‘Violence instead of words’: Will Smith condemned for hitting Chris Rock at the Oscars
28.03.2022 - 17:43
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Jada Pinkett Smith. “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2,” Rock said in an apparent reference to her shaved hair, which is a result of the hair loss condition alopecia. Smith walked on stage and hit Rock before returning to his seat and shouting: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.
”Evaristo, the Man Booker prize-winning writer, tweeted: “What a thing to wake up to. Only the fifth black man in nearly 100 years to win an Oscar for male lead, and the first in 16 years, resorts to violence instead of utilising the power of words to slay Chris Rock. Then he claims God and love made him do it.
” The four other black men who have won an Oscar for best actor are Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Jamie Foxx and Forest Whitaker. Related: Will Smith hits Chris Rock over joke about Jada Pinkett Smith at Oscars Shortly after the incident, Smith won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard, and used his speech to make a tearful apology, saying he wanted to be “a vessel for love”. “I want to apologise to the Academy.
I want to apologise to all my fellow nominees,” he said. “Art imitates life. I look like the crazy father, just like they said about Richard Williams.
But love will make you do crazy things. ”The moment has since spawned a frenzy of responses, from delighted memes to anger and concern. The Last Samurai producer, Marshall Herskovitz, called on the Academy to take disciplinary action against Smith, while actor Mia Farrow tweeted: “It was just a joke.