Will Smith hits Chris Rock at the Oscars Platform

Will Smith punched Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars. He was laughing about Jada Pinkett Smith’s wife.

“Jada,” he exclaimed, referring to Jane’s shaved hair, which is a result of her hair loss condition alopecia.

Smith took to the stage, struck Rock and then returned to his seat shouting: “Keep my [expletive] wife’s name out your mouth!”

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Later, he apologized on stage.

“I would like to apologize to the Academy. During a tearful acceptance speech, he stated that he wanted to apologize to all his fellow nominees.

For his role as the father of tennis legends Venus Williams and Serena Williams, the star won the Oscar for the first Oscar in his career.

He said, “Art imitates life.” “I look just like Richard Williams’ crazy father.” Love will make you do crazy stuff.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences organizes the Oscars. Tweeted it “doesn’t condone violence of all forms”.

Rock joked about 1997’s film GI Jane in which Demi Moore played the lead role.