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"I would have slapped him if he spoke about my wife like that." #WillSmithChrisRock

Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live at the Oscars in response to a joke the comedian made about Sm...

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19.35 28 Mar 2022


"I would have slapped him if he spoke about my wife like that." #WillSmithChrisRock


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Will Smith slapped Chris Rock live at the Oscars in response to a joke the comedian made about Smith’s Wife Jada’s hair loss as a result of alopecia. The Show went on and the Academy said later it did not condone violence in any form. Will Smith a few minutes later went on to win the best actor award for King Richard based on the tennis father of the Williams sisters, he made an apology in a tearful acceptance speech. LAPD said Chris Rock declined to press charges. Was this out of order or a man defending his wife? Henry McKean has been getting reaction.


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