The 94th Oscar Awards witnessed a moment that will go down in history. Actor Will Smith literally slapped Oscar Awards host Chris Rock after a joke he made about his wife. The incident has been brought to the fore all over the world.
The Oscar Awards ceremony, which was held for the 94th time this year, was the place where a completely different event took place while officially determining the best productions of 2021. Will Smith, who was also the winner of the Best Actor Oscar at the ceremony where Dune: Part One won 6 Oscars, verbally and physically assaulted Chris Rock, one of the hosts of the award ceremony.
The Oscar Awards, which has been burning with the loss of ratings in recent years, and which made everyone speechless at the Golden Globes ceremony in 2020, even Ricky Gervais was talked about as the presenter, came to the fore all over the world with an event that is not understood whether it was a script or not. Host Chris Rock made a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, and got an unexpected reaction from Will Smith.
While 50-year-old actress Jada Pinkett Smith suffers from hair loss, Chris Rock made fun of Pinkett’s baldness at the awards ceremony. The original 1997 G.I. In Jane, the star of the movie, Demi Moore, played a specially trained soldier with the number 3 hair. After this joke, Will Smith took the stage and slapped Chris Rock.
After Will Smith’s slap, Chris Rock continued his presentation and said, “Wow… Will Smith slapped me badly.” used the phrases. Meanwhile, Will Smith, returning to his seat, turned to Rock and shouted “Don’t say my wife’s name…”, and then Rock said, “Just G.I. in Jane joke”. Then Will Smith repeated his words, raising his voice again. “It was the greatest night in television history,” Rock said on stage after the discussion.
Will Smith, who took the stage to receive the Oscar Award minutes later, apologized for his behavior. The reality of the event began to be questioned by all the audience watching the ceremony. While the incident continues to be discussed, the Academy may decide to withdraw the Oscar award given to Will Smith due to his behavior, according to the New York Post.
