{"id":70233,"date":"2022-03-28T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T03:48:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=70233"},"modified":"2022-03-28T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2022-03-28T04:00:26","slug":"will-smith-hits-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-later-apologises-when-he-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/will-smith-hits-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-later-apologises-when-he-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith Hits Chris Rock At The Oscars, Later Apologises When He Wins Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h6>Images: Twitter<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Will Smith has offered a tearful apology after he won Best Actor for \u2018King Richard\u2019 after earlier appearing to strike comedian Chris Rock over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/david-and-will\/kochie-talks-about-the-pressure-on-pafc-following\/embed\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Kochie Talks About The Pressure On PAFC Following \u201cTerrible\u201d Loss\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rock reportedly joked about Smith\u2019s wife appearing in a G.I. Jane movie because of her shaved head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jada Pinkett Smith has previously spoken about her struggle with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder which can lead to hair loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SCROLL DOWN FOR CENSORED VISION<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith walked on stage and appeared to hit Rock before returning to his seat in the audience and twice telling Rock to \u201ckeep my wife\u2019s name out of your f***ing mouth\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tense moments at this year&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a> as Will Smith confronted Chris Rock on stage live on tv, following a joke that mocked a medical condition of his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EViXaQY1NZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/EViXaQY1NZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cmG3abSiRW\">pic.twitter.com\/cmG3abSiRW<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMA\/status\/1508285876933218314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith later apologised to the Academy and \u201call my fellow nominees\u201d after winning Best Actor for King Richard &#8211; a film about Richard Williams, father of tennis stars Venus and Serena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Will Smith: &quot;I want to apologize to the Academy and I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees &#8212; this is a beautiful moment and I&#39;m not crying about winning an award&#8230;it&#39;s about being able to shine light.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oscars?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Oscars<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EViXaQY1NZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/EViXaQY1NZ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NhyqzDtkf0\">pic.twitter.com\/NhyqzDtkf0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Good Morning America (@GMA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GMA\/status\/1508282761907478538?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Images: Twitter Will Smith has offered a tearful apology after he won Best Actor for \u2018King Richard\u2019 after earlier appearing to strike comedian Chris Rock over a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock reportedly joked about Smith\u2019s wife appearing in a G.I. Jane movie because of her shaved head. 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