Oscars 2022: Was Will Smith slapping Chris Rock scripted? Find out here
As India woke up to the list of Oscar 2022 winners on Monday morning, a shocking news went viral before the name of the winner movie. Yes that's right Will Smith slapped Chris Rock on stage minutes before winning his first Oscar for King Richard. The 94th Academy Awards saw a rather eventful day, 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. While Chris Rock was presenting the camera pointed on Will Smith's face reavealed Smith shouting at Chris Rock, for a joke the latter cracked on his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. What kept the internet and viewers confused was whether Will Smith slapping Chris Rock was some kind of a joke or a a scripted incident.
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