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King Richard Wins Will Smith His First Oscar, After Slapping Chris Rock

King Richard won Smith his first Oscar after he slapped Chris Rock in the face over a joke about his wife.

Bwetunge Ivan by Bwetunge Ivan
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KAMPALA | NOW THEN DIGITAL  — It was an eventful night at the 94th Academy Awards – with many left wondering if Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in the face, before shouting and swearing at him from his seat, was all some kind of joke.

The former Fresh Prince, who won the best actor gong for his role in biopic King Richard, was reacting to a joke Chris Rock had aimed towards Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Referring to Pinkett Smith’s shortly shaved hair, Rock said: “Jada, can’t wait for GI Jane 2.”

Smith can be seen initially laughing at the joke, however Pinkett Smith rolls her eyes and, clasping her hands, looks unimpressed with the jibe.

Rock adds, “That was a nice one, alright”, but as he goes to continue, he then begins to falter, saying “Uh oh” as Smith gets up from his seat and approaches him.

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Smith then walked up onto the stage, hitting out at Rock before returning to his seat and shouting twice: “Keep my wife’s name out of your f****** mouth.”

Jada Pinkett Smith, left, and Will Smith appear in the audience at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Image: Jada Pinkett Smith (L) sitting with Smith the audience. Pic: AP

Sitting directly behind Smith, actress Lupita Nyong’o reacts to the unfolding situation, glancing between Smith and Rock several times in disbelief at what she’s seeing.

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Rock appeared shocked and flustered as he tried to resume presenting the best documentary feature category. He says: “Oh wow, Will just smacked the s*** out of me.”

He then says: “That was the greatest night in the history of television.”

Introducing the next set of presenters, Sean Coombs joked about the testy moment, saying: “Will and Chris, we’re going to solve that like family at the gold party.”

While many weren’t sure if the moment was staged or real, it’s possible that Rock’s reference to Pinkett Smith’s hair touched a nerve with Smith, as she has recently spoken publicly about a struggle with alopecia following her diagnosis in 2018.

Pinkett Smith has shared videos on social media talking about the autoimmune disorder, which can cause hair loss and balding. Saying in the past she “struggled” with it, but now “laughed” and refused to “take it lying down”.

During the commercial break, Smith and Pinkett Smith could be seen being comforted by actor Denzel Washington.

When, a little later in the night, Smith was announced as best actor, he received a standing ovation from the crowd.

The 53-year-old had been nominated for a gong twice before in his 30-year career. But it’s the role of Richard Williams – the determined father of a young Venus and Serena Williams – that has bagged him the prize.

Will Smith on the red carpet earlier in the night
Image: It was third time lucky for Smith, who has been nominated twice before

Accepting his award, a tearful Smith said: “Ah man. Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and to be in this world.”

He went on to talk about “protecting” the young actresses in the film, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton.

Calling them “the strongest and most delicate people I’ve ever met”, he went on: “I’m being called on to love and protect people, and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you got to be able to take abuse… You got to smile and be like ‘That’s OK’.

“Denzel [Washington], he just said to me, at your highest moment, that’s when the devil comes for you.

“I want to be a vessel for love. I want to say thank you to Venus and Serena for entrusting me with your story. I want to be an ambassador for that kind of love and concern.

“I want to apologise to the Academy and to all my fellow nominees, this is beautiful moment, and I’m not crying for winning an award, it’s about being able to shine a light on all of the people.”

He went on to list the cast and crew of King Richard and the entire Williams family, before adding: “Art imitates life – I look like the crazy father. Love will make you do crazy things.”

He also paid tribute to his mother, who he said “didn’t want to come out tonight – she has this knitting group”.

He finished off, thanking his family and wife: “Thank you for this honour, thank you for this moment, thank you to the Williams family, I hope the Academy invites me back.”

Notably, with so many apologies in his speech, there wasn’t one for Chris Rock.

The Academy later tweeted: “The Academy does not condone violence of any form”.

Coda got the biggest prize of the night - best picture - reinforcing the importance of authentic casting
Image: CODA got the biggest prize of the night – best picture – reinforcing the importance of authentic casting

In other news from the night, CODA – a movie about the child of deaf adults – took the top prize of best picture, with a cast led by deaf actors, it reinforces the importance of authentic casting.

The film – which raised a record price when it was bought by Apple TV + at Sundance Film Festival – has become the first movie from a streaming platform to win the top prize.

One of the movie’s stars – Troy Kotsur – also made history, becoming the first deaf actor to take home a gong, winning best supporting actor.

Troy Kotsur is the first deaf man to win an Oscar. Pic: AP
Image: Troy Kotsur is the first deaf man to win an Oscar. Pic: AP

He gave a moving tribute to his father and the deaf community, saying: “My dad he was the best signer in our family, but he was in a car accident and he became paralysed from the neck down and he was no longer able to sign.

“Dad, I learnt so much from you I’ll always love you, you are my hero. Thank you to my biggest fans.

“I just want to say this is dedicated to the deaf community, the CODA community and the deaf community. This is our moment.”

Jessica Chastain took best actress for her role of the titular televangelist in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye, after the hair and make-up team took their prize off-stage earlier in the night.

Ariana DeBose took best supporting actress for her portrayal of Anita in West Side Story. DeBose is the first openly queer actress of colour to win an Oscar.

Best Actress nominee Jessica Chastain poses on the red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 94th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 27, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Image: Jessica Chastain won best actress for her role in The Eyes Of Tammy Faye

Jane Campion took best director for gothic western The Power Of The Dog, becoming only the third woman to win the award in the show’s 94-year history. She follows Kathryn Bigelow 14 years ago, and Chloe Zhao last year.

Campion said: “Netflix, the whole awesome team, embraced this right from the very start.”

She also thanked the late Thomas Savage, the writer of the novel The Power Of The Dog.

Ariana DeBose took best supporting actress for her role of Anita in West Side Story
Image: Ariana DeBose took best supporting actress for her role of Anita in West Side Story

Dune mopped up all the early technical awards, nabbing four of the eight craft categories which had been pushed out of the main show and pre-recorded an hour before curtain up.

Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi fantasy then followed up its editing, production design, sound and visual effects wins with best cinematography and original score.

Sir Kenneth Branagh took best original screenplay for Belfast, a black-and-white semi-autobiographical retelling of his childhood in Northern Ireland at the start of The Troubles.

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Seasonal writer at Now Then Digital. I specialize in logo design, branding, web design for Lifestyle Uganda and offer music promotion to artists of all kind around Uganda. WhatsApp me on +256754863448.

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