Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Are All Smiles With Family at Oscars After-Party Following Chris Rock Slap Moment

Jada Pinkett Smith is back on the red carpet. The 50-year-old actress had her first public appearance on Saturday night since The Academy banned Will Smith from the Oscars for slapping Chris Rock.  Pinkett Smith was joined by Shonda Rhimes and Debbie Allen at the grand opening of the Rhimes Performing Arts Center, which will also be the home for Debbie Allen’s Dance Academy.  Jada Pinkett Smith made her first public appearance since the 2022 Oscars on Saturday night.

Will Smith could find out his Oscars fate within hours.

Staying tough. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith aren’t letting the 2022 Oscars slap scandal affect their relationship “in any way,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.

Chris Rock did not want Will Smith to be “physically removed” from the ceremony after he stormed the stage to slap the comedian, according to an Oscars show-runner. US film producer Will Packer told Good Morning America that Rock had not wanted to “make a bad situation worse” and that he had spoken to a representative of the Academy on behalf of the stand-up. It comes after the Academy, which organises the Oscars, said that Smith had been asked to leave the ceremony after the star-studded event but had refused.

Will Smith to leave after he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, despite claiming that the actor didn’t comply with requests to go, according to a new report.The Academy released a statement Wednesday to “clarify that Mr. Smith was asked to leave the ceremony and refused” — but sources claim the organization never attempted to give the “King Richard” actor the boot, TMZ reported.In fact, show producer Will Packer told Smith he could stay, TMZ reported, citing sources with direct knowledge who attended the show.

slapped comedian Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards. The footage — recorded by a member of the Oscars audience sitting just two rows from the stage — went viral on social media Wednesday night, racking up more than 350,000 views.In the vision, Smith can be seen storming off the stage and sitting back in his seat after assaulting Rock. “Wow, Will Smith just smacked the s–t out of me!” Rock then remarks, with the video appearing to show Pinkett Smith’s head tilting forward with laughter.

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.

Will Smith was spotted enjoying his Oscars win and dancing at the Vanity Fair after party Sunday night after he slapped presenter Chris Rock during the award show earlier in the evening. Shortly before appearing at the party, Smith slapped Rock across the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. However, once at the after party Smith was mobbed by people filming the scene and squeezing next to him for selfies following his best actor win for his role in "King Richard." Smith danced and rapped along to a mash-up of his own songs, from "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" to "Summertime." "Congratulations Will Smith, I love you!" shouted DJ D-Nice as he spun the medley.

Howard Stern is hitting back at Will Smith after the actor physically lashed out at presenter Chris Rock during the live Oscars telecast on Sunday.

It’s safe to say the 94th Academy Awards were a roller-coaster for the Smith family — and not just because Will Smith stormed the stage to slap Chris Rock over his joke about Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith hitting Chris Rock during the Oscars, over a joke the comedian made about Will's wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith. Rock was presenting the award for Best Documentary when he joked that Jada was starring in 'G. I.

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have made several headlines in the past years over the state of their relationship and whether they have an open marriage. Rumours began after the Smiths would separately make public statements on their marriage and most poignantly when August Alsina came forward with his version of events. In July 2020, Jada seemed to confirm an 'entanglement' and type of romantic relationship with Alsina that happened at a time when she was on an amicable break with her husband Will.

referencing her hair loss due to alopecia. At first, Rock appeared to have got away with his gag, and Smith was seen laughing with the audience. However, the situation quickly soured and the actor was seen striding up to the stage, before slapping the comic squarely in the face.