At the Oscars, Will Smith struck Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
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“Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” he said, in an alledged reference to her shaved hair style – which is a result of the hair loss condition, alopecia.
Smith walked on stage and hit Rock before returning to his seat whilst shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your [expletive] mouth.”
Will Smith did later apologise on stage, but not directly to Chris Rock.
“I want to apologise to the Academy. I want to apologise to my all my fellow nominees,” said a very tearful Smith
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‘Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams. But love will make you do crazy things.”
Rock’s joke was a reference to Demi Moore’s performance as the title character in the 1997 film GI Jane, in which she wore a buzzcut.
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In the immediate aftermath of the event, the comedian appeared surprised, but told the audience:
“That was the greatest night in the history of television.”
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which organises the Oscars, tweeted that it “does not condone violence of any form”.
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