The Entire Will Smith Oscars Slap Controversy Explained 

What was your initial reaction to the slap?

Chris Rock should host it again but wear a boxing helmet as a joke.

That was the most excitement a Oscars show has had in years.

What really gets me is that he took too long to get around to apologizing to Chris Rock . On Twitter, he apologized to everyone else BUT Chris rock which makes me question the sincerity of any of his apologies

Chris Rock deserves an Oscar for keeping his composure.

Okay we all know he wouldn't have done anything if Jada hadn't looked at him like that, he was literally laughing, like this.........🤣🤣🤣🤣

This wasn't even the first time he slapped someone on camera

If it was Dwayne Johnson making the joke, that would never have happened. It's only cuz he knew he could do it with no physical repercussions

One word. "Jada."

i blame jada. will thought it was funny and was laughing at the joke, until he saw her rolling her eyes. sad that he got in trouble for her. even after she cheated and referred to it as an entanglement 😒

Love doesn't make you do crazy things. It's Narcissism.

Don't say anything negative about Will on here. He will see the post on here, go to your house and slap you. 😂😂😂

WAIT OJ SIMPSON WAS UPSET ABOUT THE VIOLENCE? WHAT?

This is still a thing!?

"But hey, that's the downside of comedy. You're always taking shots from folks who just don't get the joke." (The Joker - Batman the animated series)

Will's line, "Keep my wife's name out your f**king mouth" was lifted from a Samuel L. Jackson film called "Lakeview Terrace" released in 2008.

Jada doesn't have alopecia. She uses it for self-promotion like Amber Heard uses DV.

I watched the unedited cut of the slapping incident here on RU-vid about 40min before the Oscars ceremony was finished. Chris Rock did not do anything wrong at all and what he said about Jada was pretty minor and harmless compared to what could have been said by other comics who are more vulgar than Rock. Will Smith was out of control that night and he may never get another Oscar ever again for his actions. There was an article that was released right after the Oscar nominations were coming in and it was announced that only 50% of the Motion Picture Academy board would vote for Smith's performance in EMANCIPATION and the other 50% would not. There was also an announcement that was made a few weeks ago that mentioned that because of Smith's actions last year that there will be an actual crisis support team on hand at the Oscars next weekend in case something else happens. How much Smith's actions will cost him as the future unfolds remains to be seen.

Bad Boys 4 up in the air?!? "Hold my netflix password"

OJ appalled over a slap....lmao.

Respect...my man.... Respect... It's very difficult and shows Great character to turn the other cheek!

Glad Cris Rock finally filed a lawsuit against Will for not knowing how to control his emotions. I applaud Chris for not reacting in a ignorant violent manner like Will Smith. Sticks and stones and we know the rest. Do not put your hands on ANYONE!

I’m not surprised. Mark Hamill doesn’t seem like a “slap thy neighbor “ kinda person but I am also not surprised Jayden smith backed his father because probably in his mind, his mother had been disrespected

This is why comedy can be tragic, not everyone will get the joke, and comedy can have the tendency to be not kind or compassionate just to get the punchline. It's tough to know which side was on the right, while Will chose a violent way, maybe Chris could've chosen something less targetted and mocking and more friendly or light-hearted. You never know what's going on other people's minds so it's best to respect them. Regardless, it's a tough controversy to break down and make a verdict out of.

The thing is, it was not a very nice joke to say, since it is a disease, but you can see that his intention wasn't to be harmful. It was indelicate? yes, but Will Smith should've kept his composure. If Jada really was pissed off by the joke, she could've gone there and slapped him herself

I just have a few questions. When Is the G.I. Jane 2 movie coming out? Will Jada make a cameo appearance?

Jada Pinkett laughs about how she cheated on Will at the Red Table Talk, but can't take a bald joke.

Well, that was quick

tomorrow this incident will be 1 year old, time flies.

The 2016 Jada joke wasn’t about her celebrity but about the fact that she was on a television show and wasn’t in any movies, y’all have that one wrong.

This is an act that can't be explained!

I will never watch his movies again

I think he was first know as a rapper

I hope they work it out 🤞

Will was musician for years. Enabling Fresh Prince. Fresh Prince was not his beginning.

They did the EXACT same skit in the 50s. Someone sent me the clip. I feel tricked.

Look, if Chris Rock was takin' pot shots @ Mrs. Smith, I can't exactly blame Will...

I dont get this can someone explain what did the joke rock made mean?

Could someone tell me what angered will because I didn’t understand the joke Chris put out there

He can't accept that Mr Perfect isn't so perfect. He's still having a hard time learning he's human, humans fall short all the time and that what's keeps us going he needs to realize that.

Deeper than that supposedly back in 2019 rumors got out will and Jada was getting a divorce and Chris tried to slide on Jada knowing he’s friends with will nothing to do with gi Jane reference

Both Will and Jada seemed to think that Chris was making fun of her condition.

Human ego can fuck your life up if you dont guard it.

Ego gone wild. Appropriate as he was doing a film about the Williams'.

This is why you better watch your behavior cause one bad behavior can ruin your whole career you’ve been working on for years.🤔

also, Will should have just asked Chris Rock if he,too, was on the DL

I still haven't stopped calling him Slappy

Pfizer sponsored the Oscars that year. They had just released a drug for Jadas condition. Chris and Will are among the best actors in the world. Hollywood is BRILLIANT at illusion. This was a private and very confidential business agreement. The goal? Boost viewership and INTEREST in Hollywood. Movies are losing out to you tubers. What better way to regain an audience. Through controversy. Viral is not the word. Chris and Will benefitted handsomely. A perfect staged event. I expect nothing less from professional actors on the worlds biggest stage. Publicity stunts MUST be included the next Oscars. "We just watched the biggest event in television history" not "Jada and Will, I sincerely apologise, I went too far, please forgive me". They are buddies from long ago. Absolute bs. The world fell for it. Pfizer, Will, Jada, Chris and Hollywood 1, the rest 0. Guess what? Sold out Chris Rock tours followed the incident. Talk about publicity. These people are geniuses. I worked in marketing. This is top of the heap stuff.

