Will Smith very publicly slapped Chris Rock after the comedian compared Will’s Wife, Jada Pinkett Smith to G.I Jane, which was highly inappropriate and insensitive as Jada has been very open about her hair loss journey due to alopecia.
Will Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor thanks to his amazing performance in King Richard on Sunday evening.
However, people online are baffled as Smith appeared to be laughing along with the comedian at expense of his wife.
I think it’s important to take note that Will Smith sat there and laughed at the joke first before he FLIPPED.
Looks like his tone changed as soon as he saw Jada wasn’t happy.
But why people not even acknowledging W.S. even laughed at the joke?🤷🏻
pic.twitter.com/iUQxAF0oA0— 🌙TSN | Shock (GDM) (@ShockBeast_) March 28, 2022
Did anyone else realize that Will Smith was laughing at the joke until Jada gave him the side eye? pic.twitter.com/vwvo5U1Ayf
— char (@charvontay1) March 28, 2022
After much debate online, many believe the legendary actor was not in fact mad at the comedian for his comment but went for Rock because Jada was offended. While some think the entire thing was scripted and Rock was in on it from the start.
Watch the altercation below:
At this point, neither Jada nor Chris have spoken out publicly about what happened.
