Adam Sandler Shows Public Support For Chris Rock After Will Smith Slap!

Gilbert Gottfried showed support for Chris Rock in his final days. Gottfried, one of the most recognizable voices in show business, died after a long illness on Tuesday. He was 67.

Gilbert Gottfried stood up for a longtime friend in his final social media post just two weeks before his death.

Another one of Chris Rock’s brothers is coming to his defense after he was slapped for the whole world to see!

While Chris Rock immediately went into “joke mode” after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars, there was some underlying emotion.

Chris Rock has seemingly defended Will Smith in a fresh exchange between him and a fan while continuing on his stand-up tour.  MORE: Amy Schumer makes career decision in wake of 'traumatizing' Will Smith Oscars upsetThe Madagascar star, who was performing at The Wilbur theatre in Boston on Thursday, was quick to disagree with a heckler who shouted out a negative comment about Will.

The slap heard around the world is still reverberating, both in the media and probably in the emotional psyches of Will Smith and Chris Rock. And while Smith has apologized for slapping the presenter at the Oscars this past weekend, and Jada Pinkett Smith has called for “healing,” Rock has stayed silent so far on the matter.

Chris Rock is back onstage and back to telling jokes after getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday. Rock performed two shows at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Wednesday night to a sold-out crowd.

Chris Rock is back onstage and back to telling jokes after getting slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars on Sunday. Rock performed two shows at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston on Wednesday night to a sold-out crowd. Rock was met with a standing ovation once he entered the stage.

shocking assault of Chris Rock at the Oscars. The actor, 53, stormed the stage at Sunday night’s event, slapping the 57-year-old comic across the face after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, 50.Now, venues across the country are considering “adding security guards, pre-show warnings and even metal detectors” in fear of copycat attacks, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “We’ve never had anything like that in our history,” Noam Dworman, owner of New York’s iconic Comedy Cellar, told the publication of the incident witnessed live by millions.

In the third consecutive day of ABC’s The View kicking off the show with a discussion of Will Smith’s Oscar slap of Chris Rock, moderator (and Oscar Board of Governors member) Whoopi Goldberg and co-host Sunny Hostin decried public debate that focuses on Smith’s race.

Will Smith.The comedian was struck by the actor following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. In 2018, Pinkett Smith revealed she has alopecia.A Vanity Fair awards insider has since reported that Rock tried to downplay the situation as he exited the stage, nodding to Smith’s Oscar-nominated turn as the boxer in 2001’s Ali.“When Chris Rock walked back to the wings of the stage with the winners, his cheek was red, but he tried to play it off to the gobsmacked crew and fellow presenters by making a joke about one of Will Smith’s other Oscar-nominated roles,” they wrote.“One witness said he remarked loudly, ‘That’s the only time you get hit my Muhammad Ali and it doesn’t leave a scratch.’”Will Smith has since issued a formal apology to Rock via his Instagram page.

The slap heard around the world. Chris Rock shaded Will Smith after he slapped him at the Oscars 2022 for his joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith’s bald head.

A different kind of slapstick. David Spade, Kathy Griffin and more comedians voiced their concerns after Will Smith hit Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.

Will Smith has offered a public apology to Chris Rock, as well as to the members of the Academy, the producers, the attendees and everyone who watched around the world. The regretful actor also apologized to Serena and Venus Williams family, as well as the crew that worked on King Richard, the film based on the life of the father of the famous tennis players, which earned him the Oscar for Best Actor. His apology comes after reports confirmed the comedian would not be pressing charges against Will for the slap heard around the world.

Chris Rock was reportedly left "shaken and bewildered" after Will Smith slapped him across the face at the 2022 Oscars making headlines around the world.The comedian, 57, reportedly went straight to his dressing room following his speech on stage, before promptly leaving the building. Moments before he was struck, Chris had made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith, comparing her shaven head to Demi Moore in GI Joe. Jada revealed in 2018 that she has alopecia, a condition that causes hair loss.

LIVE – Updated at 00:50This year’s Oscars featured shocks, sighs and surprises – but all anyone will care about is a slap. The Academy Awards took place on Sunday night, with films including The Power of the Dog, West Side Story, Licorice Pizza and Coda battling it out in the big categories. The biggest story of the night had almost nothing to do with the awards: a shocking altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock sparked by a joke about Smith’s wife Jada.

Will Smith has issued a public apology to Chris Rock after slapping the comedian at the Oscars. Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars (Chris Pizzello/AP)The 53-year-old, posting on Instagram, called his behaviour at the Academy Awards "unacceptable and inexcusable" and said he was embarrassed by his actions.

Will Smith has issued a public apology to comedian Chris Rock after slapping him at the 2022 Oscars over a joke he made about the actor's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith. The I Am Legend actor, 53, had taken offence at Chris, 57, taking a quip aimed at 50 year old Jada and her shaved head. Will then proceeded to walk on stage and slap the star across the face, before returning to his seat and shouting: “Get my wife’s name out your f***** mouth”.