SAG-AFTRA Condemns Will Smith’s “Unacceptable” Oscar Slap On Chris Rock

Jay Leno is sharing his thoughts about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the midst of the 2022 Oscars.

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.

Still reeling from the incident. Amy Schumer, who cohosted the 2022 Oscars, further discussed the Will Smith and Chris Rock drama in her most recent standup routine.

Will Smith has now resigned from the Academy following the viral incident he was involved in at the Oscars. The acclaimed actor slapped comedian Chris Rock in the face during the ceremony held on Sunday, March 27, in response to a joke made about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is beginning “disciplinary proceedings” against Will Smith — and they have already revealed some shocking new details about what happened in the wake of the incident!

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.

Chris Rock once described how he let people "walk all over him." Two months before Will Smith smacked the comedian during Sunday’s Academy Awards, the 57-year-old appeared on "Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade" and discussed being "bullied ridiculously" throughout his childhood. "Half of the bullying was because I was just a little guy," the "Saturday Night Live" alum recalled. "Then I got bused to school and the bullying was because I was a little guy and I was Black.

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

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.

It appears actions might, in fact, have consequences.

Sheree Zampino has taken to social media to share a snap of her basking in her ex-husband Will Smith’s glory after the actor was awarded his first ever Oscar. Will, 53, and Sheree were married between the years of 1992 and 1995, and share 29 year old son Trey together.The I Am Legend actor went on to marry Jada Pinkett Smith two years after his divorce from Sheree. While the pair went their separate ways some time ago, Sheree, 54, still supports her ex-husband, and celebrated his Oscar win with him.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is launching a formal review into the Will Smith and Chris Rock altercation during the Oscars Sunday evening. In a statement Monday, a spokesperson for the film academy told Variety: "The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show.

The morning after a raucous Oscarcast which saw Will Smith slap presenter Chris Rock in the face over his joke about the King Richard Oscar winner wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued another statement.

We are still reeling from Sunday night’s shocking “slap seen around the world” at the Oscars involving Will Smith and Chris Rock.

Sunday night’s incident at the Oscars when Brzezinski pointed out Pinkett Smith’s reputation for strength and openness.“Two things come to my mind: No. 1, Jada Pinkett Smith is one of the most empowered, helpful to women, women that I’ve ever, you know, seen out there in front,” Brzezinski said. “She is strong; she’s beautiful; she shares a lot of vulnerable stories during her ‘Red Table Talks.’ She shares with her family; she goes there on issues.

Will Smith looked like he was putting the night’s earlier drama behind him as he partied following his win at the Oscars. Earlier in the night, the 53 year old actor had caused one of the ceremony’s most talked about moments when he punched Chris Rock in the face after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.

Will Smith startled the celebrity world after going on stage and attacking comedian Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Smith, who later won best actor for his role in King Richard, stormed the Oscars stage after Rock had poked fun at his wife's hair.