Oscars Producer Will Packer Calls Will Smith’s Slap ‘a Very Painful Moment’
thewrap.comhttps://t.co/zzgeKIqrHmThe “King Richard” star stormed onto the stage after Rock suggested that Pinkett Smith, who has alopecia, should star in a “G.I.
Jane” sequel due to her bald head. “Will Smith just smacked the s— out of me,” Rock said to the audience, in a slight state of disbelief.“Keep my wife’s name out your f—ing mouth,” Smith yelled in response, to which Rock tried to defend himself, saying: “Wow, dude, it was a f—ing ‘G.I.
Jane’ joke.”Smith once he won the Oscar for Best Actor apologized to the Academy and to his fellow nominees — though not to Rock — and said he hoped that he would be invited back. “I want to apologize to the Academy, I want to apologize to all my fellow nominees.
This is a beautiful moment, and I am not crying for winning an award. It’s not about winning an award for me,” Smith said following a standing ovation. “Art imitates life.
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