Will Smith slap takes on new meaning after Jada's Chris Rock comment
Arts And Entertainment,Will Smith
Dubbed "the slap heard around the world," viewers were stunned on March 28, 2022, when Will Smith jumped out of his seat and smacked host Chris Rock across the face during the Oscars ceremony. The on-stage attack was in response to a joke the 58-year-old comedian made about the actor's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock compared the actress's shaved head to G.I. Jane, the 1997 film for which Demi Moore famously sheared her long locks. The incident was a bad look for both Rock and Smith, with the latter's public...
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