Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at Oscar 2022 [YouTube/Guardian News]
The name Will Smith is currently trending on social media. This is because of the action of Will Smith who slapped Chris Rock on the Oscar 2022 stage.
Will Smith himself is known to have done the slapping because he did not accept his wife's illness as a joke by Chris Rock.
At first, Chris Rock launched a few jokes when he was about to read out the nominations. The stage was lively with the sound of laughter from the audience. Until when Chris Rock made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, Will Smith's wife, Will Smith suddenly came on stage to meet Chris Rock. When he was right in front of Chris Rock, Will Smith gave the comedian a slap.
The action of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was still accompanied by a joke by Chris Rock and the audience still had time to laugh. But Will Smith's screams from the audience made everyone who was at the 2022 Oscars show silence. It seemed that people had just realized that Will Smith was really angry.
The incident that happened in front of the camera immediately spread across various timelines. Netizens were busy debating the action of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock in public.
One netizen thought that what Will Smith did to defend his wife's pride was a natural thing even though he did not justify the slap.
"What Will Smith does on reflex is just to get emotional. It's like all men would do the same thing if they were in Will Smith's position. (Not justify)" wrote the account @davidwisn***
“I position myself as a will smith and I will definitely slap Chris Rock because he joked about the illness of my wife, life partner and mother of my children and was joked on an Oscar-sized event that was watched all over the world. whatever happens next, at least I've defended my wife in front of the crowd because it's not something to joke about." reveal account @flywitha***
Meanwhile, Will Smith himself is known to have apologized for the incident. /voice.com