Will Smith Slaps Chris Rock On Stage Over Jada Pinkett Smith Joke in Stunning Oscars Moment

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Chris Rock's joke over Jada Pinkett Smith's hair.The star made his feelings known when Rock, who appeared as a presenter at the Academy Awards on Sunday, made a joke about Pinkett Smith.«Jada, I love ya., can't wait to see it,» Rock said during his bit, prompting Jada to roll her eyes at the joke.

Moments later, after Rock quipped that that was «a nice [joke]» after being met with some uncomfortable reaction from the audience, he saw Smith make his way onto the stage.

Rock, who was chuckling, was then met with Smith's open-handed slap to his cheek. «Oh, wow,» he immediately reacted, as Smith walked offstage.The sound on the Oscars broadcast suddenly cut out after Rock said Smith's name in reaction.

And as the camera panned back to the Oscar nominee, back at his seat, though there was no sound, you could clearly read what Smith shouted at Rock.«Leave my wife's name out of your f**king mouth,» Smith can be seen yelling back at the comedian.Unsure how to proceed, Rock said, «That was the greatest night in the history of television,» which was captured through ABC's telecast.Rock's joke may have hit a nerve for the couple, as Pinkett Smith has spoken publicly about having alopecia, a hair loss condition for which she was diagnosed with in 2018.In late December, the actress shared an update with her struggles with alopecia, which is an autoimmune disease that also causes bald spots.«Y'all know I've been struggling with alopecia and just all of a sudden one day, look at this line right here.