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Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorConsider this a PSA: The owner of the verified Twitter @willsmith account is not the disgraced actor Will Smith who just resigned from the Academy after slapping Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards.The actor Will Smith does not have an official Twitter account.After the actor announced Friday he was relinquishing his membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, Will Smith — a podcaster, gamer and PR guy for indie game studio Stray Bombay who lives in San Francisco — girded for a new tweetstorm of misdirected commentary toward @willsmith, which he’s had since 2007. “Oh no, not again,” he wrote in a GIF of a flying bowl of petunias (a reference to “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe”).

A new video angle from Sunday night's Oscars ceremony shows Jada Pinkett Smith laughing at Chris Rock's comment immediately after Will Smith slapped him. Smith stormed the Oscars stage and slapped Rock after he made a joke about Pinkett Smith's bald head while presenting an award. "Will Smith just smacked the s--- out of me," Rock said as Smith walked off the stage.

slapped Chris Rock on the stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. In a statement, the Academy did not give any details about who made the request or how, but it did say that Smith refused to leave his seat.

The fallout from Will Smith's altercation with Chris Rock at Sunday's Oscars is still rumbling on. The star-studded audience and people watching across the world were left stunned when the Fresh Prince and Men In Black actor walked up on stage a struck comedian Rock in the face.

making a joke about Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair loss during the Oscars. Reports now suggest that Rock didn't know about Jada's alopecia.

Amy Schumer is reflecting on the 2022 Oscars.

A heavy moment. Willow Smith subtly weighed in after her father, Will Smith, slapped Chris Rock in the face at the 2022 Oscars.

J. Kim Murphy Zoë Kravitz has shared her disapproval of Will Smith’s controversial evening at the Oscars on Sunday, in which the actor walked onto the ceremony stage and slapped Chris Rock after the comedian said a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Jada Pinkett Smith is speaking out.

By Rory CarrollLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Boxing promoter Jake Paul has offered Will Smith and Chris Rock $15 million each to step in the ring and settle their differences after Smith slapped Rock during Sunday's Oscars awards ceremony. Smith strode on stage during the televised ceremony and struck Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about the appearance of Smith's wife. "I got $15m for Will Smith and $15m for Chris Rock ready to go," Paul, who runs Most Valuable Promotions, wrote on Twitter.

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”.

Will Smith has shared a formal apology to Chris Rock, following the pair’s altercation at this year’s Oscars ceremony.During Sunday’s event (March 27), Smith interrupted a monologue of Rock’s after the latter joked about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, being bald (the Matrix actress has been open in the past about suffering with alopecia). Smith walked up to the stage and slapped Rock, then after returning to his seat, yelled at the presenting comedian: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”Later in the evening, Smith won the Oscar for Best Actor In A Leading Role, taking home the trophy for his work in King Richard.

Breaking his silence. Will Smith spoke out, condemning violence following the infamous incident at the 2022 Oscars, in which the King Richard star slapped Chris Rock across the face for joking about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head.

The show must go on. After Will Smith slapped Chris Rock for his joke about Jada Pinkett Smith at the 2022 Oscars, people behind the scenes were “scrambling” to figure out their next steps.

Chris Rock did his best to have a good time after being slapped by Will Smith at the 2022 Oscars after making a joke about the  star's wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, but a source tells ET, he was «still in shock.»«Chris was at Guy’s [Oseary] party and was having a good time. He didn’t want to let the incident with Will ruin his night out with friends,» the source shares. «Chris was still in shock by the whole incident and didn’t want it to become a whole thing at the party so he didn’t talk too much about it.»«Honestly, Chris seemed to really be having fun and not letting it get to him,» the source adds.And some pics from Oseary's party prove just that, with the comedian posing for some playful photos with Oseary, Woody Harrelson, Robert De Niro and artist JR.A post shared by JR (@jr)Rock, who made a joke about Pinkett Smith before at the 2016 Oscars, took another jab at her on Sunday night when he said, «Jada, I love ya. , can't wait to see it.» (Pinkett Smith has been open about her struggles with alopecia, an autoimmune disorder which causes bald spots and hair loss.) Moments later, Smith walked onto the stage and gave Rock an open-handed slap to his cheek.

Zack Sharf Howard Stern compared Will Smith to Donald Trump during the March 28 episode of his long-running SiriusXM radio show (via Mediaite). Stern was responding to the drama that unfolded at the 94th Academy Awards, where Will Smith took the stage and slapped Chris Rock on live television after Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved bald head. Pinkett Smith shaved her head last year because she has alopecia, which causes hair loss.“He opened hand with a lot of force, smacks him right in the mouth on TV,” Stern said.

One step forward. Diddy shared an update on where Will Smith stands with Chris Rock after the pair’s heated exchange at the 2022 Academy Awards.