor for King Richard later in the night.