Will Smith was nearly absent from accepting his Academy Award for best actor on Sunday because according to insiders at the 2022 Oscars, the organization strongly considered removing Smith from the Dolby Theatre after he publicly smacked Chris Rock on stage. "Having Will removed was definitely discussed seriously," a showbiz insider relayed to People magazine. "You can't plan for something like this and make a split-second decision that needs everyone's buy-in, and in any iteration that would have consequences." After delivering a monologue that heard the funnyman make light of Smith’s wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith — whose head was shaved partly due to effects of alopecia, which causes hair loss and hinders growth — Rock swiftly went back to his dressing room to collect his thoughts before leaving the awards show.
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) "Behind the scenes, there were a lot of people, and different voices and bifurcated opinions, weighing in on what had just happened and what was the best and quickest course of action," an industry source told the publication of the ordeal that left millions of viewers at home wondering if the stunt was staged. "People were also checking that Chris Rock was okay," said the insider.
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