There appears to be some history between Chris Rock and Will Smith and it boiled over for the world to see on Sunday night.
Sunday night, Smith rushed the stage and appeared to hit Rock in the face. Smith was reportedly upset with a joke Rock made about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.
Smith then walked back to his seat and yelled at Rock, telling him to keep his wife’s name “out of your f—king mouth.”
Video of the incident has gone super viral on social media. It’s one of the craziest moments in live television history (assuming it was real and not staged, of course).
It appears to be genuine, too.
VIA JAPANESE TELEVISION: The uncensored exchange between Will Smith and Chris Rock pic.twitter.com/j0Z184ZyXa
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 28, 2022
As Variety points out, Rock made some jokes about Will and Jada back in 2016.
historical context: the last time Chris Rock hosted the Oscars, in 2016, he said “Jada Pinkett Smith boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties—I wasn’t invited!”
— rob sheffield (@robsheff) March 28, 2022
In 2016 Chris Rock hosted the Oscar’s and made this joke about Jada.
“She’s gonna boycott the Oscars? Jada boycotting the Oscars is like me boycotting Rihanna’s panties. I wasn’t invited. That’s not an invitation I would turn down, but I understand, I’m not hating.”#oscars
— Anthony Dominic (@alloveranthony) March 28, 2022
Things clearly boiled over on Sunday night, when Rock once again made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith and her hairstyle.
Here’s the moment Chris Rock made a “G.I. Jane 2” joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, prompting Will Smith to punch him and yell, “Leave my wife’s name out of your f–king mouth.” #Oscars pic.twitter.com/kHTZXI6kuL
— Variety (@Variety) March 28, 2022
The Oscars are currently airing on ABC.
Smith could be making a speech at the end of the night, as he’s up for best actor for his role in King Richard.
Things could get even more interesting from here.
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