I wish we get another Oscar moment like last year.

That’s extremely sad

It’s been forever. Why are people still talking about this like it happened last night? 😒

Here’s a fact if you don’t want people to talk about your personal bs then don’t make money off of it by airing that stuff in public/write a book about it/ televise it I mean be serious.

god, how many times?

It's not like Chris was hurt.

reminds me of tom cruise's weird-personality-change years ago with Matt Lauer,you look and see these people differently after the fact...i'd hate but love to see will smith at an actors roast,and suprised since will smiths from west philly,you would think he would be more thick-skinned

Eren Yeager told Will Smith to slap Chris.

Went from the greatest to the worst instantly to protect someone who publicly shames him every chance she gets all over a GI Jane Joke stop and think about that for a minute

Punk Will Punk Jada!

omg 2 secound of that clip and my ears hurts ... what a voice

Isn’t being present in the current moment the point of meditating quest?😂

if I were Chris Rock I would have called the cops immediately, that would've been the Oscar we all the deserved!

kings never hurt the jester

I always thought he was such a great actor now when the movie comes across with him in it all I see is him smacking Chris Rock inappropriately he could have just said hey don't disrespect my wife and left it at that the really sad thing is so many kids liked him and looked up to him for his acting and that's what he wants to show them

publicated?

Jada was the boss on that night telling her man to go and stand up for her after that joke

This is kinda late, no?

Who cares

The real reason Will Smith slapped Chris Rock with an open hand, is because paper beats rock.

Sorry, but Chris doesn't need to apologize for that light hearted joke... Every man on Earth deals with hair loss, ... I feel her entire attitude about it is absurd.

Will just had enough. Chris has been cracking jokes on Jada since her and Will married in 1997 back when Chris had his HBO special, The Chris Rock Show.

Chris Rock took a slap. Will Smith & Jada can't take a joke.

Will smiths career and finances should take a hard slap. Celebs getting away with such actions and getting an award for it makes me sick and his position as a celeb makes him and his wife fall guys for jokes like most famous people. What point making a joke about someone elses wife who is a GI Jane that we dont know. Or perhaps Mr Willy had a soft spot for GI Jane lol Respect to Chris Rock the bigger man

I think you should have started with the birth of wills parents to fully explain the controversy!

I wonder if instead of Rock was "The Rock" himself. Smith wouldn't have said a word.

"Lack of diversity in that years nominees." So, they're supposed to nominate people of color just so the nominees are diverse? I thought they nominated people based on their abilities, not the color of their skin. I mean, who'd you rather have as a pilot in a plane you're on? The best pilot, or the person who only made the cut because they were the diversity hire?

Summer of soul

Well, it’s not a good idea to slap but also it’s not good idea to make fun of someone’s wife health condition too… sometimes it’s taking risk to laugh out of someone

Really?! OJ Simpson Being Appalled By Acts Of Violence?

Fun fact lol turns out she never had alopecia...now how do people feel?

Y'all Wanna Make Jokes About It

Jeeeezz!! SICK

Personally, I'd love if that's how you win an Oscar. Nominees get on stage and fight til last one standing. Gotta train for the Oscars.

Finally someone dares to be a man and stand up for a love. its not like he slapped a girl - he slapped another man, for insult, its not a crime but a honorable thing to do. He set stage for future to be on the side of woman and love, great, that someone has dignity in Hollywood.

Jada's condition is nothing compared to my father in law who has no hair anywhere since he was 40. He is a vevey healthy 85 year old. Peter Garret from the famous Australian band , Midnight Oil, has had it since he was 20 and it didn't slow him up. People in public should have a thick skin or stay out. I have my hair but have been a paid musician for 35 years. There are no excuses for what Will did. If Mike Tyson told that joke Will would have done nothing. He's gutless for slapping a much smaller man IMO. If he did that in Australia to anyone he would have a fight on his hands for sure. Kind regards.

praying and hoping for the best for USA. Stay cool headed.

Still can’t believe he did something so stupid.

The fact that will laughed at the joke and franklin the turtle jada pinkett smith alsina give that side eye which meant 2pac wont allowed that and happens what happened

As a preschool teacher, I’ve had to tell 3 year olds to use their words. How old is will smith?

Anger Management for Will Smith. Now I tend to believe he has violent tendencies.

I won’t watch any of his movies anymore. And there’s a lot of good ones but if you can act like a 12 year old girl you should be kicked out of Hollywood.

The tears understand

So he got mad because chris made a joke about his wife. And now everyone hates Will for defending his wife. Interesting

i would pay good money to see what the cameras picked up..... the one that was on w s before the slap heard around the world... bet his wife gave hime grief (shit) so thats why he went from laughing at the joke to being a dick about it

It her fault ruined will careers

You kinda late

He felt like he was untouchable that night and did whatever he felt like. In the process he set things back for black actors in a way we still don't realize yet.

Will Smith revels how weak he really is while Chris Rock rermained solid as a rock!

It's funny y'all recapping this.

I stopped watching will smith movies after the slap

If That Happen Y'all What Would Y'all Do ?