Oscars 2022: Drama as Actor Will Smith slaps Chris Rock onstage for making a joke with his wife’s name[VIDEO]

US Rapper and Actor, Will Smith, gave everyone something to talk about during the 94th Academy Awards (Oscars) on Sunday night when he shockingly went onstage to give colleague, Chris Rock a dirty slap.

During the third hour of the telecast, Rock took the stage to present the award for best documentary, and cracked a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith as being in “GI Jane 2” – seemingly a reference to her shaved head. (Pinkett-Smith has been open in the past about suffering from alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.)

“Jada, I love ya,” Rock said. “G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it. All right?”

Reacting, Will Smith stood up, stormed onstage and smacked a stunned Rock in the face.

As Smith went back to his seat, Rock marveled, “Wow, wow … Will Smith just smacked the shit out of me.”

“Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth!” Smith roared, again seated in the audience.

“Wow dude, it was a G.I. Jane joke,” Rock said, which prompted Smith to repeat his demand.

Looking visibly shaken, Rock paused for a moment and then told the crowd: “That was a — Greatest night in the history of television” and then continued along with his presenter moment.

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