Celebrities react to Will Smith’s altercation with Chris Rock: “Oscars’ ugliest moment”
nme.comWill Smith‘s altercation with Chris Rock during last night’s (March 27) Oscars.Following a “joke” by Rock about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith which alluded to her baldness – the actress has spoken about suffering from alopecia – the King Richard actor went on stage and slapped the comedian.
Once he returned to his seat, Smith twice shouted: “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”Smith subsequently apologised to the Academy and his fellow nominees after being named Best Actor shortly after the incident, saying: “Art imitates life – I look like the crazy father, just like they said.
But love will make you do crazy things.”The star’s actions have since been strongly condemned by many celebrities, with director Judd Apatow tweeting in a since-deleted post: “Seems like Will Smith’s plan to get comedians and the world to not make jokes about him is not going to pan out.
The Williams family must be furious.“Pure narcissism … He could have killed him. That’s pure out of control rage and violence.
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