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Will Smith slaps Chris Rock during the Oscars after joke about Smith's wife

Actor Will Smith hit presenter Chris Rock in the face at the Oscars after a joke about Smith's wife's appearance.
Smith shouted, "Keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth," leading to a shocked audience and a cut audio feed during the broadcast.
Despite the incident, rapper Diddy mentioned resolving the issue "like family" at a post-awards show party.

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BBC News

Oscar winner Will Smith hits Chris Rock on stage - BBC News

The best actor winner apologises to the Academy - but not to Rock - after striking the comedian.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Oscars 2022: Will Smith Gives Chris Rock A Hard Slap On Stage Over Jada Pinkett Smith Joke. Watch

Oscars 2022: Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on the stage during the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. The actor slapped the Oscar presenter over a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's look.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Will Smith wins Oscar for best actor after appearing to hit Chris Rock – Oscars 2022 live!

We can hardly contain ourselves as the 94th Academy Awards gets under way in Hollywood, on the biggest night in the film industry’s year

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Will Smith hits Chris Rock on Oscars stage

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2 years ago·Canada

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The Independent

Will Smith appears to hit Chris Rock on Oscars stage after gag about wife Jada

The comedian looked visibly shocked after the encounter.

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Will Smith smacks Chris Rock on stage at Oscars, drops F-bomb

(Note language in second and sixth paragraphs some readers may find offensive) By Frank McGurty and Daniel Trotta LOS ANGELES - Best actor nominee Will Smith smacked presenter Chris Rock in the face with an open hand and shouted a vulgarity at the comedian for making a joke about his wife's appearance at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday. The episode at first appeared to be a scripted

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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